US3141441A
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Sanitary receptacle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-23
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1982-04-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell Mell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:42
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/01; A01K1/0107; A01K1/0114; A24; A24F; A24F19/00; A24F19/10; A24F19/14; A24F19/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
A SANITARY RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING A GRANULAR SANDLIKE MATERIAL TO RECEIVE WASTE MATERIAL WHEREIN THE WASTE MATERIAL IS SEPARABLE FROM THE GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL THEREOF, COMPRISING: A WALLED RECEPTACLE HAVING AN IMPERFORATE BOTTOM WALL OF A PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION AND A PERIPHERAL VERTICAL WALL SECURED THERETO SO AS TO DEFINE AN OPEN TOP; PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS OF A CONFIGURATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID IMPERFORATE BOTTOM WALL SO AS TO BE SUPERPOSABLE THERETO; AND A RELATIVELY FLAT PLATE HAVING A CONFIGURATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID BOTTOM WALL MEANS SO AS TO BE SUPERPOSABLE THERETO FOR CLOSING THE PERFORATIONS THEREOF, SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS BEING SUPERPOSED OF SAID IMPERFORATED BOTTOM WALL AND SAID PLATE BEING SUPERPOSED CONTIGUOUSLY OF SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS TO PREVENT SAID WASTE MATERIAL FROM PLUGGING THE PERFORATIONS THEREOF, SAID PLATE BEING REMOVABLE FROM SAID SUPERPOSED POSITION FOR PERMITTING SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL, SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS BEING REMOVABLE FROM SAID WALLED RECEPTACLE FOR SIFTING SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL INTO SAID WALLED RECEPTACLE, AND SAID PLATE BEING REPLACEABLE OVER SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS SO AS TO COVER SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS, WHEREBY SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL IS RETAINABLE ABOVE SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS WHEN POURED THEREOVER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
A SANITARY RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING A GRANULAR SANDLIKE MATERIAL TO RECEIVE WASTE MATERIAL WHEREIN THE WASTE MATERIAL IS SEPARABLE FROM THE GRANULAR MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL THEREOF, COMPRISING: A WALLED RECEPTACLE HAVING AN IMPERFORATE BOTTOM WALL OF A PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION AND A PERIPHERAL VERTICAL WALL SECURED THERETO SO AS TO DEFINE AN OPEN TOP; PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS OF A CONFIGURATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID IMPERFORATE BOTTOM WALL SO AS TO BE SUPERPOSABLE THERETO; AND A RELATIVELY FLAT PLATE HAVING A CONFIGURATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID BOTTOM WALL MEANS SO AS TO BE SUPERPOSABLE THERETO FOR CLOSING THE PERFORATIONS THEREOF, SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS BEING SUPERPOSED OF SAID IMPERFORATED BOTTOM WALL AND SAID PLATE BEING SUPERPOSED CONTIGUOUSLY OF SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL OUT OF CONTACT WITH SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS TO PREVENT SAID WASTE MATERIAL FROM PLUGGING THE PERFORATIONS THEREOF, SAID PLATE BEING REMOVABLE FROM SAID SUPERPOSED POSITION FOR PERMITTING SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL, SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS BEING REMOVABLE FROM SAID WALLED RECEPTACLE FOR SIFTING SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL INTO SAID WALLED RECEPTACLE, AND SAID PLATE BEING REPLACEABLE OVER SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS SO AS TO COVER SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS, WHEREBY SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL IS RETAINABLE ABOVE SAID PERFORATED BOTTOM WALL MEANS WHEN POURED THEREOVER.
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