Apparatus for receiving refuse

Claim 1

A holder device for a refuse container, said refuse container having substantially upstanding sides providing a predetermined diameter for said container with a pair of circumferentially spaced apart closed loop handles outwardly extending from said sides with said closed loops extending substantially in the direction of said sides, said holder device comprising a circumferentially extending housing having a diameter greater than the diameter of said container, said container being removably insertable in said circumferentially extending housing, said housing having a ring-like portion circumferentially extendable about said inserted container, said ring-like portion comprising a pair of circumferentially spaced apart arcuate portions defining a pair of circumferentially spaced apart lockable openings in said ring-like portion through which said handles are insertable when said container is inserted in said housing, the circumferential spacing of said openings being dependent on the circumferential spacing between said handles, said handles of said container being simultaneously insertable through said openings and simultaneously slidably rotatable on said ring-like portion adjacent said openings when said inserted container is rotated, each of said arcuate portions comprising said ring-like portion having at least one intersecting portion extending downwardly therefrom adjacent a different one of said pair of openings for supporting said arcuate portion at a predetermined height above the ground and further comprising a pivotal locking means being disposed at a different one of said pair of openings for lockably retaining said handles to said ring-like portion to thereby prevent removal of said slidably inserted handles and thus removal of said container when said locking means locks said handles to said housing after said simultaneous slidable insertion and rotation of said handles, said pivotal locking means being pivoted to a locking position at each of said openings for locking said handles between said intersecting portions and said pivoted locking means for locking said handles to said ring-like portion while confining rotation thereon to the distance between said locked pivotal locking means and said adjacent intersecting portion, said housing further comprising anchoring means for anchoring said housing to the ground for preventing ready removal of said container locked housing, whereby the refuse container may be inserted in said holder therefor and locked in place.

Claim 7

An apparatus for receiving refuse comprising a refuse container having substantially upstanding sides providing a predetermined diameter for said container with a pair of circumferentially spaced apart closed loop handles outwardly extending from said sides and with closed loops extending substantially in the direction of said sides, said container further having a bottom portion from which said sides extend, said bottom portion comprising a concave-like portion to provide a rim on which said container may be readily rotated; and a holder device for said refuse container, said holder device comprising a circumferentially extending housing having a diameter greater than the diameter of said container, said container being removably insertable in said circumferentially extending housing, said housing having a ring-like portion circumferentially extendable about said inserted container, said ring-like portion comprising a pair of circumferentially spaced apart arcuate portions defining a pair of circumferentially spaced apart lockable openings in said ring-like portion through which said handles are insertable when said container is inserted in said housing, the circumferential spacing of said openings being dependent on the circumferential spacing between said handles, said handles of said container being simultaneously insertable through said openings and simultaneously slidably rotatable on said ring-like portion adjacent said openings when said inserted container is rotated, each of said arcuate portions comprising said ring-like portion having at least one intersecting portion extending downwardly therefrom adjacent a different one of said pair of openings for supporting said arcuate portion at a predetermined height above the ground and further comprising a pivotal locking means being disposed at a different one of said pair of openings for lockably retaining said handles to said ring-like portion to thereby prevent removal of said slidably inserted handles and thus removal of said container when said locking means locks said handles to said housing after said simultaneous slidable insertion and rotation of said handles, said pivotal locking means being pivoted to a locking position at each of said openings for locking said handles between said intersecting portions and said pivoted locking means for locking said handles to said ring-like portion while confining rotation thereon to the distance between said locked pivotal locking means and said adjacent intersecting portion, said housing further comprising anchoring means for anchoring said housing to the ground for preventing ready removal of said container locked housing, whereby the refuse container may be inserted in said holder therefor and locked in place.

