Granted Patent B2

US 10,214,349 · App. 15/392,973 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad (Hampton, CA)

Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.

B65F1/16A47L9/106A47L9/122A47L9/1683B65F1/105B65F1/1607B65F2210/129

Abstract

Claims (22)

1. A lid for a refuse container, the lid moveable between a closed position in which the lid overlies an open upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which the refuse container may be emptied, the lid having an openable port operable between a closed position in which the lid closes the upper end of the refuse container and an open position in which a dirt collection region of an air treatment member of a surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port,

wherein the at least one moveable member comprises a plurality of sections each of which has an outer end that is located at a perimeter of the openable port and an inner end and

wherein, in the closed position, the sections close the port, and

wherein, in the open position, the sections are positioned adjacent a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus when the portion of the surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port with the dirt collection region overlying a bottom of the refuse container and at least a portion of the sections extend into the refuse container, and

wherein the sections are biased to the closed position.

2. The lid of claim 1 wherein, in the open position, the lid closes around the dirt collection region.

3. The lid of claim 1 wherein, in the open position, the port is sized to close around the dirt collection region whereby the refuse container is at least substantially sealed.

4. The lid of claim 1 wherein the sections are integrally formed as part of the lid.

5. The lid of claim 4 wherein the lid is formed of a resilient material.

6. The lid of claim 1 wherein the dirt collection region has an openable door and a door actuator aid the lid further comprises a lid actuator that is drivingly connected to the door actuator when the dirt collection region is positioned in the port.

7. The lid of claim 1 further comprising a suction motor having a suction motor inlet end and a suction motor outlet end wherein, when the lid is in the closed position, the suction motor inlet end is in air flow communication with an interior volume of the refuse container and the suction motor outlet end is in air flow communication with the ambient atmosphere exterior to the refuse container.

8. A garbage can comprising a container defining an interior volume and a lid moveable between a closed position in which the lid overlies an open upper end of the container and an open position in which the container may be emptied, the lid having an openable port operable between a closed position in which the lid closes the upper end of the container and an open position in which a dirt collection region of a surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port,

wherein the at least one moveable member comprises a plurality of sections each of which has an outer end that is located at a perimeter of the openable port and an inner end, and

wherein, in the closed position, the sections close the port, and

wherein, in the open position, the sections are positioned adjacent a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus when the portion of the surface cleaning apparatus is positioned in the port with the dirt collection region overlying a bottom of the refuse container and at least a portion of the sections extend into the refuse container, and

wherein the sections are biased to the closed position.

9. The garbage can of claim 8 wherein, in the open position, the lid closes around the dirt collection region.

10. The garbage can of claim 8 wherein, in the open position, the port is sized to close around the dirt collection region whereby the container is at least substantially sealed.

11. The garbage can of claim 8 wherein the sections are integrally formed as part of the lid.

12. The garbage can of claim 11 wherein the lid is formed of a resilient material.

13. The garbage can of claim 8 wherein the dirt collection region has an openable door and a door actuator and the lid further comprises a lid actuator that is drivingly connected to the door actuator when the dirt collection region is positioned in the port.

14. The garbage can of claim 8 further comprising a suction motor having a suction motor inlet end in air flow communication with the interior volume of the container and a suction motor outlet end is in air flow communication with the ambient atmosphere exterior to the container.

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