Trash container with a vacuum
US7578024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2210/188
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A trash container having a base disposed on a support surface. The base has an aperture adjacent the support surface. A receptacle is disposed above the base. The receptacle contains debris received from an opening in an upper end of the receptacle. A vacuum draws debris through the aperture into a channel adjacent to the base and toward the receptacle. A collection chamber is associated with the receptacle and is configured to receive and collect debris from the vacuum and direct debris into the receptacle. The trash container can also include a lid disposed on an upper end of the receptacle. A method of collecting debris for depositing in a trash container includes providing suction to an aperture in a base of the trash container to draw debris from a surface adjacent the container. The method also includes capturing the debris drawn through the aperture in a collection chamber.
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