Treadle top refuse container

Receptacles – Closures – With closure opening arrangements for means

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220263, 220908, 248134, 248 98, B65F 116, B65D 4326

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050487124

ABSTRACT:
A treadle top container for refuse and the like comprises a lower container member interconnected with an upper container member by an upright container member. The upright container member includes a hollow portion which communicates with a hollow portion of the lower container member and a hollow portion of the upper container member. A foot pedal is movably mounted adjacent to the lower container member while a lid is movably mounted adjacent to a rotatable portion of the upper container member. The lid is shaped to selectively close an open marginal edge of the upper container member. A flexible actuator is provided having one end operatively connected with the foot pedal and the other end operatively connected with a pivot rod located within and attached to the rotatable portion of the hollow portion of the upper container member. The flexible actuator is configured in such a manner such that shifting the foot pedal between a first and second position rotates the pivot rod, which rotates the rotatable portion of the hollow portion of the upper container member, and moves the lid between the open and closed positions. The actuator extends continuously from the foot pedal through the hollow portion of the lower container member, then through the hollow portion of the upright container member, and finally through the hollow portion of the upper container member to the pivot rod. The actuator is disposed wholly within the container to prevent damage to the actuator and to facilitate sanitation of the container.

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