Vehicle litter receptacle

Claim 2

A trash receptacle defining a housing having one open end, said housing including internal structure defining a cavity extending longitudinally of the housing including alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width extending transversely of the housing and spaced longitudinally therealong, said zones of expanded width being generally cylindrical and of a size and shape for snugly receiving individual generally cylindrical serving beverage containers of a predetermined size, including bottles and cans, therein with said containers spaced apart longitudinally of the housing, at least those portions of the internal structure defining the zones of reduced width being yieldably supported within said housing for sufficient movement away from each other to enable a generally cylindrical container of said predetermined size to be forced through a selected reduced zone from one zone of expanded width to an adjacent zone of expanded width.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 wherein said internal structure includes a pair of corrugated members extending longitudinally of said housing and whose corrugations extend transversely of said housing and are registered to define said alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 1 wherein said housing includes front and rear walls and one of said walls is hingedly supported from the remainder of said housing for swinging between open and closed positions, one of said corrugated members being supported from said front wall.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 3 wherein said one wall is hingedly supported from the remainder of said housing for oscillation about an axis extending along the end thereof defining a portion of the open end of said housing.

Claim 6

A trash receptacle defining a housing having one open end, said housing including internal structure defining a cavity extending longitudinally of the housing including alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width extending transversely of the housing and spaced longitudinally therealong, at least those portions of the internal structure defining the zones of reduced width being yieldably supported within the housing, whereby articles of slightly greater width than the width of the reduced zones may be forced therethrough, said internal structure including a pair of corrugated members extending longitudinally of said housing and whose corrugations extend transversely of said housing and are registered to define said alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width, said housing including side wall portions extending along and opposed by the opposite side longitudinal edges of said corrugated members, said side wall portions including inwardly struck tabs overlying the opposing surfaces of the adjacent longitudinal edge portions of said corrugated members in the areas thereof defining the zones of expanded width therebetween.

Claim 7

A trash receptacle defining a housing having one open end, said housing including internal structure defining a cavity extending longitudinally of the housing including alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width extending transversely of the housing and spaced longitudinally therealong, at least those portions of the internal structure defining the zones of reduced width being yieldably supported within the housing, whereby articles of slightly greater width than the width of the reduced zones may be forced therethrough, said internal structure including a pair of corrugated members extending longitudinally of said housing and whose corrugations extend transversely of said housing and are registered to define said alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width, said housing including side wall portions extending along and opposed by the opposite side longitudinal edges of said corrugated members, said side wall portions including inwardly struck tabs overlying the opposing surfaces of the adjacent longitudinal edge portions of said corrugated members in the areas thereof defining the zones of expanded width therebetween.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 5 including resilient elongated spacinG members extending transversely of said housing between the inner surfaces of the front and rear walls thereof and the opposing portions of said corrugated members defining said reduced width zones.

Claim 9

The combination of claim 1 including a closure cover for the open end of said housing shiftable between open and closed positions.

Claim 10

The combination of claim 7 wherein the inner surface of said closure cover includes a projection which projects into the open end of the housing when the closure cover is moved to the closed position and which serves to force any articles disposed in the housing at the open end thereof through the adjacent zone of reduced width as the closure cover is moved to the closed position.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 1 wherein said internal structure comprises a plurality of resilient fingers projecting inwardly from opposing walls of said housing.

Claim 12

The combination of claim 9 wherein one of said opposing walls of said housing is supported from the remainder of said housing for longitudinal shifting relative thereto between a first limit position with said one opposing wall in operative position and a second position with said one opposing wall completely disengaged from the remainder of said housing.

Claim 13

The combination of claim 1 wherein said internal structure comprises a plurality of resilient fingers projecting inwardly from opposing walls of said housing, said fingers being carried by and projecting outwardly from mounting sheet portions secured to the inner surfaces of said opposing walls of said housing.

Claim 14

The combination of claim 1 wherein said internal structure includes a pair of corrugated members extending longitudinally of said housing and whose corrugations extend transversely of said housing and are registered to define said alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width, the ends of said corrugated members disposed at said open end of said housing including anchor means attached thereto, a flexible bag disposed within said housing between said corrugated members and with the open end of said bag disposed at the open end of said housing, said anchor means releasably securing the adjacent portions of the open end of said bag to said ends of said corrugated members.

Claim 15

A trash receptacle including a housing having one open end, said housing including internal resilient structural means defining a trash receiving recess within said housing including alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width extending transversely of the housing and spaced longitudinally thereof, said zones of expanded width being generally cylindrical and of a size and shape for snugly receiving individual generally cylindrical serving beverage containers of predetermined size, including bottles and cans, therein with said containers spaced apart longitudinally of the housing, at least those portions of the internal structure defining the zones of reduced width being yieldably supported within said housing for sufficient movement away from each other to enable a generally cylindrical container of said predetermined size to be forced through a selected reduced zone from one zone of expanded width to an adjacent zone of expanded width.

Claim 16

A trash receptacle including a housing having one open end, said housing including internal resilient structural means defining a trash receiving recess within said housing including alternating elongated zones of reduced and expanded width extending transversely of the housing and spaced longitudinally thereof, said zones of expanded width being generally cylindrical and of a size and shape for snugly receiving individual generally cylindrical serving beverage containers of predetermined size, including bottles and cans, therein with said containers spaced apart longitudinally of the housing, at least those portions of the internal structure defining the zones of reduced width being yieldably supported within said housing for sufficient movement away from each other to enable a generally cylindrical container of said predetermined size to be forced through a selected reduced zone from one zone of expanded width to an adjacent zone of expanded width.