CONTAINER COVER

Abstract

A cover for a debris container has a top surface defining an opening into which debris may be added. The cover is a sheet of flexible material having an outer edge periphery and has a first fastening device being engaged to at least a portion of the sheet of flexible material. The first fastening device releasably engages the cover to an upper edge region of the debris container. The cover constructed and arranged to extend above the opening and the top surface of the debris container thereby covering any debris extending out of the opening and above the top surface of the debris container

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

A detailed description of the invention is hereafter described with specific reference being made to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a transport container with a cover;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the cover in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cover in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a transport container covered by a cover with support members.

Claims

1. A cover for a debris container, the debris container having a top surface defining an opening into which debris may be added, the cover being a sheet of flexible material having an outer edge periphery, the cover comprising a first fastening device being engaged to at least a portion of the sheet of flexible material, the first fastening device for releasably engaging the cover to an upper edge region of the debris container, the cover constructed and arranged to extend above the opening and the top surface of the debris container thereby covering any debris extending out of the opening and above the top surface of the debris container.

2. The cover of claim 1, the debris container selected from at least one member of the group consisting of wheel-barrels, tilt trucks, trash barrels, buckets, and powered dump trucks.

3. The cover of claim 1, the sheet of flexible material selected from at least one member of the group consisting of poly sheeting, canvas, linen, nylon, polyvinyl chloride, cross-laminated high-density polyolefin film, high density polyethylene (HDPE), extrusion laminated reinforced polyethylene sheeting, extrusion laminated films, reinforced with polyester string reinforcement grids and any combination thereof.

4. The cover of claim 1, the sheet of flexible material being dust resistant.

5. The cover of claim 1, the sheet of flexible material being tear resistant.

6. The cover of claim 1, the first fastening device being selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a drawstring, elastic cord, elastic band, and any combination thereof.

7. The cover of claim 6, the sheet of flexible material having an edge, the edge of the sheet of flexible material being folded and engaged to a surface of the sheet of flexible material to form at least one passageway, the first fastening device being positioned within the passageway.

8. The cover of claim 6, the sheet of flexible material having a plurality of eyelets, the first fastening device extending through the plurality of eyelets.

9. The cover of claim 1, further comprising a second fastening device engaged to at least a portion of the sheet of flexible material, the second fastening device being selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a drawstring, elastic cord, elastic band, and any combination thereof.

10. The cover of claim 9, the first fastening device being different than the second fastening device.

11. The cover of claim 1, further comprising at least one support member, the at least one support member being engaged to the cover and to the debris container.

12. The cover of claim 1, the sheet of flexible material having a surface, the sheet of flexible material having at least one means to engage a card to the surface of the sheet of flexible material.

13. The cover of claim 12, the at least one means to engage a card being at least one pocket engaged to the surface of the sheet of flexible material, the at least one pocket being constructed and arranged to hold at least a portion of the card.

14. The cover of claim 13, the card having information printed on at least a portion of the card, the at least one pocket being transparent so that the information can be viewed through the at least one pocket.

15. The cover of claim 13, the card having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being contained within the pocket, the second portion extending out of the pocket, the second portion having information printed thereon.

16. The cover of claim 15, the pocket being opaque.

17. The cover of claim 12, the at least one means to engage a card being an elastic band, the elastic band having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends engaged to the surface of the sheet of flexible material, the card having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being secured to the surface of the sheet of material by the elastic band, the second portion extending out of the pocket, the second portion having information printed thereon.

18. The cover of claim 1, the sheet of flexible material defining at least one opening, the at least one opening being covered by a transparent material to form a window, the window providing visual access to the interior of the debris container.

19. A cover for a debris container designed to keep the debris and dust within the container secured therewithin, said cover being formed from a flexible sheet of material which is dust resistant, said cover including an outer peripheral edge having an elastic member arranged therewith such that said cover may be snapped on and off over a top of a debris container, said cover further including at least one pocket into which indicia may be placed to mark information about the type of debris therewithin to facilitate handling of same.

20. A method to minimize the spread of dust from a debris container filled with debris while transporting the filled debris container through a building, comprising the steps of: providing a debris container, the debris container having an upper edge portion and a top surface defining an opening, the debris container having debris placed through the opening;providing a cover, the cover being a sheet of flexible material, the cover comprising a first fastening device being engaged to at least a portion of the sheet of flexible material, the first fastening device for releasably engaging the cover to the upper edge region of the debris container, the cover constructed and arranged to extend above the opening and the top surface of the debris container thereby covering any debris extending out of the opening above the top surface of the debris container;placing the cover over the opening of the debris container;engaging the cover to the upper edge portion of the debris container with the first fastening device so that the amount of dust being released from the debris container is minimized; andtransporting the debris container through the building.