Commercial grade wheeled refuse receptacle with lid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10266340-B2
Application number	US-201715679788-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2017
Priority date	Feb 2, 2016
Publication date	Apr 23, 2019
Grant date	Apr 23, 2019

Abstract

A refuse receptacle is disclosed, having a body with an upper and a lower portion, the upper portion having a top rim forming a gusset with a vertical wall and a horizontal wall, the lower portion having a bottom side with a base rim. On the back side of the upper portion is a handle attached to the body of the receptacle. The handle is attached to the upper portion by at least one projecting sidewall. A lid is included, having a convex upper surface and two sets of opposing sidewalk. The opposing sidewalls correspond with the top rim of the body. The lid includes at least one projection to attach to the handle with a securing plate and fastener. The lower portion includes a drainage plug so that liquids within the body can be easily drained. A pair of wheels arc connected by an axle and housed within wheel recesses.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A receptacle comprising:
a body with an upper portion, a lower portion and a receiving portion, said upper portion including a top rim extending at least partially around a perimeter of said upper portion, said lower portion including a bottom wall of said receptacle, said bottom wall including a bottom rim defined by an increased hardness and wear resistance of the resin material forming said receptacle, said body including an outer surface and an inner surface, said outer surface including contours and details formed by contact with an outer tool, said inner surface being generally a mirror image of said outer surface and formed without contact to an inner tool, said bottom rim formed-of the same resin as said upper portion but having an increased specific density due to mechanical compression of said resin to increase a hardness of said resin forming said bottom rim when compared to the remainder of said body, said bottom rim compressed with physical force while being molded to cause an area having higher density than the rest of said receptacle.

2. The receptacle of claim 1 wherein said bottom rim extends below said bottom wall of said receptacle.

3. The receptacle of claim 1 wherein said bottom rim has an increased rigidity when compared to the remainder of said body.

4. The receptacle of claim 1 wherein said bottom rim provides increased wear resistance to said bottom wall of said receptacle.

5. A trash receptacle comprising:
a body having an upper portion, a lower portion and a receiving portion, said upper portion including a top rim extending at least partially around a perimeter of said upper portion, said lower portion including a bottom wall of said receptacle, said upper portion, said lower portion and said bottom wall formed from a resin material having a first specific density, said bottom wall including a bottom rim defined by an increased thickness of said resin material forming said receptacle, said bottom rim formed from a resin material physically compressed with force during the forming of said receptacle to have a higher specific density than said resin forming said upper portion, said lower portion and said bottom wall of said receptacle.

6. The receptacle of claim 5 wherein said bottom rim extends below said bottom wall of said receptacle.

7. The receptacle of claim 5 wherein said bottom rim has an increased rigidity when compared to the remainder of said body.

8. The receptacle of claim 5 wherein said bottom rim provides increased wear resistance to said bottom wall of said receptacle.

Assignees

• Suncast Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Uffner Michael
• Vogler Michael R

Classifications

• B65F1/1468

  Means for facilitating the transport of the receptacle, e.g. wheels, rolls (hand-operated refuse vehicles B65F3/005) · CPC title

• B65F1/122

  Features allowing the receptacle to be lifted and subsequently tipped by associated means on a vehicle · CPC title

• B65F2250/114

  Plastics · CPC title

• B65F2220/12

  nestable · CPC title

• B65F2210/132

  Draining means · CPC title