U.S. patent number 3,924,913 [Application Number 05/525,686] was granted by the patent office on 1975-12-09 for garbage can enclosure device.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.. Invention is credited to Frederick Cooper.
United States Patent |
3,924,913 |
Cooper |
December 9, 1975 |
Garbage can enclosure device
Abstract
A garbage can enclosure device is used to contain a plurality of
cylindrical shaped garbage cans so that the cans are not strewn
around the surrounding yard. The device includes a rectangular
frame having vertical front and rear walls, as well as a pair of
vertical end walls, wherein the walls are formed from a colored
thermoplastic substance. A plurality of door type hinge assemblies
join the walls together. A plurality of stake members are joined to
the bottom of each hinge assembly, wherein the pointed end of the
stake members are embedded into the ground.
Inventors: |
Cooper; Frederick (Scarborough,
CA) |
Assignee: |
Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.
(New York, NY)
|
Family
ID: |
24094231 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/525,686 |
Filed: |
November 20, 1974 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
312/258; 256/25;
312/100 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65F
1/1426 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B65F
1/14 (20060101); A47B 047/00 (); B65F 001/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;312/100,211,257,258
;256/25,26 ;248/156 ;5/99R,99B,99C |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Nunberg; Casmir A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nanfeldt; Richard E.
Claims
Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire
to secure by letters patent of the United States is:
1. A foldable garbage can enclosure device adapted to receive
therein a plurality of garbage cans, which comprises:
a. a plurality of elongated type hinge assemblies;
b. vertical front and rear walls, each said front and rear walls
formed from two rectangularly shaped panels joined together with
one said hinge assemblies;
c. a pair of vertical end walls, said end walls joined to said rear
and front walls with a plurality of said hinge assemblies into a
rectangularly shaped frame;
d. a means for anchoring said enclosure device into the ground.
2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said first means
comprises:
a. a pin member having an externally threaded surface extending
linearly downward from a base of each said hinge assembly; and
b. a plurality of stake members, each said stake member having a
pointed lower end, a flat top, and a threaded aperture extending
longitudinally inward from said top base, each said pin member
threadably engaging into said threaded aperture of one said stake
members, said pointed lower ends of said plurality of said stake
members adapted to be received into said ground.
3. A device as recited in claim 1, further comprises said front
wall, said rear wall, and said end walls formed from a colored
thermoplastic substance.
Description
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
My present invention relates to a unique and novel enclosure
device, wherein a plurality of garbage cans are enclosed within the
device so that the garbage cans are not strewn around the yard.
A number of U.S. Pat. Nos. 700,820; 933,654; 1,251,786; 1,764,442;
and 2,056,136 have been employed as enclosure devices, but these
aforementioned devices have been related to trees and shrubs.
Accordingly, it is an object of my present invention to provide an
enclosure device for a plurality of garbage cans, wherein the
garbage cans are contained within the enclosure device, so that the
garbage cans are prevented from being strewn around the surrounding
yard.
A further object of my present invention is to provide an enclosure
device formed of a colored thermoplastic substance, wherein the
enclosure device is foldable into a compact easily stored unit.
A still further object of my present invention is to provide a
garbage can enclosure device of simple design and relatively low
manufacturing cost.
Briefly, my present invention comprises a rectangular frame having
vertical front and rear walls as well as a pair of vertical end
walls, wherein the walls are formed from a colored thermoplastic
substance. A plurality of door type hinge assemblies join the walls
together. A plurality of stake members are joined to the bottom of
each hinge assembly, wherein the pointed end of the stake members
are embedded into the ground.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The objects and features of the invention will be understood with
reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative
embodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanying
drawings in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates a top perspective view of a garbage can
enclosure device;
FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of a plurality of garbage cans
contained in the garbage can enclosure device; and
FIG. 3 illustrates a front cross sectional view of a hinge assembly
of the garbage can enclosure device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar
reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several
views, FIGS. 1-2 show a plurality of cylindrical shaped garbage
cans 10 having removable top lid covers 11 contained within a
garbage can enclosure device 12, wherein the device 12 prevents the
garbage cans 10 from being strewn over the surrounding yard. The
device 10 can be folded into a compact unit for easy storage. The
device 10 comprises a rectangular frame 13 having two rectangular
shaped vertical end walls 14, 15, a vertical front wall 17, and a
vertical back wall 16. The front 17 and back 16 walls are each
formed from two identical size rectangular shaped panels 18, 19,
wherein the panels 18, 19 are joined to each other by a vertically
placed elongated door type hinge assembly 20. The free ends 21, 22
of the panels 18, 19 of the front 17 and back 16 walls are joined
to the vertical edges 23 of the end walls 14, 15 by the vertically
placed elongated door type hinge assemblies 20.
As shown in FIG. 3, the pin member 24 of each hinge assembly 20
extends below the bottom edge 31 of a leaf portion 33 of each hinge
assembly 20, wherein the bottom end 25 of each pin member 24 has a
threaded outer surface 26 as shown in FIG. 3. A stake member 27
formed in a cone shaped configuration has a flat top lateral base
28 and a pointed lower end 29. The top lateral base 28 of each
stake member 27 has a longitudinal threaded aperture 30, extending
downward into member 27. Each stake member 27 screws onto the
bottom end 25 of each pin member 24. Each stake member 27 is driven
into the ground 32 as shown in FIG. 2, wherein the rectangular
frame 13 formed from a colored thermoplastic substance is supported
in a vertical plane.
The front 17, rear 16, and end 14, 15 walls of the device are
formed from a colored thermoplastic substance such as polyvinyl
chloride, polyethylene, and polypropylene.
Hence, obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of
the invention described herein, such modifications being within the
spirit and scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all
matter contained herein is intended as an illustrative and not as
limiting in scope.
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