Receptacles – Receptacle having flexible – removable inner liner – Removable bag liner
Reexamination Certificate
1999-03-04
2001-05-22
Pollard, Steven (Department: 3727)
Receptacles
Receptacle having flexible, removable inner liner
Removable bag liner
C220S908100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234339
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to trash cans and more particularly pertains to a new trash can with liner dispenser for storing trash can liners therein.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of trash cans is known in the prior art. More specifically, trash cans heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art trash cans include U.S. Pat. No. 5,405,041; U.S. Pat. No. 3,300,082; U.S. Pat. No. 4,364,490; U.S. Pat. No. 4,850,507; U.S. Pat. No. 4,319,694; and U.S. Pat. No. 2,722,993.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new trash can with liner dispenser. The inventive device includes a base with the top of the base having an opening therethrough with a plurality of slits outwardly radiating from the periphery of the opening. The perimeter side of the base has an annular lip extending therearound which defines a shoulder. The open lower end of a side wall is rested on shoulder of the base. The side wall has an elongate cutout extending through the inner and outer surfaces of the side wall. A door substantially closes the cutout of the side wall, the door is hingedly coupled to the side wall.
In these respects, the trash can with liner dispenser according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of storing trash can liners therein.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of trash cans now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new trash can with liner dispenser construction wherein the same can be utilized for storing trash can liners therein.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the trash cans mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new trash can with liner dispenser which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art trash cans, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a base with the top of the base having an opening therethrough with a plurality of slits outwardly radiating from the periphery of the opening. The perimeter side of the base has an annular lip extending therearound which defines a shoulder. The open lower end of a side wall is rested on shoulder of the base. The side wall has an elongate cutout extending through the inner and outer surfaces of the side wall. A door substantially closes the cutout of the side wall, the door is hingedly coupled to the side wall.
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 additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
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 description 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.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the trash cans mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new trash can with liner dispenser which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art trash cans, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser 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 trash can with liner dispenser economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser for storing trash can liners therein.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser which includes a base with the top of the base having an opening therethrough with a plurality of slits outwardly radiating from the periphery of the opening. The perimeter side of the base has an annular lip extending therearound which defines a shoulder. The open lower end of a side wall is rested on shoulder of the base. The side wall has an elongate cutout extending through the inner and outer surfaces of the side wall. A door substantially closes the cutout of the side wall, the door is hingedly coupled to the side wall.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new trash can with liner dispenser that makes it easy to remove a filled trash bag from a trash can.
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