U.S. patent application number 12/313722 was filed with the patent office on 2010-01-14 for garbage bin lid.
Invention is credited to Chin-Fu Chiou.
Application Number | 20100006572 12/313722 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 41504199 |
Filed Date | 2010-01-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100006572 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chiou; Chin-Fu |
January 14, 2010 |
Garbage bin lid
Abstract
This invention is a garbage bin lid, comprising of a lid frame,
a lid, a lid open-and-close units and a joining unit. One end of
the lid and the lid frame are joined and positioned by a lid
open-and-close unit that controls the opening and closing of the
lid. The other end of the lid and lid frame has a joining unit in
which there is a spring that can push the lid up. By pressing the
lid open-and-close unit, the lid will unclip and spring up. When
closing the lid, it is necessary to push the lid down to the lid
open-and-close unit on the lid frame then it will clip into place
and close.
Inventors: |
Chiou; Chin-Fu; (Tainan
City, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Chin-Fu CHIOU
P.O. Box 6-9
Tainan (717)
TW
|
Family ID: |
41504199 |
Appl. No.: |
12/313722 |
Filed: |
November 25, 2008 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/263 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65F 1/1615 20130101;
B65F 1/1607 20130101; B65F 1/1623 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/263 |
International
Class: |
B65D 43/26 20060101
B65D043/26 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 8, 2008 |
TW |
97212132 |
Claims
1. A garbage bin lid comprising: a lid frame which has an opening
in the center and has a fixing member on the edge, which has a
pivotal aperture on one end and a lid open-and-close unit base on
the other. a lid that is attached to the opening on the lid frame,
and lid has a pivot-connecting base on one end and, on the other, a
fitting curve. a lid open-and-close unit which is on the lid frame
and includes: a pressing plate, a spring and a slidable plate, that
slidable plate slides on the lid open-and-close unit base under the
effect of the pressing plate. a joining unit that is attached to
the pivotal aperture of the lid frame and includes a pivot support,
a spring and a rod, in which the pivot support has a pivot hole to
allow it to be joined to the pivot-connecting base on the lid.
through assembling the aforementioned parts and the bin, the lid
can be opened easily and without making noise.
2. The garbage bin lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivotal
aperture on the lid frame has a pivot base and a pivotal aperture
wall to join the lid and the joining unit as one.
3. The garbage bin lid as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lid
open-and-close unit base of the lid frame has a sliding groove and
spring to position the lid open-and-close unit.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention is a kind of garbage bin lid, namely one that
has a joining unit on the lid frame that positions the lid. The lid
and the lid frame have a compression spring between them, allowing
them to easily lift up the lid. The movement of a lid
open-and-close unit controls the opening or closing of the lid,
making opening the lid and lid frame more stable and
convenient.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Garbage bins that are usually today seen either have a lid
or are without a lid. A bin with a lid is more hygienic and
environmentally friendly. To improve this kind of bin the kind of
stepping board garbage bin shown in FIG. 1 was developed. However,
this kind of lid 10 has to be joined to the garbage bin 1 by screws
and the structure is complex and assembly very difficult. Stepping
board 11 and the interacting mechanism 12 with which it interacts
have many parts and are complex and the impact when opening also
makes noise and causes the bin to shake, meaning that manufacture
and use is very inconvenient.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The objective of this invention is to provide a lid that is
very convenient to open and close, the lid frame and lid structure
of which is firmer and more stable, providing a garbage bin lid
that is more convenient to attach and use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] This invention is better understood by referring to the
accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0007] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional garbage
bin;
[0008] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the lid of the garbage bin in
the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lid of the garbage bin
in the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 4 is a perspective upper view of FIG. 3;
[0011] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lid and joining unit of
the garbage bin lid in the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly of the lid and
a garbage bin;
[0013] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lid open and a garbage
bin; and
[0014] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the clipping action of
the lid open-and-close unit and lid of garbage bin in the present
invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0015] As shown in FIGS. 2.about.8, a preferred embodiment of a
garbage bin lid the in the present invention includes a lid frame
2, a lid 3, a lid open-and-close unit 4 and a joining unit 5.
