Receptacles – Closures – With closure opening arrangements for means
Patent
1990-01-16
1992-09-15
Marcus, Stephen
Receptacles
Closures
With closure opening arrangements for means
220661, 220908, 232 431, 232 432, B65O 4326
Patent
active
051470560
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus adaptable to a trash bin, the bin being of the type having four side walls, and a swinging door panel on the upper portion of one of the side walls, for allowing the panel to be manually opened and a tray to be slid within the opening and food or trash allowed to be dumped from the tray into a trash can contained within the bin. The apparatus would comprise a foot pedal hingedly secured to the interior wall of the bin, and an opening above the foot pedal so that one may have access to the foot pedal with one's foot, a line running from the front face of the foot pedal upward and interconnecting the interior face of the door panel; and a pulley secured to the side wall of the bin, so that the line runs over the pulley, in such a fashion when one places force downward on the foot pedal, the line is retracted so that the door panel is swung into the opening within the container, thus giving access to the container through the opening formed by the opened panel. Upon removal of one's foot from the pedal, the door would simply be returned back to the closed position for sealing off the opening in the container.
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Cronin Stephen
Marcus Stephen
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