Receptacle cover

Details Receptacle cover Receptacle cover

1990-12-11

1992-11-24

Friedman, Carl D.

Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel

Roll type

With fabric free edge connected operator

160310, 160315, 296100, B60P 702

Patent

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051654610

ABSTRACT:
A covering apparatus for a receptacle having an open top including, a cover having a first end and a second end and a length and width sufficient to cover the open top of the receptacle, a spring loaded roller, rotatably mounted at one end of the receptacle and to which the first end of the cover is attached, the roller being adapted for retracting and winding the cover about said roller, a pair of first cable pulleys, one of each of the first cable pulleys rotatably mounted at one end of the receptacle, a pair of second cable pulleys, one of each of the second cable pulleys rotatably mounted at the other end of the receptacle, a cable loop engaging the first cable pulley and the second cable pulley, the second end of said cover attached to the cable loop, and an energizing device for causing the pair of first cable pulleys to rotate so as to cause the cable loop to move about the first and said second cable pulleys. The apparatus has a first covered configuration in which the cover is unwound from the roller and extends over the top of the receptacle, and a second uncovered configuration in which the cover is wound about the spring loaded roller and the top of the receptacle is uncovered.

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