Rectangular waste bin lid for rectangular waste bins
A rectangular lid for a waste bin includes a rectangular lower support to attach to the waste bin, a rectangular upper support, and a center expandable section attaching the two supports and including pleats to move the rectangular upper support upward when waste within the waste bin exceeds its height. First and second pairs of opposing slots are formed at opposing ends of the rectangular upper support, with first and second hinge pins configured to pass through these slots. A first panel with a first plurality of hinges receives the first hinge pin, while a second panel with a first plurality of hinges receives the second hinge pin. The panels form a closed disposal door in an undeployed configuration and rotate inward to receive waste in a deployed configuration, returning to the undeployed configuration after waste reception.
1 . A rectangular lid for a waste bin, comprising:
a rectangular lower support configured to attach to the waste bin;
a rectangular upper support comprising a disposal door configured to receive waste;
a center expandable section configured to attach to the rectangular lower support and the rectangular upper support, wherein the center expandable section includes pleats which are configured to open to permit the rectangular upper support to move upward when an amount of the waste within the waste bin exceeds a height of the waste bin;
a first pair of opposing slots located at a first end of the rectangular upper support;
a second pair of opposing slots located at a second end of the rectangular upper support;
a first hinge pin configured to pass through the first pair of opposing slots;
a second hinge pin configured to pass through the second pair of opposing slots;
a first panel configured with a first plurality of hinges located along a first edge, wherein the first plurality of hinges of the first panel are configured to receive the first hinge pin; and
a second panel configured with a first plurality of hinges located along a first edge, wherein the first plurality of hinges of the second panel are configured to receive the second hinge pin,
wherein the first panel and the second panel are configured to form a closed the disposal door in an undeployed configuration and to rotate inward to receive the waste in a deployed configuration, wherein the first panel and the second panel are configured to return to the undeployed configuration after the waste is received within the waste bin.
2 . The rectangular lid of claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of hinges located along the first edge of the first panel are spring loaded hinges each configured with a first wing and a second wing connected to a spring loaded barrel, wherein the first wing is connected to the first end of the rectangular upper support, the second wing is connected to an underside of the first panel and the spring loaded barrel is configured to receive the first hinge pin, wherein the spring loaded hinges are configured to hold the first panel at an angle of about minus 30 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the undeployed configuration, rotate inward to a position about minus 90 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the deployed configuration, and return the first panel to the undeployed configuration by a tensional force exerted within each spring loaded barrel.
3 . The rectangular lid of claim 2 , wherein the first panel includes a first section, a second section and a third section, wherein each section has a width of about 50 cm and a length of about 27 cm.
4 . The rectangular lid of claim 3 , wherein:
the first section includes a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the first section is the first edge of the first panel and is connected to the first plurality of hinges,
the second section is connected to the first section by a second plurality of hinges, wherein the second plurality of hinges are spring loaded hinges each configured with a first wing and a second wing connected to a spring loaded barrel, wherein each first wing is connected to an underside of the second edge of the first section, and each second wing is connected to an underside of a first edge of the second section, wherein the second plurality of hinges are configured to hold the second section panel flush with the first section in the undeployed configuration, rotate inward to a position about minus 90 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the deployed configuration and return the second section to the undeployed configuration by a tensional force exerted within each spring loaded barrel.
5 . The rectangular lid of claim 4 , further comprising:
plurality of slides comprising the third section, wherein each slide is connected to a second edge of the second section by two spring loaded hinges, wherein each spring loaded hinge is configured with a first wing and a second wing connected to a spring loaded barrel; and
a hinge pin configured to insert into each spring loaded barrel to connect each of the two spring loaded hinges;
wherein the first wing of each of the two spring loaded hinges is connected to an underside of the second section and the second wing of each of the two spring loaded hinges is connected to an underside of a respective slide of the plurality of slides,
wherein the two spring loaded hinges are configured to hold the slide flush with the second section in the undeployed configuration, rotate inward to a position about minus 90 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the deployed configuration and return the slide to the undeployed configuration by a tensional force exerted within each spring loaded barrel.
6 . The rectangular lid of claim 5 , wherein the third section comprises three slides, wherein each slide has a width of about 18 cm and a length of about 27 cm.
7 . The rectangular lid of claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of hinges located along the first edge of the second panel are spring loaded hinges each configured with a first wing and a second wing connected to a spring loaded barrel, wherein the first wing is connected to the second end of the rectangular upper support, the second wing is connected to an underside of the first panel and the spring loaded barrel is configured to receive the second hinge pin, wherein the spring loaded hinges are configured to hold the first panel at an angle of about minus 30 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the undeployed configuration, rotate inward to a position about minus 90 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the deployed configuration, and return the first panel to the undeployed configuration by a tensional force exerted within each spring loaded barrel.
8 . The rectangular lid of claim 7 , wherein the first panel includes a first section, a second section and a third section, wherein each section has a width of about 50 cm and a length of about 27 cm.
