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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422126 | Receptacle with dispenser A receptacle or container including a container portion and a base unit for storing bags, liners, sheet material or the like, wherein there is a path between the container portion and the base unit whereby bags, liners, sheet material or the like in the base unit ca... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404499 | Trashcan assembly including bag engaging member A trashcan assembly includes a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a rim of said peripheral wall defining an opening extending into said container; and a bag engaging member located in an area of said periph... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401708 | Waste container with removable inner container A waste container includes an outer container and an inner container removably mounted in the outer container. The inner container includes a body and two handles. The body of the inner container includes a peripheral wall delimiting an opening. The peripheral wall ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398913 | Combo bin bag catch and method of use The present invention is useful with any variety of bulk container designs that incorporate an internal bag within the container. The present invention uses a simple structure formed in the side walls of the container that will not only hold the bag open within the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7350663 | Waste storage device A container adapted for waste storage is provided. The container has a mechanically operated sealing mechanism that allows a user to seal the waste storage film by depressing an actuator. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7285928 | Container for use with flexible bags A container includes a fan that is reversible so air can be removed from the container as a flexible bag is placed into the container and ambient air can be forced into the container when the flexible bag is being removed from the container. This will facilitate pla... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7252207 | Liner support for a container such as a garbage can This invention relates to an internal support or support frame for a liner used to protect the inside surface of a container from coming in contact with the contents to be deposited therein. For example, garbage can liners are provided to protect the inside surfaces... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243811 | Trashcan assembly including bag engaging member A trashcan assembly includes a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a rim of the peripheral wall defining an opening extending into the container; and a bag engaging member located in an area of the peripheral... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225943 | Trash can assembly and improvements thereto A trash can assembly has a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery. The assembly has a lid fitted over the top of the shell, and a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom of the shell, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside the peripher... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204407 | Device for the collection of articles, such as waste, dirty laundry, and the like A device for the collection of articles, such as waste, dirty laundry and the like, has a carrying frame with several cutouts, into which can be inserted in each case a bag-like receptacle produced from a plastic film, from a textile fabric, from paper or the like. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172088 | Insert for a rollout type waste container and waste container assembly An insert bin for use with a rollout type waste container or cart. The insert bin limits the volume of refuse or recyclable material that a customer may deposit in the container. The insert bin is held in place within the interior of a waste cart without the use of ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7107934 | Litter box apparatus A transportable litter box has a container body and a lid removably received over an open end of the container body. The container body has wheels rotatably connected thereto at an end opposite the open end. The lid has an opening therein suitable for allowing an an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077283 | Trash can assembly A trash can assembly has a shell, a liner fitted inside the shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid, and a support block provided adjacent th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7000347 | Device and method for adapting a container for use in a floral arrangement A device and method for preparing a vase or other container to receive a floral arrangement. The device includes a grid cover that is placed around the open end of a vase or similar container. The grid cover has a flat top surface and a peripheral wall that extends ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994247 | Waste storage device A waste storage device includes an inlet aperture and a length of flexible tubing passing through the inlet aperture from a cassette. The flexible tubing is pinched by a pair of rollers which can have continuous surfaces or multiple paddles. The waste product is pla... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991127 | Collapsible refuse can A collapsible refuse can includes a can body, a bottom, a cap, a pedal and a cap opening member and plural bag hangers. The can body consists of two half shells combined by means of elongate hooks, with the bottom fitted firmly in a lower open side with an open uppe... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981606 | Trash can assembly A trash can assembly has a shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the pedal and the lid, and a motion damper coupled to the link assembly for slowing the closing motion of ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6974029 | Cassette for dispensing pleated tubing A cassette for use in dispensing a pleated tubing to collect waste material is formed of an annular body having a U-shaped cross-section in which is packed the pleated tubing in layered form and of an annular flange which extends over the housing. The flange has an ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959833 | Trash bin system A trash bin comprises a body forming a base coupled to a first side wall and a second side wall. A front wall and a rear wall are coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall defining an interior and an exterior of the body. A rim is formed in the first s... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6728996 | Adjustable liner retainer for containers An adjustable liner retainer system comprising a container having an opening defining an upper edge and an outer surface and a liner situated in the container wherein an upper portion of the liner extends from the opening, folds over the upper edge, and at least par... