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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Rubbermaid Commercial Products Llc, Winchester, VA (US);
Inventors:
Gary DeCarr, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Jacob Connelly, Concord, NC (US);
Assignee:
Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 1/163 (2013.01); B65F 2001/1661 (2013.01);
Abstract
Lift rod assemblies for waste receptacles having pedal-operated lids are provided. Such lift rod assemblies can include a first end configured to couple to the pedal and a distal second end configured to couple to the lid, and a spring configured to dampen a force in excess of a predetermined force threshold applied to the pedal by the user and transferred to the elongated lift rod assembly. Waste receptacles including such lift rod assemblies are also provided.