Roll out cart with bite guard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11111075-B2
Application number	US-202016851379-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2020
Priority date	Apr 17, 2019
Publication date	Sep 7, 2021
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021

Abstract

A roll-out cart includes a container body having a side wall extending upward to a mouth of the container body. A lid is pivotably connected to a rear portion of the container body. The lid is pivotable between an open position and a closed position covering the mouth of the container body. A latch selectively secures a front portion of the lid to a front portion of the container body. The latch includes an outer latch assembly having a first actuator. A guard defines a recess on the front portion of the container body. The first actuator of the latch is within the recess.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container comprising:
a container body having a side wall extending upward to a mouth of the container body;
a lid pivotably connected to a rear portion of the container body, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closed position covering the mouth of the container body;
a latch selectively securing a front portion of the lid to a front portion of the container body, the latch including an outer latch assembly having a first actuator and a second actuator, wherein the latch selectively releases the front portion of the lid from the front portion of the container body upon movement of the first and second actuators toward one another; and
a guard defining a recess on the front portion of the container body between a first portion and a second portion of the guard, wherein the first portion and the second portion are forward-most surfaces of the guard, wherein the first portion and the second portion project forward such that the first actuator and the second actuator are between the first portion and the second portion of the guard, wherein the first actuator of the latch is within the recess of the guard such that the first and second actuators are recessed rearwardly of the first portion and the second portion of the guard, and wherein the guard is open forwardly such that the first and second actuators are accessible from the forward direction.

2. The container of claim 1 wherein the guard includes at least one fin projecting from the front portion of the container body.

3. The container of claim 2 wherein the at least one fin of the guard includes a pair of fins between which is defined the recess, wherein the pair of fins project forward adjacent the first and second actuators such that the first and second actuators are between the pair of fins.

4. The container of claim 3 wherein the fins are formed integrally with the outer latch assembly.

5. A container comprising:
a container body having a side wall extending upward to a mouth of the container body;
a lid pivotably connected to a rear portion of the container body, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closed position covering the mouth of the container body;
a latch selectively securing a front portion of the lid to a front portion of the container body, the latch including an outer latch assembly having a first actuator; and
a guard including a pair of fins between which is defined a recess on the front portion of the container body, wherein the first actuator of the latch is within the recess, wherein the guard includes a rear plate portion formed integrally with the pair of fins, wherein the rear plate portion is positioned between the outer latch assembly and the container body.

6. The container of claim 3 wherein the lid is hingeable about an axis through a rear handle portion.

7. The container of claim 1 further including a grab bar secured to the front portion of the container body and wherein the container body further includes an upper grab point molded into the front portion above the grab bar.

8. The container of claim 7 wherein the upper grab point is below the outer latch assembly.

9. The container of claim 7 wherein the upper grab point is above the outer latch assembly.

10. The container of claim 9 wherein the container body includes a lip projecting outward and downward from at least a portion of a periphery of the mouth, and wherein the upper grab point is a portion of the lip.

11. A container comprising:
a container body having a side wall extending upward to a mouth of the container body, wherein the container body includes a lip projecting outward and then downward from at least a portion of a periphery of the mouth, wherein a front portion of the lip defines an upper grab point for automated handling equipment;
a lid pivotably connected to a rear portion of the container body, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closed position covering the mouth of the container body;
a latch selectively securing a front portion of the lid to a front portion of the container body, the latch including an outer latch assembly having a first actuator configured to release the latch upon movement of the first actuator in a first direction relative to the container body, wherein the outer latch assembly is positioned below the upper grab point, such that at least a portion of the upper grab point projects forwardly of the outer latch assembly; and
a guard defining a recess on the front portion of the container body, wherein the first actuator of the latch is within the recess, wherein a first portion of the guard is the forward-most surface of the guard and is aligned with and spaced from the first actuator in a second direction opposite the first direction sufficiently to permit access to the first actuator by a human's fingers between the first actuator and the first portion of the guard in a direction perpendicular to the front portion of the container body, and wherein the guard is open in the perpendicular direction.

12. The container of claim 11 further including a grab bar secured to the front portion of the container body.

13. The container of claim 12 wherein the outer latch assembly includes a second actuator, wherein the latch selectively releases the front portion of the lid from the front portion of the container body upon movement of the first and second actuators toward one another.

14. The container of claim 13 wherein the first and second actuators are within the recess of the guard such that a second portion of the guard is spaced away from and aligned with the second actuator in the first direction.

15. The container of claim 14 wherein the guard includes at least one fin projecting from the front portion of the container body.

16. The container of claim 15 wherein the at least one fin of the guard includes a pair of fins between which is defined the recess.

17. The container of claim 16 wherein the fins are formed integrally with the outer latch assembly.

18. The container of claim 16 wherein the guard includes a rear plate portion formed integrally with the pair of fins, wherein the rear plate portion is positioned between the outer latch assembly and the container body.

19. A container comprising:
a container body having a side wall extending upward to a mouth of the container body;
a lid pivotably connected to a rear portion of the container body, the lid pivotable between an open position and a closed position covering the mouth of the container body;
a latch selectively securing a front portion of the lid to a front portion of the container body, the latch including an outer latch assembly having a first actuator and a second actuator, wherein the latch is configured to release the the lid from the front portion of the container body upon movement of the first and second actuators toward one another with the first actuator moving in a first direction relative to the container body; and
a guard defining a recess on the front portion of the container body, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator of the latch are within the recess of the guard, wherein a first portion of the guard is spaced away from and aligned with the first actuator in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a second portion of the guard is spaced away from and aligned with the second actuator in the first direction, wherein the first and second actuators are between the first portion and the second portion of the guard, wherein the first and second actuators are recessed rearwardly of

Assignees

• Rehrig Pacific Co

Inventors

• Foster Derick
• Thomson John Matthew

Classifications

• B65F1/1615 Primary

  with means for locking, fastening or permanently closing thereof · CPC title

• B65F1/1468

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