Receptacles – Closures – Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
Patent
1997-05-19
1999-02-09
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Closures
Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
220343, 220908, D34 11, B65D 4324
Patent
active
058682678
ABSTRACT:
A lid assembly for a refuse container includes a plurality of lid members, a pivotal attaching mechanism, and a cam-shaped lobe integrally formed on each lid member. The lid members each include a pivoting edge, a curved edge, and a surface complementary to at least a portion of an upper surface of the container. Each lid member includes a curved inner surface bound on opposing ends thereof by the pivoting edge and the curved edge. The pivotal attaching mechanism is adapted to attach the pivoting edges to the upper surface at a predetermined distance therefrom. The cam-shaped lobes are formed on the pivoting edge of each lid member and adapted to allow a pivotal motion of each lid member relative to the container and to contact the upper surface at a predetermined angle between the complementary surfaces and the upper surface, with the predetermined angle depending upon the predetermined distance and the shape of the lobes.
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