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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jeffrey Stark, Davidson, NC (US);
Evan Barna, Davidson, NC (US);
William M. Charrier, Winchester, VA (US);
Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Waste receptacles () with pedal-operated lids () are provided. A waste receptacle includes an enclosure () having an enclosed base portion () and at least one sidewall () defining an open top portion (), a lid () hingedly coupled to the enclosure and defining a channel, a pedal () pivotably coupled to the base portion, and an elongated lift rod () having a first end coupled to the pedal and a second end being disposed in the first end of the channel when the pedal is in the first position and the lid is disposed in a closed position and being disposed in the second end of the channel when the pedal is in the second position.