Receptacles – Receptacle having flexible – removable inner liner – Means for venting air trapped between the liner and its...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-16
2001-07-03
Moy, Joseph M. (Department: 3727)
Receptacles
Receptacle having flexible, removable inner liner
Means for venting air trapped between the liner and its...
C220S495110, C220S908100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06253949
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a bottomless trash can system and more particularly pertains to separating a full liner from a supporting trash can in a simplified manner.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of trash cans of known designs and configurations is known in the prior art. More specifically, trash cans of known designs and configurations previously devised and utilized for the purpose of separating liners from trash cans by known methods and apparatuses are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,358,138 to Karwoski a trash container having a drum on a dolly. U.S. Pat. No. 3,614,041 to Everett L. Koger discloses a holder for trash bags. U.S. Pat. No. 4,537,376 to Berniece Buku discloses a frame for holding a plastic bag. U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,679 to John Lonczak discloses a refuse container assembly that includes an erectable, open-ended cylinder formed from a rectangular board of flexible, synthetic plastic material. Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,291 to Jacob R. Wiebe discloses a wire frame for receiving the mouth of a garbage bag which is wrapped over the wire frame into an open position to receive garbage or other material.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe bottomless trash can system that allows separating a full liner from a supporting trash can in a simplified manner.
In this respect, the bottomless trash can system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of separating a full liner from a supporting trash can in a simplified manner.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved bottomless trash can system which can be used for separating a full liner from a supporting trash can in a simplified manner. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of trash cans of known designs and configurations now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved bottomless trash can system. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved bottomless trash can system and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a new and improved bottomless trash can system for separating a full liner from its supporting trash can in a simplified manner. The system includes a plastic trash can having a tapering sidewall in a generally cone shaped configuration. It has a horizontal open top in a closed circular configuration with a first circumference and a horizontal open bottom in a closed circular configuration with a second circumference greater that the first circumference. The sidewall has an outwardly extending upper ledge adjacent to the top and an outwardly extending lower ledge adjacent to the bottom. The trash can also have a pair of handles extending outwardly form the sidewall beneath the upper ledge to facilitate the lifting of the trash can and its separation form a full liner there within. The system further includes a liner in the form of a plastic bag with a closed lower end. The liner is positioned within the trash can adjacent to the bottom. The liner is an open upper end positioned over the top of the trash can and extending downwardly to a location beneath the upper ledge. The system also includes an elastic band positioned over the liner and side wall adjacent to the upper end and beneath the upper ledge to hold the inner in proper orientation with respect to the trash for receiving lawn debris, trash and the like during operation and use. Also included is a circular plastic lid having a periphery with a downwardly extending cylindrical flange selectively positioned over the top of the trash can for closure purposes. The lid also has a handle extending upwardly form the center of the lid. Also included in the system is a circular plastic drip pan having a periphery with an upwardly extending cylindrical flange. The drip pan is selectively positioned to receive the lower ledge of the trash can for receiving liquid waste seeping from the liner. Finally including a plurality of apertures in the side wall adjacent to the bottom to preclude a vacuum when separating the liner from the trash can.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims attached.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved bottomless trash can system which has all of the advantages of the prior art trash cans of known designs and configurations and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved bottomless trash can system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved bottomless trash can system which is of durable and reliable constructions.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved bottomless trash can system which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such bottomless trash can system economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a bottomless trash can system for separating a full liner from a supporting trash can in a simplified manner.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved bottomless trash can system. The system includes a trash can having 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 the first circumference. Also including a liner in the form of a plastic bag with a closed lower end positioned within the trash can adjacent to the bottom and an open upper end positioned over the top of the trash can and extending downwardly to a location beneath the open top. Further including an elastic band positioned over the liner and
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