Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC

Brian Wortham Downing

Ryan M Baker

Juan Carlos Perez

Christopher John Parke

Dylan Arthur Terry

Jeffrey S Bertucci

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for locking mechanisms to secure multiple cart components. Example embodiments may include a cart with a lower platform, an upper platform, a first storage area disposed between the lower platform and the upper platform, and a second storage area disposed adjacent to the upper platform. Some embodiments may include a door configured to secure the first storage area, where the door is configured to rotate outwards with respect to the upper platform, a hatch configured to secure the second storage area, where the hatch is configured to rotate upwards with respect to the upper platform, and a locking mechanism coupled to the upper platform and configured to lock both the hatch and the door in a locked position. Unlocking the locking mechanism can unlock both the first access panel and the second access panel.

Locking mechanisms to secure multiple cart components

A waste receptacle may include a housing, a rectangular rim defining a rim opening, and a plurality of retention tabs extending from the rim. The plurality of retention tabs includes a notched retention tab defining a retention notch between first and second tab portions. The first and second tab portions are configured to respectively retain first and second liners received within the rim opening being diagonally opposed. The plurality of retention liners is configured to receive a larger third liner. The waste receptacle may include a cinch extending from the rim. The cinch may include a cinch base defining a pair of openings, and a cinch tab between the openings. The cinch tab may extend from the cinch base. The cinch is configured to receive a portion of a liner received in the rim opening between the openings and across the cinch tab.

Waste receptacles

A waste receptacle includes a housing defining a rim, the rim defining a rim opening configured to receive a liner. The waste receptacle may include a plurality of retention tabs extending from the rim. At least one retention tab of the plurality of retention tabs extends outward relative to the rim opening. The waste receptacle may include a lid, a lift-rod, a pedal operatively coupled to the lift-rod, and a locking tab configured to lock or unlock the lift-rod. The waste receptacle may include a foldable pedal being foldable about a fold axis between a pedal-extended configuration and a pedal-folded configuration. The waste receptacle may include a plurality of dampening feet.

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Charlotte, NC, United States of America

Brian Wortham Downing