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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Serio-us Industries, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
James L. Martin, II, Gambrills, MD (US);
David L. Reeb, Sykesville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Serio-Us Industries, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 1/16 (2006.01); E05B 15/00 (2006.01); E05B 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 1/1615 (2013.01); E05B 15/0093 (2013.01); E05B 17/2007 (2013.01); B65F 2210/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
The locking device is provided for waste containers. The locking device allows the lid of the container, when the container is in an upright position, to be locked to prevent unauthorized access to the container. When the container is tilted from the upright position, e.g., to empty the contents of the container, the locking device is gravity actuated to allow the lid to open automatically. The locking device is also provided with a manual release for manually opening the container.