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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1988
Gustav D Edelhoff, Iserlohn, DE;
Edelhoff M.S.T.S., Dusseldorf, DE;
Abstract
This invention relates to a garbage can comprising a barrellike can body, which is substantially rectangular in cross-section and tapers downwardly to its bottom, a cover, which is hinged to the top rear edge of the can body, a receptacle, which is provided adjacent to the front edge of the top opening of the can body and is adapted to receive a grab claw of a lifting and tilting mechanism, and a pair of axially aligned casters, which are eccentrically mounted adjacent to the bottom of the can body. In accordance with the invention, the bottom of the can body is connected by an inclined wall portion of the rear wall of the can body, said inclined wall portion and the bottom of the can body are formed with laterally disposed re-entrant portions, which constitute recesses, and the casters are rotatably mounted on a common axle or on aligned stub axles fitted in holders and are disposed inside the imaginary envelope of the can body which surrounds the inclined wall portion and the recesses.