Garbage can holders

Claim 2

In a holder for a garbage can or the like, having handles ta opposite sides, and a removable lid, each handle having inturned opposite end portions connected to the can, said holder comprising a post adapted to be erected on the ground, a support fixedly carried by the post and extending laterally from one side of the latter, said support providing laterally spaced arms, the outer terminal of each arm providing an upwardly extending hook, reinforcing spacer means connecting said arms at the site of said hooks, said hooks engaging in a can handle adjacent opposite inturned ends of the latter, whereby to support a can with an outward tilt with its bottom bearing against the post, the close adjacency of the outer surface of the hooks to the inturned end portions of the handle preventing lateral movement of the can in its hook-supported position, a laterally extending second support carried by the post and located above the can and its lid, and means in part carried by the lid and said second support for anchoring the lid to the latter in an out-of-the-way position after it has been removed from the can.

Claim 3

The structure of claim 1, and said interengaging means comprising a U-form handle secured to the outer lid surface, and a hook carried by said second laterally extending support and engageable with said lid handle.

Claim 4

The structure of claim 1, and there being a second can also having a removable lid and likewise providing handles at opposite can sides with each handle having inturned opposite end portions connected to said second can, the arms of said support having laterally spaced continuation portions extending beyond the opposite side of said post, duplicate upwardly extending hooks providing the outer terminals of said continuation arm portions for engagement between the handle ends of said second garbage can, reinforcing spacer means connecting the last mentioned arms at the site of said hooks, there being an extension portion of said second support extending above the upper end of thE second can, interengaging tie means in part provided by the extension portion of said second support and in part by the second can lid for securing the latter to the second support extension in an out-of-the-way position at the opposite side of said post from said first can.

Claim 5

In a holder for garbage cans or the like, a center post, means for supporting cans on opposite sides of the post, covers for the cans formed with arched handles, a crossbar at the top of the post, flexible tie means between the handles and the end portions of the crossbar to permit the covers to be raised and inverted over said crossbar end portions, and wire rods extending endwise from the latter and rising slantwise to terminate with side hooks, said handles seating in the side hooks.

Claim 6

In a holder for garbage cans or the like, a center post, means for supporting cans on opposite sides of the post, covers for the cans formed with arched handles, a crossbar at the top of the post, flexible tie means between the handles and the end portions of the crossbar to permit the covers to be raised and inverted over said crossbar end portions, and wire rods extending endwise from the latter and rising slantwise to terminate with side hooks, said handles seating in the side hooks.

Claim 7

The structure of claim 4, said seating being retentive by projecting heavier portions of the covers beyond the hooks.

Claim 8

Apparatus for supporting a plurality of refuse cans or the like comprising: a support base; an elongated post journaled at one end on said support base for rotation about its longitudinal axis; a can support intermediately of said post and including at least one portion extending radially therefrom; said can support having substantial transverse width and an upwardly opening terminal hook portion; a refuse can having an open top and at least one intermediate, transverse handle having an opening substantially complementary to said terminal hook portion for removable receipt thereon; said hook portion and handle being so conformed and cooperating to prevent relative lateral movement when interengaged; said can having a lower edge engageable with an intermediate portion of said post when said can handle is engaged over said hook portion whereby the can and post will rotate as a unit about said base, when engaged, and said can is canted upwardly and outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said post; said can including removable lid means on said open top; and said post including can-lid support means for holding said lid means in an accessible position when the refuse can is being filled or emptied.

Claim 9

Apparatus for supporting a plurality of refuse cans or the like comprising: a support base; an elongated post journaled at one end on said support base for rotation about its longitudinal axis; a can support intermediately of said post and including at least one portion extending radially therefrom; said can support having substantial transverse width and an upwardly opening terminal hook portion; a refuse can having an open top and at least one intermediate, transverse handle having an opening substantially complementary to said terminal hook portion for removable receipt thereon; said hook portion and handle being so conformed and cooperating to prevent relative lateral movement when interengaged; said can having a lower edge engageable with an intermediate portion of said post when said can handle is engaged over said hook portion whereby the can and post will rotate as a unit about said base, when engaged, and said can is canted upwardly and outwardly from the longitudinal axis of said post; said can including removable lid means on said open top; and said post including can-lid support means for holding said lid means in an accessible position when the refuse can is being filled or emptied.

Claim 10

The structure as claimed in claim 6 in which: said can support extends diametrically of said post and includes similar terminal hook portions at both ends; a second refuse can, corresponding to that first mentioned, said refuse cans being removably supported on said terminal hooks and diverging from opposite sides of said post; and each refuse can including a removable lid means, said can-lid support means accessibly supporting each lid means of the respective cans.

Claim 11

The structure as claimed in claim 6 in which said can lids are connected to a flexible, springlike element, said springlike element being terminally anchored to an upper portion of said post.

Claim 12

The structure as claimed in claim 6 in which said support base comprises a vertical shaft, said post being telescopically received on said shaft.

Claim 13

The structure as claimed in claim 6 in which said support base is vehicular and comprises a T-shaped element including wheels journaled at opposite ends of the crosshead member of said T-shaped element, said post being journaled on an intermediate portion of leg of said T-shaped element, and a handle means at the end of said leg opposite the wheels.

Claim 14

The structure as claimed in claim 10 in which handle means comprises a rod member intermediately pivoted on a transverse axis of said leg of the T-shaped element for providing a lower ground engaging support when the T-shaped element is not being moved.

Claim 15

In a holder for garbage cans or the like, a tubular center post, means carried by the latter for supporting cans alongside the center post, a carriage below the latter, and a rod rising from the carriage into the post to support it rotatably, the carriage having a wheeled rear axle, a tongue extending forwardly from the same, an upstanding handle hinged horizontally near its lower end to the foRepart of the tongue to project with a foot in ground engagement and prevent the self-movement of the carriage, and a hand grip at the upper part of the handle adapted to be drawn in forward direction to free said engagement and permit the manual propulsion of the carriage.

Claim 16

In a holder for garbage cans or the like, a tubular center post, means carried by the latter for supporting cans alongside the center post, a carriage below the latter, and a rod rising from the carriage into the post to support it rotatably, the carriage having a wheeled rear axle, a tongue extending forwardly from the same, an upstanding handle hinged horizontally near its lower end to the foRepart of the tongue to project with a foot in ground engagement and prevent the self-movement of the carriage, and a hand grip at the upper part of the handle adapted to be drawn in forward direction to free said engagement and permit the manual propulsion of the carriage.