Receptacles – Container attachment or adjunct – External covering for a hot water heater or boiler
Patent
1997-03-14
1999-05-11
Shoap, Allan N.
Receptacles
Container attachment or adjunct
External covering for a hot water heater or boiler
49409, 220908, B65D90/58;90/60;25/04
Patent
active
059018747
ABSTRACT:
A refuse container having features which adapt it to comply with federal laws and regulations facilitating use by handicapped individuals. The dumpster may have any or all of the standard commercially available features of a front-end or rear-end loaded refuse bin for automatic overhead emptying of the trash from the bin into a garbage truck. Access for deposit of trash by non-disabled individuals is provided by at least one top lid hinged to the body of the bin over a deposit opening, preferably in a top wall of the dumpster. For access by disabled individuals, a gliding door covering a second deposit opening in a side wall of the dumpster is provided at a height no greater than 34 inches from the point of contact with the ground. The tracks of the gliding door are specially configured to prevent or minimize the collection of debris and ice which could hamper the ability of a disabled individual of minimal manipulative abilities to open the gliding door. An oversized handle is further provided to facilitate opening of the gliding door. Furthermore, a hinged baffle overhang is provided on the interior of the trash bin to deflect garbage deposited through the top deposit opening and delay the accumulation of a garbage pile inside immediately in front of the gliding door opening.
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Breakthrough Marketing, Inc.
Lithan Richard C.
Merek Joe
Shoap Allan N.
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