Claim 8

An apparatus for receiving refuse comprising a refuse container having substantially upstanding sides providing a predetermined diameter for said container with a pair of circumferentially spaced apart closed loop handles outwardly extending from said sides and with closed loops extending substantially in the direction of said sides, said container further having a bottom portion from which said sides extend, said bottom portion comprising a concave-like portion to provide a rim on which said container may be readily rotated; and a holder device for said refuse container, said holder device comprising a circumferentially extending housing having a diameter greater than the diameter of said container, said container being removably insertable in said circumferentially extending housing, said housing having a ring-like portion circumferentially extendable about said inserted container, said ring-like portion comprising a pair of circumferentially spaced apart arcuate portions defining a pair of circumferentially spaced apart lockable openings in said ring-like portion through which said handles are insertable when said container is inserted in said housing, the circumferential spacing of said openings being dependent on the circumferential spacing between said handles, said handles of said container being simultaneously insertable through said openings and simultaneously slidably rotatable on said ring-like portion adjacent said openings when said inserted container is rotated, each of said arcuate portions comprising said ring-like portion having at least one intersecting portion extending downwardly therefrom adjacent a different one of said pair of openings for supporting said arcuate portion at a predetermined height above the ground and further comprising a pivotal locking means being disposed at a different one of said pair of openings for lockably retaining said handles to said ring-like portion to thereby prevent removal of said slidably inserted handles and thus removal of said container when said locking means locks said handles to said housing after said simultaneous slidable insertion and rotation of said handles, said pivotal locking means being pivoted to a locking position at each of said openings for locking said handles between said intersecting portions and said pivoted locking means for locking said handles to said ring-like portion while confining rotation thereon to the distance between said locked pivotal locking means and said adjacent intersecting portion, said housing further comprising anchoring means for anchoring said housing to the ground for preventing ready removal of said container locked housing, whereby the refuse container may be inserted in said holder therefor and locked in place.

Claim 9

An apparatus for receiving refuse comprising a refuse container having substantially upstanding sides providing a predetermined diameter for said container with a pair of circumferentially spaced apart closed loop handles outwardly extending from said sides and with said closed loops extending substantially in the direction of said sides, said closed loop handles being securable to said upstanding sides; and a holder device for said refuse container, said holder device comprising a circumferentially extending housing having a diameter greater than the diameter of said container, said container being removably insertable in said circumferentially extending housing, said housing having a ring-like portion circumferentially extendable about said inserted container, said ring-like portion comprising a pair of circumferentially spaced apart arcuate portions defining a pair of circumferentially spaced apart lockable openings in said ringlike portion through which said handles are insertable when said container is inserted in said housing, the circumferential spacing of said openings being dependent on the circumferential spacing between said handles, said handles of said container being simultaneously insertable through said openings and simultaneously slidably rotatable on said ring-like portion adjacent said openings when said inserted container is rotated, each of said arcuate portions comprising said ring-like portion having at least one intersecting portion extending downwardly therefrom adjacent a different one of said pair of openings for supporting said arcuate portion at a predetermined height above the ground and further comprising a pivotal locking means being disposed at a different one of said pair of openings for lockably retaining said handles to said ring-like portion to thereby prevent removal of said slidably inserted handles and thus removal of said container when said locking means locks said handles to said housing after said simultaneous slidable insertion and rotation of said handles, said pivotal locking means being pivoted to a locking position at each of said openings for locking said handles between said intersecting portions and said pivoted locking means for locking said handles to said ring-like portion while confining rotation thereon to the distance between said locked pivotal locking means and said adjacent intersecting portion, said housing further comprising anchoring means for anchoring said housing to the ground for preventing ready removal of said container locked housing, whereby the refuse container may be inserted in said holder therefor and locked in place.

Claim 10

An apparatus for receiving refuse comprising a refuse container having substantially upstanding sides providing a predetermined diameter for said container with a pair of circumferentially spaced apart closed loop handles outwardly extending from said sides and with said closed loops extending substantially in the direction of said sides, said closed loop handles being securable to said upstanding sides; and a holder device for said refuse container, said holder device comprising a circumferentially extending housing having a diameter greater than the diameter of said container, said container being removably insertable in said circumferentially extending housing, said housing having a ring-like portion circumferentially extendable about said inserted container, said ring-like portion comprising a pair of circumferentially spaced apart arcuate portions defining a pair of circumferentially spaced apart lockable openings in said ringlike portion through which said handles are insertable when said container is inserted in said housing, the circumferential spacing of said openings being dependent on the circumferential spacing between said handles, said handles of said container being simultaneously insertable through said openings and simultaneously slidably rotatable on said ring-like portion adjacent said openings when said inserted container is rotated, each of said arcuate portions comprising said ring-like portion having at least one intersecting portion extending downwardly therefrom adjacent a different one of said pair of openings for supporting said arcuate portion at a predetermined height above the ground and further comprising a pivotal locking means being disposed at a different one of said pair of openings for lockably retaining said handles to said ring-like portion to thereby prevent removal of said slidably inserted handles and thus removal of said container when said locking means locks said handles to said housing after said simultaneous slidable insertion and rotation of said handles, said pivotal locking means being pivoted to a locking position at each of said openings for locking said handles between said intersecting portions and said pivoted locking means for locking said handles to said ring-like portion while confining rotation thereon to the distance between said locked pivotal locking means and said adjacent intersecting portion, said housing further comprising anchoring means for anchoring said housing to the ground for preventing ready removal of said container locked housing, whereby the refuse container may be inserted in said holder therefor and locked in place.