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US4736915A
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Combination wastebasket and storage shelf on a rotatable platform
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1987-01-02
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2007-01-02
Abstract
Abstract A wastebasket and storage shelf combination including a rotatable planar support member carrying a removable wastebasket and a height-adjustable shelf member both kept in position by cooperative association with a vertical wall member.
Inventors
- 👤 David C. Miller
- 👤 Thomas J. Pendleton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:08
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47B; A47B77/00; A47B77/04; A47B77/16; B; B65; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/14; B65F1/1426; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/908; Y10S248/00; Y10S248/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A wastebasket and storge shelf combination for use in an under-the-sink enclosure comprising: a rotatable planar support member carrying a wastebasket on one area thereof and at least one shelf member on an adjacent area thereof; a vertical wall member carried by said support member between said wastebasket and said shelf, means in association with said wall member and shelf to height-adjustably fix said shelf to said wall member; said wastebasket having a flat rear wall connected to a curved front wall, a bottom wall having a perimeter defined by said rear and front walls and an open mouth top, said top having an outwardly overfolded perimeter adapted at the rear to releasably capture the top of said vertical wall member, said wastebasket being removably located on said planar support so as to capture the top of said vertical wall member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A wastebasket and storge shelf combination for use in an under-the-sink enclosure comprising: a rotatable planar support member carrying a wastebasket on one area thereof and at least one shelf member on an adjacent area thereof; a vertical wall member carried by said support member between said wastebasket and said shelf, means in association with said wall member and shelf to height-adjustably fix said shelf to said wall member; said wastebasket having a flat rear wall connected to a curved front wall, a bottom wall having a perimeter defined by said rear and front walls and an open mouth top, said top having an outwardly overfolded perimeter adapted at the rear to releasably capture the top of said vertical wall member, said wastebasket being removably located on said planar support so as to capture the top of said vertical wall member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said shelf is removably and height-adjustably connected to said vertical wall by means of a pair of spaced appendages protruding from the end regions of said shelf and a pair of spaced apart, vertically aligned series of orifaces in said wall, located so that a selected pair of spaced orifaces receive said pair of appendages at a selected height.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein said shelf is also cantilever-supported from said vertical wall by means of at least a pair of spaced apart angle support brackets, each having a leg extending beneath said shelf and another leg in contacting parallel relationship to said wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said rotatable planar support member has either a polygonal or curved perimeter and a short fence following about said perimeter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said open mouth top is inclined upwardly from said curved front wall to said flat rear wall.
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