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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fred P Smith, Alpine, UT (US);
Robert T Wells, Jr, Moab, UT (US);
Assignee:
Product Innovations & Sales Co, LC, Alpine, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318480 ; 318 16 ; 318286 ; 49 25 ; 49 31 ; 220211 ;
Abstract
A receptacle comprising a body including an opening having a door hingedly mounted therein for movement between a normal and substantially vertical orientation and a substantially horizontal orientation, a drive assembly having a hub for taking up and letting out the cord for moving the door between the substantially vertical orientation and the substantially horizontal orientation, and an actuator device for actuating the drive assembly, the hub being spaced apart from said hinge proximate an optimum position for minimizing the amount of force necessary for the drive assembly to move the door.