US3879079A
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Solid waste container
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-07-17
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Granted: 1975-04-22
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Expires: 1992-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A solid waste removing and carrying container comprising lever connected adhesive resistant container sections, each pivotally movable remotely by hand and easy to keep container clean without hand cleaning.
Inventors
- 👤 William Nicholas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:52
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01H; E01H1/00; E01H1/12; E01H1/1206; E01H2001/122; E01H2001/1293
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
361 words
A solid waste removing and carrying container comprising: a pair of first and second elongated upright members spaced laterally from one another and pivotally connected intermediate their ends to one another to provide a scissor-like fore and aft movement with respect to one another, said first member being a container member having an upper end container handle and an intermediate generally straight and vertically extending elongated container post and a lower container bowl having a generally vertically extending forward facing opening for receiving waste, said bowl having a substantially flat bottom defining in part said opening to facilitate entry of the ground waste into the container, said second member being a cover member and having an upper end cover plate handle and an intermediate generally vertically extending elongated cover post and a generally vertically and transversely extending lower cover plate releasably engageable with said bowl opening for completely encasing waste stored in said bowl with said container post being substantially laterally offset from said cover post and said cover plate being in substantially fore and aft alignment with said container bowl opening. said plate having a substantially flat edge to conform and cooperate with said bowl bottom in sweeping the waste on the ground into the container and encasing the waste, each of said posts having pivot means coupling said posts together in cross-over fashion for fore and aft independent movement of one post with respect to the other whereby in the open position said posts form an x shape and in the closed bowl position said posts are in generally vertical alignment with one another, said container post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the bowl in one direction and said cover post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the cover plate in the opposite direction generally 80* from said one direction in overlapping relation of the bowl by the cover plate to provide for fore and aft closure alignment of the cover plate with said bowl, and stop means on each container member and cover plate limiting the amount of fore and aft separation of the cover plate from the bowl in the open position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
361 words
A solid waste removing and carrying container comprising: a pair of first and second elongated upright members spaced laterally from one another and pivotally connected intermediate their ends to one another to provide a scissor-like fore and aft movement with respect to one another, said first member being a container member having an upper end container handle and an intermediate generally straight and vertically extending elongated container post and a lower container bowl having a generally vertically extending forward facing opening for receiving waste, said bowl having a substantially flat bottom defining in part said opening to facilitate entry of the ground waste into the container, said second member being a cover member and having an upper end cover plate handle and an intermediate generally vertically extending elongated cover post and a generally vertically and transversely extending lower cover plate releasably engageable with said bowl opening for completely encasing waste stored in said bowl with said container post being substantially laterally offset from said cover post and said cover plate being in substantially fore and aft alignment with said container bowl opening. said plate having a substantially flat edge to conform and cooperate with said bowl bottom in sweeping the waste on the ground into the container and encasing the waste, each of said posts having pivot means coupling said posts together in cross-over fashion for fore and aft independent movement of one post with respect to the other whereby in the open position said posts form an x shape and in the closed bowl position said posts are in generally vertical alignment with one another, said container post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the bowl in one direction and said cover post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the cover plate in the opposite direction generally 80* from said one direction in overlapping relation of the bowl by the cover plate to provide for fore and aft closure alignment of the cover plate with said bowl, and stop means on each container member and cover plate limiting the amount of fore and aft separation of the cover plate from the bowl in the open position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
361 words
A solid waste removing and carrying container comprising: a pair of first and second elongated upright members spaced laterally from one another and pivotally connected intermediate their ends to one another to provide a scissor-like fore and aft movement with respect to one another, said first member being a container member having an upper end container handle and an intermediate generally straight and vertically extending elongated container post and a lower container bowl having a generally vertically extending forward facing opening for receiving waste, said bowl having a substantially flat bottom defining in part said opening to facilitate entry of the ground waste into the container, said second member being a cover member and having an upper end cover plate handle and an intermediate generally vertically extending elongated cover post and a generally vertically and transversely extending lower cover plate releasably engageable with said bowl opening for completely encasing waste stored in said bowl with said container post being substantially laterally offset from said cover post and said cover plate being in substantially fore and aft alignment with said container bowl opening. said plate having a substantially flat edge to conform and cooperate with said bowl bottom in sweeping the waste on the ground into the container and encasing the waste, each of said posts having pivot means coupling said posts together in cross-over fashion for fore and aft independent movement of one post with respect to the other whereby in the open position said posts form an x shape and in the closed bowl position said posts are in generally vertical alignment with one another, said container post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the bowl in one direction and said cover post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the cover plate in the opposite direction generally 80* from said one direction in overlapping relation of the bowl by the cover plate to provide for fore and aft closure alignment of the cover plate with said bowl, and stop means on each container member and cover plate limiting the amount of fore and aft separation of the cover plate from the bowl in the open position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
361 words
A solid waste removing and carrying container comprising: a pair of first and second elongated upright members spaced laterally from one another and pivotally connected intermediate their ends to one another to provide a scissor-like fore and aft movement with respect to one another, said first member being a container member having an upper end container handle and an intermediate generally straight and vertically extending elongated container post and a lower container bowl having a generally vertically extending forward facing opening for receiving waste, said bowl having a substantially flat bottom defining in part said opening to facilitate entry of the ground waste into the container, said second member being a cover member and having an upper end cover plate handle and an intermediate generally vertically extending elongated cover post and a generally vertically and transversely extending lower cover plate releasably engageable with said bowl opening for completely encasing waste stored in said bowl with said container post being substantially laterally offset from said cover post and said cover plate being in substantially fore and aft alignment with said container bowl opening. said plate having a substantially flat edge to conform and cooperate with said bowl bottom in sweeping the waste on the ground into the container and encasing the waste, each of said posts having pivot means coupling said posts together in cross-over fashion for fore and aft independent movement of one post with respect to the other whereby in the open position said posts form an x shape and in the closed bowl position said posts are in generally vertical alignment with one another, said container post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the bowl in one direction and said cover post being substantially laterally offset from the center of the cover plate in the opposite direction generally 80* from said one direction in overlapping relation of the bowl by the cover plate to provide for fore and aft closure alignment of the cover plate with said bowl, and stop means on each container member and cover plate limiting the amount of fore and aft separation of the cover plate from the bowl in the open position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The invention according to claim 1, and said stop means includes a stop abutment on one post and a stop abutment receiving surface on the other post engagingly receiving said stop abutment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The invention according to claim 1, and said cover post having an offset portion intermediate its upper and lower portions offsetting the lower cover post position and cover plate forwardly of the lower container post portion and bowl in the closed position of the container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention according to claim 3, and said offset portion extending generally horizontally and having a rear portion, said pivot means coupling said rear portion with said container post.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention according to claim 1, and said bowl having a base having an outer end portion forming part of said bowl opening and including generally horizontally positioned fingers extending toward said cover plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention according to claim 5, and said cover plate having a lower edge being undulated presenting notches complementally interlacing with the fingers in the closed position of the container.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention according to claim 1, and lock means on each of said handles locking said handles together in the closed position of the container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention according to claim 1, and said container bowl and cover plate each having anti-adhesive surfacing preventing the clinging of any material to such surfacing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The invention according to claim 8, and said surfacing being composed of teflon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
The invention according to claim 1, and lock means on each of said handles locking said handles together in the closed position of the container, one of said handles having a pin extending outwardly therefrom toward the other handle and said other handle having a pin-receiving aperture eccentric to said pin and receiving the latter in locking engagement.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-04-21 | 1982-10-21 | 1983-04-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-04-21 | 1986-10-21 | 1987-04-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |