Waste receptacle having sealed replacement liner storage

US9850064B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Charles Egan · Flemington, US
• Lawrence DiRenzo · Stanhope, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 15, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49876
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a combined trash receptacle and replacement receptacle liner storage compartment. The receptacle comprises a structure having upstanding sidewalls forming an interior adapted to store refuse within a disposable liner. The base of the interior forms a divider shelf having a removable lid, whereby access to a lower cavity below the divider is provided. The cavity is an enclosed volume bounded by the upstanding receptacle sidewalls, interior divider and receptacle base surface, wherein the cavity provides a sealable storage compartment for storing replacement liners while separating the cavity from the interior portion of the receptacle. The replacement bags are thus shielded from fluid or solid refuse that may leak from a liner within the receptacle, while access into the cavity is granted via a divider access door. The divider may be formed from the receptacle sidewalls or is removably attachable thereto via a latching means around the divider periphery.