Receptacle for waste material

Claim 2

A receptacle for articles comprising an outer holder and a removable cover therefor, the holder being adapted to receive therein a separate container and the cover being provided with an opening overlying the holder and the container, a plurality of narrow parallel flexible fingers attached to the edges of the opening and lying closely adjacent each other, the fingers overlying the opening to flexibly close it, said fingers comprising a pair of elongated rectangular members having short sides and long sides, the fingers being made by slits extending from one long side toward the other long side, and approximately parallel to the short sides, the slits being alternately of unequal lengths, there being two of said members one each attached to opposite edges of said opening, means for locating the cover with respect to the holder so that the opening is centered thereover, and an open-ended tubular removable liner adapted to fit within the holder beneath said opening and also to fit within said container, the liner extending to the bottom of the container thereby to protect the container from rupture.

Claim 3

The receptacle of claim 1 in which at least a portion of the cover is transparent, thereby permitting a view Into the receptacle interior when the cover is in place on the holder.

Claim 4

The receptacle of claim 1 in which said liner has an upper portion and a lower portion, the portions meeting at the mid-portion of the liner, the upper portion tapering inwardly from an upper portion of the liner to the mid-portion, and the bottom portion flaring outwardly from the mid-portion to the bottom end of the liner.

Claim 5

The receptacle of claim 3 in which said liner comprises two tubular members in engagement in end to end relationship at said mid-portion, and including means for holding the members together in said engagement.

Claim 6

The receptacle of claim 3 in which the upper end portion of said liner is provided with a generally radially extending flange, and a skirt extending upwardly from the outer perimeter of the flange, said holder being provided with a generally radially extending rim adapted to receive thereagainst said flange when the liner is in the holder, and means for detachably fastening said flange, and rim together to hold the liner in the holder, said cover having a downwardly extending skirt portion dependent from the periphery thereof and adapted to fit into engagement with said upwardly extending skirt to position the cover on the holder.

Claim 7

The receptacle of claim 3, in which the upper end portion of the liner flares outwardly to provide a funnel to guide material into the holder.

Claim 8

A receptacle for articles comprising an outer holder and a removable cover therefor, the holder being adapted to receive therein a separate container and the cover being provided with an opening overlying the holder and the container, a skirt extending downwardly from the cover adjacent and surrounding the periphery of the opening, a plurality of narrow, parallel, flexible fingers attached to the edges of the opening and lying closely adjacent each other, the fingers overlying the opening to flexibly close it, means for locating the cover with respect to the holder so that the opening is centered thereover, and an open-ended tubular removable liner adapted to fit within the holder beneath said opening and also to fit within said container, the liner extending to the bottom of the container thereby to protect the container from rupture, the liner being slightly tapered in shape with the top end of the liner being smaller in cross-section than the bottom end of the liner, thereby to facilitate withdrawal of the liner from the container when the latter is filled with articles, and said liner being provided with an outwardly extending flange around its bottom rim adapted to fit within the bottom of said container to locate the liner centrally with respect thereto, the top rim of the liner having an inwardly extending flange adapted to encircle said skirt to locate the top of the liner centrally with respect thereto.

Claim 9

A receptacle for articles comprising an outer holder and a removable cover therefor, the holder being adapted to receive therein a separate container and the cover being provided with an opening overlying the holder and the container, a skirt extending downwardly from the cover adjacent and surrounding the periphery of the opening, a plurality of narrow, parallel, flexible fingers attached to the edges of the opening and lying closely adjacent each other, the fingers overlying the opening to flexibly close it, means for locating the cover with respect to the holder so that the opening is centered thereover, and an open-ended tubular removable liner adapted to fit within the holder beneath said opening and also to fit within said container, the liner extending to the bottom of the container thereby to protect the container from rupture, the liner being slightly tapered in shape with the top end of the liner being smaller in cross-section than the bottom end of the liner, thereby to facilitate withdrawal of the liner from the container when the latter is filled with articles, and said liner being provided with an outwardly extending flange around its bottom rim adapted to fit within the bottom of said container to locate the liner centrally with respect thereto, the top rim of the liner having an inwardly extending flange adapted to encircle said skirt to locate the top of the liner centrally with respect thereto.