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US3136575A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refuse container

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-11
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Granted: 1964-06-09
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Expires: 1982-06-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Byron M Kolling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 01:46
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/12; B65F1/122; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/908

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A REFUSE CONTAINER FOR GARBAGE, OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL FOUR SIDED BOTTOM; SAID BOTTOM HAVING PARALLELED FRONT AND REAR EDGES; FRONT AND REAR SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID FRONT AND REAR BOTTOM EDGES; AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FRONT AND REAR SIDE WALLS BEING INTEGRAL WITH SAID BOTTOM; THE OTHER OF SAID WALLS HAVING A WIDE FLANGE OVERLYING SAID BOTTOM AND FORMING A WATER-TIGHT JOINT WITH SAID BOTTOM; SAID BOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR WALLS PRESENTING END EDGES LYING SUBSTANTIALLY IN PARALLEL VERTICAL PLANES AT THE ENDS OF SAID CONTAINER; AN END WALL PIECE CLOSING EACH END OF SAID CONTAINER; EACH END WALL PIECE COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MAIN WALL PANEL; SAID PANEL HAVING INTEGRAL INTURNED FLANGES ALONG THREE EDGES, BOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR; SAID BOTTOM PANEL FLANGE ENGAGING SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM TO FORM A WATER-TIGHT JOINT THEREWITH; SAID PANEL HAVING ITS LOWER EDGE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE ADJACENT LOWER EDGE OF SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM, AND ITS UPPER CORNERS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OUT AND BEYOND THE UPPER CORNERS OF SAID FRONT AND REAR CONTAINER WALLS; SAID FRONT AND REAR END-WALL FLANGES BEING WIDE ENOUGH TO REACH ACROSS
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A REFUSE CONTAINER FOR GARBAGE, OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL FOUR SIDED BOTTOM; SAID BOTTOM HAVING PARALLELED FRONT AND REAR EDGES; FRONT AND REAR SIDE WALLS EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID FRONT AND REAR BOTTOM EDGES; AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FRONT AND REAR SIDE WALLS BEING INTEGRAL WITH SAID BOTTOM; THE OTHER OF SAID WALLS HAVING A WIDE FLANGE OVERLYING SAID BOTTOM AND FORMING A WATER-TIGHT JOINT WITH SAID BOTTOM; SAID BOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR WALLS PRESENTING END EDGES LYING SUBSTANTIALLY IN PARALLEL VERTICAL PLANES AT THE ENDS OF SAID CONTAINER; AN END WALL PIECE CLOSING EACH END OF SAID CONTAINER; EACH END WALL PIECE COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT MAIN WALL PANEL; SAID PANEL HAVING INTEGRAL INTURNED FLANGES ALONG THREE EDGES, BOTTOM, FRONT AND REAR; SAID BOTTOM PANEL FLANGE ENGAGING SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM TO FORM A WATER-TIGHT JOINT THEREWITH; SAID PANEL HAVING ITS LOWER EDGE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE ADJACENT LOWER EDGE OF SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM, AND ITS UPPER CORNERS SPACED LONGITUDINALLY OUT AND BEYOND THE UPPER CORNERS OF SAID FRONT AND REAR CONTAINER WALLS; SAID FRONT AND REAR END-WALL FLANGES BEING WIDE ENOUGH TO REACH ACROSS

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