EP1035042B1 - Refuse receptacle with lid and accessory storage device - Google Patents

Description

Technical field of the invention

The invention relates to a molded plastic waste bin, comprising a waste receptacle, a closing cover, a support frame with a curved edge attached to the open upper edge of the tank, the frame being equipped with means for hinging the cover, and means for storing a accessory. Such a bin according to the preamble of claim 1 is described in document DE 9319459 U.

State of the art

Most outdoor and indoor bins have either a lid swivel articulated directly on the body of the tank, i.e. a cap-shaped frame equipped with a tilting flap. For questions of hygiene and cleanliness, it is usual to incorporate a flexible protective bag inside the tank to facilitate the waste collection when the bin is full. The roll of new bags is often stored in a place more or less distant from the location of the bin, which lengthens the installation of a new bag.

The document DE 9319459U describes a bin having a receptacle for receiving waste, and a main cover in which is integrated a receptacle for the housing a roll of new garbage bags. The receptacle is normally closed by an additional hinged cover. To remove a new bag, you must first open the main lid of the trash can, then the additional lid of the receptacle. The presence of the receptacle on the lower wall of the main cover mobile increases the mass of the latter, and complicates handling when the operator wishes to renew the flexible bag.

Subject of the invention

The object of the invention consists in making a waste recovery bin, allowing a quick and practical installation of a new garbage bag inside Tray.

• le cadre est équipé d'une cavité en forme de goulotte de rangement de l'accesssoire, l'accès à ladite cavité étant inhibé en position fermée du couvercle,
• la cavité s'étend transversalement sur toute le largeur du cadre, et est intercalée entre les moyens d'articulation et un orifice, lequel présente une dimension inférieure à celle de l'ouverture délimitée par le bord supérieur du bac,
• le couvercle pivotant recouvre en position fermée, à la fois la cavité et l'orifice.

The bin according to the invention is characterized in that

• the frame is fitted with a cavity in the form of an accessory storage chute, access to said cavity being inhibited in the closed position of the cover,
• the cavity extends transversely over the entire width of the frame, and is interposed between the articulation means and an orifice, which has a dimension smaller than that of the opening delimited by the upper edge of the tank,
• the pivoting cover covers in the closed position, both the cavity and the orifice.

The accessory is thus available at any time after opening the cover, but remains unavailable and protected from dirt when the cover is closed.

According to a preferred embodiment, support legs are staggered along the internal wall of the rim to come to bear on the upper edge of the tray. The cover is advantageously provided with a rocking hatch to allow access to the interior of the container in the closed position of said cover.

A particularly interesting application is that where the accessory intended to be stored in said cavity comprises a roll of new bags to constitute a reserve ready for use and readily available.

Brief description of the drawings

• la figure 1 est une vue éclatée en perspective de la poubelle selon l'invention ;
• la figure 2 est une vue en plan du cadre de la figure 1 ;
• la figure 3 montre une vue de dessous du cadre de la figure 2 ;
• la figure 4 représente une vue de profil du cadre de la figure 2 ;
• les figures 5-7 illustrent la poubelle en position montée, respectivement avec le couvercle fermé et la trappe ouverte, le couvercle ouvert, et le couvercle fermé et la trappe fermée.

Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of an embodiment of the invention given by way of nonlimiting example, and represented in the appended drawings, in which:

• Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the bin according to the invention;
• Figure 2 is a plan view of the frame of Figure 1;
• Figure 3 shows a bottom view of the frame of Figure 2;
• Figure 4 shows a side view of the frame of Figure 2;
• Figures 5-7 illustrate the bin in the assembled position, respectively with the lid closed and the hatch open, the lid open, and the lid closed and the hatch closed.

Description of a preferred embodiment

In FIG. 1, a bin 10 made of molded plastic, is composed of a bin 12 for receiving waste, a frame 14 for accessories for styling the upper edge 16 of the container 12, and a cover 18 for closing.

The container 12 has a substantially parallelepiped shape with a bottom 20 closed, and opposite an opening 22 delimited by the upper edge 16.

The frame 14 carrying accessories shown in detail in Figures 2 to 4, includes a edge 24 curved downward and extending along the entire periphery of so as to completely cover the upper edge 16 of the container 12. The frame 14 is simply placed or clipped onto tray 12, and is likely to jam the edge folded up with a protective garbage bag (not shown) housed inside the bin 12. The rear part 26 of the frame 14 is equipped with articulation means 28, 30 of the cover 18, which can pivot about a horizontal axis between a position open (Figure 5) and a closed position (Figure 6). A cavity 32 is integrated in frame 14, and has the shape of a semi-cylindrical chute with closed bottom extending transversely across the width for storing a roll of trash bags or any other accessories.

The orifice 34 delimited by the frame 14 is smaller than the opening 22, and is arranged partially above the latter because of the presence of the cavity 32. Support legs 36 (Figure 3) are staggered along the inner wall 38 of the rim 24 to come to bear on the upper edge 16 of the container 12.

The dimensions of the pivoting cover 18 correspond to those of the opening 22 of the container 12, so as to cover in the closed position, both the cavity 32 and the orifice 34. A rocker hatch 38 is provided in the cover 18 to allow access to the interior of the container 12 while maintaining the cover 18 in the closed position.

The different phases of using the trash 10 are illustrated in the figures 5-7:

In the state of FIG. 5, the cover 18 is in the closed position, and access to the roll of garbage bags in the cavity 32 is condemned. The cover 18 closes totally the cavity 32, but it is still possible to throw the waste in the tray 12 following manual tilting of the door 38 inward. The hatch 38 is pivotally mounted around an axis 40, and a torsion spring (not shown) causes the hatch 38 to automatically return to the position closed.

In the open state of FIG. 6, the cover 18 is open, allowing access to the roll of trash bags in the cavity 32. To discard the trash bag filled with waste, if it is sufficient to remove the frame 14 beforehand.

After inserting a new garbage bag in the bin 12, we replace the frame 14, followed by the closing of the cover 18 (FIG. 7). In this position closed, the hatch 38 is closed, and access to the cavity 32 is made impossible.

Claims (4)

1. A dustbin (10) made of moulded plastic material, comprising a bin (12) for receiving rubbish, a closing lid (18), a support frame (14) with a curved rim (24) fitting onto the open top rim (16) of the bin (12), the frame (14) being equipped with articulation means (28, 30) of the lid (18), and means for storing an accessory, characterized in that

   the frame (14) is equipped with a cavity (32) in the form of a trunking for storing the accessory, access to said cavity (32) being prevented in the closed position of the lid (18),

   the cavity (32) extends transversely over the whole width of the frame (14) and is located between the articulation means (28, 30) and an orifice (34) that presents a dimension smaller than that of the opening (22) bounded by the top rim (16) of the bin (12),

   in the closed position the pivoting lid (18) covers both the cavity (32) and the orifice (34).
2. The dustbin according to claim 1, characterized in that support lugs (36) are arranged at intervals along the inside wall (38) of the rim (24) to come and rest on the top rim (16) of the bin (12).
3. The dustbin according to claim 1, characterized in that the lid (18) is equipped with a flap (38) to enable access to the inside of the bin (12) in the closed position of said lid, while protecting the cavity (32).
4. The dustbin according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the accessory designed to be stored in said cavity (32) comprises a roll of new bin liners to constitute a ready for use and easily available reserve stock.

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