[0016] The lid frame 2 has an opening 20 and a fixing member 21 on
the edge. On one end of lid frame 2 is a pivotal aperture 22.
Opposite pivotal aperture 22 is a lid open-and-close unit base 23.
Pivotal aperture 22 has a pivot base 220, pivotal aperture wall 221
and two sliding grooves 222. On lid open-and-close unit base 23
there are a sliding groove 230, a spring 231 and positioning hole
232 and there is an inlay groove 24 on the inside of the lid frame
2. Sealing strip 25 is inlaid in inlay groove 24 allowing the lid 3
and lid frame 2 to close tightly.
[0017] The lid 3 is attached to the opening 20 of the lid frame 2.
One end of lid 3 has a pivot-connecting base 30 protruding. The
other end has a fitting curve 31. On the front of fitting curve 31
there is an engaging member 310. Pivot-connecting base 30 also has
two pivot holes 300.
[0018] The lid open-and-close unit 4 is attached between lid frame
2 and the lid 3. It includes a pressing plate 40, spring 41 and
slidable plate 42. Pressing plate 40 has a pivotal pin 400 and
sliding face 401. The spring 41 can be placed on the pivotal pin
400. Sliding face 401 and the sloping face 420 of slidable plate 42
work in coordination. Slidable plate 42 is inlaid inside sliding
groove 230. Sloping face 420 on slidable plate 42 touches the
sliding face 401 on pressing plate 40 and moves back and forward by
pressing plate 40 and spring 231.
[0019] The joining unit 5 is attached to pivotal aperture 22 on lid
frame 2. Joining unit 5 includes a pivot support 5 0, compressor
spring 51 and rod 52. Pivot support 50 has a positioning pin 500
and pivot hole 501.
[0020] When assembling, line up pivot hole 501 of the pivot support
50 of the joining unit 5, compression spring 51 and the pivot hole
300 on lid 3, then pass a pin 52 through, joining them together as
one. Then inlay sealing strip 25 in the inlay groove 24 of the lid
frame 2, then inlay the slidable plate 42 of the lid open-and-close
unit 4 in the sliding groove 230. There is a spring 231 on the end
of slidable plate 42. Using a screw, attach pressing plate 40 to
the positioning hole 232 of lid open-and-close unit base 23. On the
pivotal pin 400 of pressing plate 40 there is a spring 41. Press
sliding face 401 on pressing plate 40 against the sloping face 420
of slidable plate 42. Then, pass positioning pin 500 on the joining
unit 5 on lid 3 through the pivot-connecting base 222 on the lid
frame 2 and positioned by screw. At this time pivot-connecting base
30 of the lid 3 is tightly attached to the lid frame 2 and pin 52
that is positioned on pivot-connecting base 30 of the lid 3 and
pivot support 50 of the joining unit 5 will be supported by the
pivotal aperture wall 221 of the lid frame 2, allowing easy
assembly.
[0021] When used, the already-assembled lid 3 and lid frame 2 are
attached to garbage bin (A). At this time, the fixing member 21 on
lid frame 2 will clip together with the garbage bin (A) and be
positioned, thus being attached to garbage bin (A).
[0022] When the pressing plate 40 is pressed down, the sliding face
401 under it will be pressed down making the sloping face 420 on
the slidable plate 42 slide outwards and compress the spring 231.
At this time, the engaging member 310 on the fitting curve 31 on
the front of the lid 3 will unclip and lid 3 will be pushed up by
spring 51 on joining unit 5 and will spring up and open. When
pressing plate 40 is released, spring 41 will push pressing plate
40 up and, at the same time, push slidable plate 42 back into its
original clipped-in position.
[0023] When lid 3 is pressed down as shown in FIG. 8, it only needs
pressing down to the lid frame 2 under the lid 3. Then the engaging
member 310 and the slidable plate 42 on the fitting curve 31 on the
front of the lid 3 will clip together and the lid 3 can be easily
closed.
[0024] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been
described above, it will be recognized and understood that various
modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are
intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the
spirit and scope of the invention.
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