U.S. patent application number 11/498893 was filed with the patent office on 2008-02-07 for improvement on wastebasket structure.
Invention is credited to Long-Sheh Wang.
Application Number | 20080029415 11/498893 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39028095 |
Filed Date | 2008-02-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080029415 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wang; Long-Sheh |
February 7, 2008 |
Improvement on wastebasket structure
Abstract
A wastebasket consists of an outer container, an inner
container, and a lid; the outer container has a holding room
therein, and an internal receiving hollowness for a plunger to be
located on; the outer container further has an internal fitting
cavity next to a border thereof; a bearing member is fitted in the
internal fitting cavity of the outer container for a toilet brush
to be located in; the inner container is held in the holding room
of the outer container, and the lid is positioned on top of the
outer container.
Inventors: |
Wang; Long-Sheh; (Sui Shang
Hsiang, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE
3458 ELLICOTT CENTER DRIVE-SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY
MD
21043
US
|
Family ID: |
39028095 |
Appl. No.: |
11/498893 |
Filed: |
August 4, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/361 ;
206/581; 220/23.83 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65F 1/14 20130101; B65F
1/08 20130101; B65F 1/1607 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/361 ;
220/23.83; 206/581 |
International
Class: |
B65D 83/10 20060101
B65D083/10; B65D 69/00 20060101 B65D069/00; A47G 19/00 20060101
A47G019/00 |
Claims
1. An improvement on a wastebasket structure, comprising an outer
container, said outer container having a holding room therein; said
outer container having an internal receiving hollowness for a
plunger to be located on; said outer container having an internal
fitting cavity next to a border thereof; said outer container
having a bearing member fitted in said internal fitting cavity
thereof for a toilet brush to be located in; an inner container
held in said holding room of said outer container, and a lid
positioned on top of said outer container, said lid having a gap
for receiving a handle of a toilet brush when said toilet brush is
fitted in said bearing member.
2. The improvement on a wastebasket structure as recited in claim
1, wherein said outer container has a plurality of supporting ribs
therein for supporting said inner container and bearing weight of
said inner container and garbage.
3. The improvement on a wastebasket structure as recited in claim
1, wherein said lid has a shutter pivoted thereon.
4. The improvement on a wastebasket structure as recited in claim
1, wherein said inner container has a handle.
5. The improvement on a wastebasket structure as recited in claim
1, wherein said bearing member has a gripping part facing one inner
side of said outer container for gripping one handle part of a
two-sectioned plunger.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an improvement on a
wastebasket structure, more particularly one, which consists of
inner and outer containers, and which allows cleaning tools such as
plunger and toilet brush to be positioned therein.
[0003] 2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Domestic wastebaskets usually consist of a containing main
body, and a lid. And, domestic wastebaskets with inner and outer
containing members are also available, which are usually used in
bathrooms. Furthermore, toilet brushes and plungers are usually
placed next to wastebaskets in the bathrooms. Because toilet
brushes and plungers aren't covered or positioned in any
containers, stinking odor will escape from them if they aren't
thoroughly cleaned after they are used. In addition, the toilet
brushes and the plungers will occupy relatively much space in the
bathrooms, which are usually relatively small, if they are
positioned next to the wastebaskets.
[0005] Therefore, it is a main object of the present invention to
provide an improvement on a wastebasket to overcome the
above-mentioned problems; the wastebasket allows toilet brushes and
plungers to be positioned therein, thus saving space as well as
preventing stinking odor from escaping from the toilet brushes and
the plungers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The wastebasket of the present invention consists of an
outer container, an inner container, and a lid. The outer container
has a holding room therein, and an internal receiving hollowness
for a plunger to be located on. The outer container further has an
internal fitting cavity next to a border thereof, and a bearing
member fitted in the internal fitting cavity, which allows a toilet
brush to be located in. The inner container is held in the holding
room of the outer container while the lid is positioned on top of
the outer container. Therefore, when the toilet brush and the
plunger aren't in use, they can be hidden in the wastebasket to
save space and to prevent stinking odor from escaping as well as
preventing foul water from flowing out.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] The present invention will be better understood by referring
to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0008] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present
invention,
[0009] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention,
[0010] FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the present
invention,
[0011] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the present invention,
[0012] FIG. 5 is another sectional view of the present
invention,
[0013] FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the second
preferred embodiment, and
[0014] FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the second preferred
embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0015] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a preferred embodiment of a
wastebasket 1 consists of an inner container 11, an outer container
12, and a lid 13.
[0016] The outer container 12 has a holding room 121 for holding
the inner container 11. Furthermore, the outer container 12 has a
receiving hollowness 122 for a plunger 2 to be located on. And, the
outer container 12 has an internal fitting cavity 123 next to a
border thereof, and a bearing member 124 is fitted in the internal
fitting cavity 123 for a toilet brush 3 to be located in. The lid
13 has a gap 132 facing the fitting cavity 123 of the outer
container 12 for holding a handle of the toilet brush 3; thus, the
user can take the toilet brush 3 easily.
[0017] The outer container 12 has several internal supporting ribs
125 on a bottom thereof for supporting the inner container 11 and
bearing the weight of the inner container 11 and garbage. Referring
to FIGS. 3 to 5, the plunger 2 is located on the receiving
hollowness 122 of the outer container 12 with its handle 21 being
held in the outer container 12. The inner container 11 is
positioned in the holding room 121 of the outer container 12, and
stably supported on the supporting ribs 125. The bearing member 124
is located in the fitting cavity 123 of the outer container 12, and
the lid 13 is positioned on top of the outer container 12 with the
gap 131 right above the fitting cavity 123. And, the toilet brush 3
is located in the bearing member 124 with its handle 31 being
received in the gap 131 of the lid 13; thus, the toilet brush 3 can
be easily taken out of the wastebasket 1.
[0018] The above-mentioned plunger 2 is a short-handled one, and
has single part. Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the wastebasket 1 of
the present invention further has a gripping part 126 on a lateral
side of the bearing member 124, facing an inner side of the outer
container 12. The gripping part 126 is used for firmly holding a
second separable handle part 21 of a long-handled two-sectioned
plunger in position, which second handle part 21 has been separated
from a first handle part securely joined to a main body 2 of the
long-handled plunger for making the plunger ready for storage. And,
the main body 2 of the long-handled plunger is located in the
receiving hollowness 122 of the outer container 12.
[0019] Furthermore, referring to FIG. 1, the lid 13 has a shutter
132 pivoted thereto, and the inner container 11 has a handle 111.
Therefore, people can open the wastebasket 1 and throw garbage into
the inner container 11 easily, and the user is allowed to lift the
inner container 11 out of the outer container 12 easily in order to
dump the garbage held in the inner container 11.
[0020] From the above description, it can be seen that the present
invention has the following advantages:
[0021] 1. The wastebasket of the present invention has the internal
receiving hollowness for holding a plunger. Therefore, a plunger
can be located in the wastebasket, and stinking odor of the plunger
is prevented from escaping.
[0022] 2. The wastebasket has the internal fitting cavity, in which
the bearing member is fitted for receiving a toilet brush.
Therefore, a toilet brush can be hidden in the bearing member, and
foul water on the toilet brush is prevented from flowing out to
dirty the environment.
[0023] 3. It will save space to use the wastebasket of the present
invention because the wastebasket, the plunger, and the toilet
brush together will occupy less space after the plunger and the
toilet brush are positioned in the wastebasket. Therefore, the
wastebasket is convenient to use.
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