9 . The rectangular lid of claim 8 , wherein:
the first section includes a first edge and a second edge, wherein the first edge of the first section is the first edge of the first panel and is connected to the first plurality of hinges,
the second section is connected to the first section by a second plurality of hinges, wherein the second plurality of hinges are spring loaded hinges each configured with a first wing and a second wing connected to a spring loaded barrel, wherein each first wing is connected to an underside of the second edge of the first section, and each second wing is connected to an underside of a first edge of the second section, wherein the second plurality of hinges are configured to hold the second section panel flush with the first section in the undeployed configuration, rotate inward to a position about minus 90 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the deployed configuration and return the second section to the undeployed configuration by a tensional force exerted within each spring loaded barrel.
10 . The rectangular lid of claim 9 , further comprising:
plurality of slides comprising the third section, wherein each slide is connected to a second edge of the second section by two spring loaded hinges, wherein each spring loaded hinge is configured with a first wing and a second wing connected to a spring loaded barrel; and
a hinge pin configured to insert into each spring loaded barrel to connect each of the two spring loaded hinges,
wherein the first wing of each of the two spring loaded hinges is connected to an underside of the second section and the second wing of each of the two spring loaded hinges is connected to an underside of a respective slide of the plurality of slides,
wherein the two spring loaded hinges are configured to hold the slide flush with the second section in the undeployed configuration, rotate inward to a position about minus 90 degrees with respect to the rectangular upper support in the deployed configuration and return the slide to the undeployed configuration by a tensional force exerted within each spring loaded barrel.
11 . The rectangular lid of claim 10 , wherein the third section comprises three slides, wherein each slide has a width of about 18 cm and a length of about 27 cm.
12 . The rectangular lid of claim 1 , wherein:
an upper opening of the waste bin has a rectangular configuration and the rectangular lower support, the center expandable section, and the rectangular upper support are rectangular and sized to fit over the rectangular opening of the waste bin; and
the rectangular upper support includes a handle.
13 . The rectangular lid of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of telescopic supports configured to connect at a first end to a top surface of the rectangular lower support and at a second end to an undersurface of the rectangular upper support.
14 . The rectangular lid of claim 13 , wherein each telescopic support includes a first cylinder having a first diameter and a second cylinder having a second diameter which is less than the first diameter, wherein the second cylinder is configured to nest within the first cylinder when an amount of waste is below a level of the rectangular lower support and to slide within the first cylinder to permit the rectangular upper support to move upward when an amount of waste within the waste bin exceeds a height of the waste bin.
15 . The rectangular lid of claim 14 , wherein:
an end of the second cylinder which fits within the first cylinder is configured with an inner ring protrusion, and
an internal surface of a first end of the first cylinder includes a jagged profile configured to prevent the inner ring protrusion of the second cylinder from moving past the first end of the first cylinder.
16 . The rectangular lid of claim 1 , wherein the center expandable section is made of synthetic leather.
17 . The rectangular lid of claim 16 , wherein the synthetic leather is made of polyvinyl chloride.
18 . The rectangular lid of claim 16 , wherein the synthetic leather is made of polyurethane.
19 . The rectangular lid of claim 16 , further comprising:
a first slot located around an outer edge of the rectangular upper support, wherein the first slot is configured for receiving a top edge of the synthetic leather of the center expandable section, wherein the top edge of the synthetic leather is glued to the first slot; and
a second slot around an outer edge of the rectangular lower support, wherein the second slot is configured for receiving a lower edge of the synthetic leather of the center expandable section, wherein the lower edge of the synthetic leather is glued to the second slot.
20 . A method for assembling an expandable rectangular lid for a rectangular waste bin, comprising:
connecting an outer edge of a rectangular lower support to an outer edge of a rectangular upper support by a pleated center expandable section comprising a synthetic leather;
connecting a plurality of telescopic supports at a first end to a top surface of the rectangular lower support and at a second end to a bottom surface of the rectangular upper support;
drilling a first pair of opposing slots in a first end of the rectangular upper support;
drilling a second pair of opposing slots in a second end of the rectangular upper support;
connecting a first panel to the first end of the rectangular upper support by connecting a first wing of a first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the first panel to the first end of the rectangular upper support and connecting a second wing of the first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the first panel to an underside of the first panel;
inserting a first hinge pin through the first pair of opposing slots and through a spring loaded barrel of the each of the first plurality of spring loaded hinges;
connecting a second panel to the second end of the rectangular upper support by connecting a first wing of a first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the second panel to the second end of the rectangular upper support and connecting a second wing of the first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the second panel to an underside of the second panel;
inserting a second hinge pin through the second pair of opposing slots and through a spring loaded barrel of the each of the first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the second panel;
holding, by the first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the first panel and a second plurality of spring loaded hinges of the second panel, the first panel and the second panel respectively in an undeployed configuration which forms a closed disposal door;
rotating inward, by the first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the first panel and the second plurality of spring loaded hinges of the second panel, the first panel and the second panel respectively in a deployed configuration which permits the insertion of an amount of waste through the disposal door,
wherein the first plurality of spring loaded hinges of the first panel and the second plurality of spring loaded hinges of the second panel are configured to return the first panel and the second panel respectively to the undeployed configuration after the amount of waste is received within the waste bin; and
moving the rectangular upper support vertically by expanding the pleats of the pleated center expandable section by an upward pressure formed by the amount of waste in the rectangular waste bin when the amount of waste exceeds a height of the rectangular waste bin.