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719194 | Waste storage device A waste storage device includes an inlet aperture and a length of flexible tubing passing through the inlet aperture from a cassette. The flexible tubing is pinched by a pair of rollers which can have continuous surfaces or multiple paddles. The waste product is pla... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6681950 | Recycling container and method of manufacture A container for the collection of waste products including a base receptacle and a cover, the base receptacle having an upper lip portion, at least one rim portion and a supporting ledge. The cover is removably engageable with the base receptacle such tha... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6672472 | Soiled clothing container A container houses a flexible bag into which soiled clothing can be deposited. The open end of the flexible bag is twisted relative to the closed bottom end of the flexible bag once the clothing has been deposited in the bag. This relative twisting will c... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6634518 | Suction-eliminated waste receptacle A suction-eliminated waste receptacle for releasing air trapped between the liner member and the container. The suction-eliminated waste receptacle includes a container having a bottom wall and an open top; and also includes a flexible liner member being ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629622 | Adjustable waste management system A novel universal adjustable garbage, trash and waste management system, implemented therein as an adjustable trash receptacle, equipped with at least a cover lid supported by a gliding transformable mechanism, a dual supply feeder, and the wing-regulated... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6626316 | Trash can assembly with toe-kick recess A trash can assembly has a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery. The assembly has a lid fitted over the top of the shell, and a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom of the shell, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside t... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6626321 | Bin for collecting valuable biological materials Bin for collecting biological materials including a container having a bottom floor, side walls and a lid which can be opened, and at least one opening for the passage of air. Side gratings are arranged in an interior of the vessel and at a distance from ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6626318 | Trash dump with safety collector The present invention refers to a trash dump which solves and satisfy the current requirements. The new trash dump is embedded to a wall or gate or to any other place where can be used. This new trash dump has the peculiarity that the user can deposit the... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612457 | Refuse container A refuse container for receiving refuse being mountable to a stable surface such as wall or a ground surface comprising: an anchoring structure; an anchoring structure-to-stable surface attachment for solidly attaching the anchoring structure to said s... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6588620 | Knockdown hamper A knockdown, or collapsible, hamper including a frame formed from two generally U-shaped supports with bottom portions and upstanding members. The bottom portions are pivotally connected and positioned perpendicularly with respect to one another for assem... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582002 | Golf cart dashboard having waste receptacle in combination with drink cup holders A golf cart dashboard for use with a golf cart which integrates into the center of a dashboard faceplate a waste receptacle assembly for storing trash or refuse. The waste receptacle assembly has integrated therewith a beverage holder rack. The waste rece... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6557716 | Trash bag holder Trash Bag Holder with a four sided, rigid paneled, open bottomed bag holding structure. Two opposing walls of the structure have die cut apertures near the top of the structure and flexible plastic panels that cover the cutouts that can removably retain p... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6508377 | Multiple-sectional garbage container A multiple-sectional garbage container for providing a safer and less strenuous manner of removing a trash bag from the garbage container. The multiple-sectional garbage container includes a base member including a bottom wall, a side wall, and an open to... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6474495 | Garbage can and method therefor An improved garbage can defining apertures around an open end and a closed end of a receptacle in order to maintain equilibrium of air pressure within the receptacle so as to avoid the suction-cup effect when inserting and removing a garbage bag from the ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6364147 | Waste can with concealed waste bag and swing-open lid A waste container assembly is provided. The assembly includes an inner can with a closed bottom and an open top. A waste can liner can be placed in the inner can and the free edge of the liner can be folded over the open top of the inner can. The assembly... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341438 | Advertising display device An advertising display device usable for the collection and temporary retention of waste is defined by a hollow container having a movable front panel for accessing the interior. A frame in the interior provides for the emplacement of at least two trash b... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6286706 | Trash can with liner holder A trash container liner holder is provided along an exterior of a trash can. The liner holder apparatus has a knob-like cleat around which is looped a gathered portion of the liner. A loose end of the gathered liner is then attached to a nearby clip, ther... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283321 | Waste receptacle A waste receptacle comprises two hinged sectional parts and a bag compartment at the bottom portion of the sectional parts to receive and to provide access to a roll of bags.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6276553 | Trash container with tilting receptacle The present invention is an improved trash container having a plastic trash bag liner mounted on a tiltable shuttle having three sides so that, when the trash container door is opened, the shuttle can be tilted causing the full trash bag liner to be remov... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6253949 | Bottomless trash can system A bottomless trash can system comprising a trash has a tapering sidewall with a horizontal open top in a closed configuration with a first circumference and with a horizontal open bottom in a closed configuration with a second circumference greater that t... | 07/03/2001 |
