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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
T. M. Fitzgerald & Associate, Havertown, PA (US);
Thomas M Fitzgerald, Havertown, PA (US);
David D McClanahan, Harleysville, PA (US);
T.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, Havertown, PA (US);
Abstract
A receptacle having a lid coupled to a receptacle body by a hinge is configured for the replacement of a flexible liner without removal of the lid. A flange extension is configured at an offset distance to the hinge and enables the perimeter of the flexible liner to be retained in a liner retainer and extend up and over the hinge and into a flange extension on the opposing side of the hinge. This configuration holds the perimeter of the flexible liner taut and ensures that it remains in place as contents are placed in the receptacle. A pair of trunnion hinges may extend in opposing directions from the receptacle body to provide a detachable attachment of a lid. A flange extension may extend substantially around the liner retainer portion or only a certain distance from the end of a hinge.