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  • Patent Application
  • 20170183149
  • Publication Number
    20170183149
  • Date Filed
    November 19, 2015
    9 years ago
  • Date Published
    June 29, 2017
    7 years ago
  • Inventors
    • Aponte; Carlos (Lincoln Park, NJ, US)
    • Aponte; Luis (New York, NY, US)
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Abstract
Locked Garbage Can—is a held firmly in place garbage can that prevents spills, haphazard to public, improving hygiene as well as esthetics.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Not Applicable.


STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable.


MICROFICHE APPENDIX

Not Applicable.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention consists of:

    • a. A magnet attached to any Garbage Can
    • b. An iron base


This duo holds the Garbage Can firmly in place, while providing an easy way to empty its content.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Need: In many occasions, while the garbage rollout cart is unattended before and after the garbage collection times, haphazard incidents occur: From unwanted spills to vehicular accidents, because the garbage can had blown into the street.


A clear example was the September 2012 pile-up in South Carolina due to a trash can. Apparently, a trash can was to blame for a serious four-vehicle accident on I-26. The collision injured two people, according to the police report, the accident occurred when a car stopped on the bridge to avoid hitting a trash can that was left in the roadway.


The method and the system of this invention is to provide a “Garbage Lock” that holds the Garbage Can firmly in place to prevent spills, haphazard to public, improving hygiene as well as esthetics.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following are the related drawings of the invention:



FIG. 1. Illustration of the invention disassembled



FIG. 2. Illustration of front, side and top views of the invention



FIG. 3. Illustration of the sequence of operation





Numeric reference in the drawings:

  • a) 10 COVER
  • b) 12 FRONT HANDLE
  • c) 14 CAN
  • d) 16 BASKET FRAME
  • e) 18 SIDE HANDLE
  • f) 20 WHEELS
  • g) 22 66 LB LIFT POWER MAGNET ASSEMBLY (Point a in the background of the Invention above)
  • h) 24 GALVANIZED SCREWS
  • i) 26 ANCHOR BOLTS
  • j) 28 CAST IRON BASE (Point b in the background of the Invention above


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION


FIG. 1. Depicts the “Garbage Lock” disassembled. It also illustrates “22 66 LB LIFT POWER MAGNET ASSEMBLY” attached to the Garbage Can to pair with a “28 CAST IRON BASE” and the optional “26 ANCHOR BOLTS”.



FIG. 2. Illustrates the “Garbage Lock” front, side and top views. It also depicts components: 10 COVER, 12 FRONT HANDLE, 14 CAN, 16 BASKET FRAME, 18 SIDE HANDLE, 20 WHEELS, 22 66 LB LIFT POWER MAGNET ASSEMBLY, 24 GALVANIZED SCREWS, 26 ANCHOR BOLTS, and 28 CAST IRON BASE.



FIG. 3. Displays the “Garbage Lock” sequence of operation:

    • First Position: Idle covered
    • Second Position: Idle partial uncovered
    • Third Position: Idle full uncovered
    • Forth Position: Pull front handle to release magnetic attachment

Claims
  • 1. This invention consists of: a. A magnet attached to any Garbage Canb. An iron baseThis duo holds the Garbage Can firmly in place, while providing an easy way to empty its content.
  • 2. The “Garbage Lock” features an easy way to empty the Garbage Can content by pulling the front handle to release the can with the magnetic attachment from the metallic base.