Patent · US Active

Receptacle, lid and lid maintaining assembly

US7909199B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by
7References
8Claims
0Family size

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJul 27, 2007
Grant dateMar 22, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 2, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49964
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A receptacle lid assembly includes a receptacle that has an open top end and a closed bottom end respectively. The receptacle has a hollow chamber formed therein for receiving debris introduced into the receptacle. A receptacle lid is fitted over the top end of the receptacle. A mechanism maintains the lid in close proximity to the receptacle while the lid is detached from the receptacle, and the lid maintaining mechanism is directly connected to the lid and the receptacle.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.