U.S. patent application number 12/057755 was filed with the patent office on 2008-10-02 for trash container bin made of polymer and having separable handles made of polymer with metal reinforcement.
Invention is credited to Dominic Larin.
Application Number | 20080235904 12/057755 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39791830 |
Filed Date | 2008-10-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080235904 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Larin; Dominic |
October 2, 2008 |
Trash container bin made of polymer and having separable handles
made of polymer with metal reinforcement
Abstract
A trash container having integrated webbing produced during the
rotomoulding process and which add structural integrity to the
container. The handles are also made using a rotomoulding process
and are designed to accept a metal sleeve journaled through a
longitudinal opening.
Inventors: |
Larin; Dominic;
(Valleyfield, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
INVENTARIUM
SUITE 1607, 4050, ROSEMONT
MONTREAL
H1X 1M4
CA
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Family ID: |
39791830 |
Appl. No.: |
12/057755 |
Filed: |
March 28, 2008 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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60920287 |
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
16/111.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65F 1/122 20130101;
B65F 1/02 20130101; Y10T 16/444 20150115; B65F 1/1468 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
16/111.1 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/28 20060101
B65D025/28 |
Claims
1. A trash container bin comprising: an integrated webbing produced
during a rotomoulding process; detachable rotomoulded handles; a
metal sleeve journaled through a longitudinal opening within the
handle.
2. A trash container bin as in claim 1 wherein: the handle is
mechanically fastened to the container by way of metal inserts
moulded into the polymer and passing through holes.
Description
[0001] This application claims priority based on provisional
application 60/920,287 filed Mar. 28, 2007
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates generally to containers but more
particularly to a trash container bin made of polymer and having
separable handles made of polymer with metal reinforcement designed
to be lifted by garbage collecting trucks using forks to lift and
dump the container.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] There are several trash container bins, some are made of
metal while others are made of polymers. Metal has the
inconvenience of rusting, needing painting, can remain damaged upon
impact.
[0004] Polymers, on the other hand do not need painting, do not
rust and can take moderate impact without sustaining permanent
damage on their surface.
[0005] The disadvantage of polymer bins is that they may not be as
strong as some metal bins, especially when it comes to the handles
used by the garbage collecting trucks to lift the bins for dumping
their contents into the truck.
[0006] These handles have to be very strong to sustain the weight
of the bin in addition to its contents. US patent 54, 550, 849 uses
metal parts inside those handles as a strenghtening means.
[0007] Also, a patent application by this inventor solved the
problem by creating a metal skeleton that gave structural integrity
to the bin while at the same time serving as anchoring means for
brackets holding the handles. This particular type of garbage bin
was ideally suited for large capacity bins. However, there exists
in the marketplace a need for smaller sized garbage bins that do
not require such strong metal parts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
devices now present in the prior art, the present invention, which
will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide
objects and advantages which are:
[0009] To provide for a trash container bin made of polymer and
having specially configured handles that are added on the main bin
to simplify manufacturing of the bin itself since it would
otherwise be impossible using current manufacturing processes to
accomplish that.
[0010] To attain these ends, the present invention generally
comprises an integrated webbing produced during a rotomoulding
process; detachable rotomoulded handles; and a metal sleeve
journaled through a longitudinal opening within the handle.
[0011] The handle is mechanically fastened to the container by way
of metal inserts moulded into the polymer and passing through
holes.
[0012] 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.
[0013] 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.
[0014] 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.
[0015] 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.
[0016] These together with other objects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to
the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter which contains
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1 Perspective view showing the front, one side, and the
interior, and without the handles.
[0018] FIG. 2 Perspective view favoring the back.
[0019] FIG. 3 Front view of the handle.
[0020] FIG. 4 Perspective view of the handle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] A trash container bin (10) has an integrated webbing (12)
produced during the rotomoulding process and which adds structural
integrity to the container bin (10). Handles (14) are made
separately but also using a rotomoulding process and are designed
to accept a metal sleeve (16) journaled through a longitudinal
opening (18).
[0022] Familiar elements such as integrated hinges (20) for lids
(22) are of course part of the features of the trash container bin
(10).
[0023] Other features include wheels (28), soft inwardly curving
walls (24) which allows for trash to be easily expelled including
frozen garbage and water accumulating at the bottom since the
narrower bottom can easily pass a frozen mass through the rest of
the bin which is larger since it is less prone to jamming.
[0024] The handles (14) are mechanically fastened to the container
(10) by way of metal inserts (not shown) moulded into the polymer
and passing through holes (26). Of course, any equivalent
mechanical fasteners (not shown) passing through holes (26) could
also perform a similar duty all within the scope of this
invention.
[0025] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and
operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent
from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion
relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
[0026] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape,
form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are
deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and
all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings
and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed
by the present invention.
[0027] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the invention.
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