IP Library Granted Patent US 10,737,879
Granted Patent B2
US 10,737,879 · App. 15/817,118 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Waste disposal container

Inventors: Thomas E. McConnell (Santa Ynez, CA); Qianqian Wang (Pizhou, CN); Yafei Lu (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: 1316 LLC
B65F1/06B65F1/16B65F1/163B65F2210/129B65F2210/1675B65F2220/106B65F2230/108B65F2250/00
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Patent No.
US 10,737,879
App. No.
15/817,118
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A waste disposal container of smaller shipping profile is disclosed with an inner rotating support structure and an outer casing, where the inner rotating support structure and/or the outer casing may be shipped in separable parts and reassembled by the end consumer. The inner rotating support structure also may offer at least one bag attachment points to hold on to the body of the bag where the bag attachment points are designed to be lower to accommodate collection of cat litter.

Claims (64)

1. A waste disposal container, said container comprising:

a base having a rotating plate capable of a rotational movement relative to the base;

an actuator to control said rotational movement of the rotating plate;

an outer casing coupled to the base;

a top lid coupled to the outer casing;

a support coupled to the rotating plate and is disposed interior to the outer casing;

wherein the rotational movement of the rotating plate causes the support to rotate simultaneously;

at least one catch coupled to the support to detachably attach to a disposable bag;

a frame assembly coupled to the outer casing and disposed above the support, wherein the frame assembly comprises a roller base and a bag roller; wherein the bag roller is rotatable both clock-wise and counter clock-wise relative to the roller base;

wherein a movement of the top lid is independent of the rotational movement of the rotating plate; and

wherein the at least one catch is disposed at a height no taller than 60% of a height of the outer casing.

2. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 1 , wherein a top rim of the disposable bag is fastened to the bag roller and the bag roller is capable of rotating at least 270 degrees relative to the roller base, thereby rotating the top rim of the disposable bag.

3. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support includes at least one vertically raised rod.

4. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 3 further comprising a circular frame attached to the at least one vertically raised rod.

5. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 4 further comprising a circular wall coupled to the rotating plate.

6. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 4 , wherein each of the at least one vertically raised rod is detachable.

7. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support includes at least one vertically raised plate.

8. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support includes a section of tubular pliable material, wherein said pliable material is selected from a group consisting of a fabric, a mesh, and a film.

9. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the support is a collapsible framework.

10. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 1 , wherein the outer casing has an upper portion and a lower portion, both being physically separable from each other, and the upper portion is sized to fit within an inside of the lower portion, and the top lid is sized to fit within the inside of the lower portion and/or an inside of the upper portion.

11. A waste disposal container, said container comprising:

a base having a rotating plate capable of a rotational movement relative to the base;

an actuator to control said rotational movement of the rotating plate;

an outer casing coupled to the base;

a top lid coupled to the outer casing;

a support coupled to the rotating plate and is disposed interior to the outer casing;

wherein the rotational movement of the rotating plate causes the support to rotate simultaneously;

at least one catch coupled to the support to detachably attach to a disposable bag;

wherein a movement of the top lid is independent of the rotational movement of the rotating plate; and

wherein the support includes at least one vertically raised rod.

12. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 11 further comprising a circular frame attached to the at least one vertically raised rod.

13. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 12 further comprising a circular wall coupled to the rotating plate.

14. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 12 , wherein each of the at least one vertically raised rod is detachable.

15. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 14 , wherein the outer casing has an upper portion and a lower portion, both being physically separable from each other, and the upper portion is sized to fit within an inside of the lower portion, and the top lid is sized to fit within the inside of the lower portion and/or an inside of the upper portion.

16. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 11 , wherein the support includes a section of tubular pliable material, wherein said pliable material is selected from a group consisting of a fabric, a mesh, and a film.

17. A waste disposal container, said container comprising:

a base having a rotating plate capable of a rotational movement relative to the base;

an actuator to control said rotational movement of the rotating plate;

an outer casing coupled to the base;

a top lid coupled to the outer casing;

a support coupled to the rotating plate and is disposed interior to the outer casing;

wherein the rotational movement of the rotating plate causes the support to rotate simultaneously;

at least one catch coupled to the support to detachably attach to a disposable bag, and;

wherein a movement of the top lid is independent of the rotational movement of the rotating plate; and

wherein the support includes a section of tubular pliable material, wherein said pliable material is selected from a group consisting of a fabric, a mesh, and a film.

18. A waste disposal container, said container comprising:

a base having a rotating plate capable of a rotational movement relative to the base;

an actuator to control said rotational movement of the rotating plate;

an outer casing coupled to the base;

a top lid coupled to the outer casing;

a support coupled to the rotating plate and is disposed interior to the outer casing;

wherein the rotational movement of the rotating plate causes the support to rotate simultaneously;

at least one catch coupled to the support to detachably attach to a disposable bag, and; wherein a movement of the top lid is independent of the rotational movement of the rotating plate; and

wherein the support is a collapsible framework.

19. The waste disposal container as recited in claim 18 , wherein the collapsible framework includes a vertically raised rod.

20. A waste disposal container, said container comprising:

a base having a rotating plate capable of a rotational movement relative to the base;

an actuator to control said rotational movement of the rotating plate;

an outer casing coupled to the base;

a top lid coupled to the outer casing;

a support coupled to the rotating plate and is disposed interior to the outer casing;

wherein the rotational movement of the rotating plate causes the support to rotate simultaneously;

at least one catch coupled to the support to detachably attach to a disposable bag, and; wherein a movement of the top lid is independent of the rotational movement of the rotating plate; and

wherein the outer casing has an upper portion and a lower portion, both being physically separable from each other, and the upper portion is sized to fit within an inside of the lower portion, and the top lid is sized to fit within the inside of the lower portion and/or an inside of the upper portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2018
From: MCCONNELL, THOMAS E.
To: 1316 LLC
Reel/Frame 045278/0919 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2018
From: LU, YAFEI; WANG, QIANQIAN
To: MCCONNELL, THOMAS E.
Reel/Frame 045078/0045 →
Continuity (1)
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