IP Library Granted Patent US 10,486,900
Granted Patent B2
US 10,486,900 · App. 15/374,996 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

System and apparatus for waste disposal and changing infant-toddler behavior

Inventor: Thomas E. McConnell (Santa Maria, CA)
Assignee: 1316 LLC
B65F1/06B65F1/1426B65F1/163B65F1/1646G09B19/0076B65F2210/129B65F2240/132
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Patent No.
US 10,486,900
App. No.
15/374,996
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A waste disposal system having an isolated top chamber with a guiding structure, a chute, or a pair of parabolic top door members to guide a falling object to fall towards a center vertical axis of the waste disposal system.

Claims (51)

1. A waste disposal system, comprising:

a container assembly having:

a base;

a rotating support structure having an inner volume, and the rotating support structure is rotatably coupled to the base;

a top chamber having at least one door disposed at a top of the top chamber; and

a guiding structure disposed within the top chamber, wherein the guiding structure has a downward sloping surface, and wherein the downward sloping surface has a lower rim defining a through hole; and

wherein the guiding structure includes a base, and a cover attachable to the base.

2. The waste disposal system of claim 1 , wherein the guiding structure includes at least one perforation.

3. The waste disposal system of claim 1 , wherein the guiding structure can be snapped on, twisted onto or screwed onto the container assembly.

4. The waste disposal system of claim 1 , wherein the guiding structure is hollow.

5. The waste disposal system of claim 4 further comprising a deodorizing element or a scented element disposed within the guiding structure.

6. The waste disposal system of claim 1 comprising a chute disposed within the top chamber above the guiding structure.

7. The waste disposal system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one door has a two pivoting members, and each pivoting member has a lower portion that is positioned lower than an outer portion of each pivoting member when each pivoting member is in a closed position.

8. The waste disposal system of claim 7 , wherein the two pivoting members forms a parabolic shape in a downward direction when the two pivoting members are in a closed position.

9. A waste disposal system, comprising:

a container assembly having:

a base;

a rotating support structure having an inner volume, and the rotating support structure is rotatably coupled to the base;

a top chamber having a door disposed at a top of the top chamber;

wherein the door has at least two pivoting members; and

each pivoting member has a lower portion that is positioned lower than an outer portion of each pivoting member when each pivoting member is in a closed position.

10. The waste disposal system of claim 9 , wherein the at least two pivoting members separate from each other and pivot open in a downward direction when an object is disposed on the at least two pivoting members.

11. The waste disposal system of claim 9 , wherein the at least two pivoting members form a parabolic shape in a downward direction when the two pivoting members are in a closed position.

12. The waste disposal system of claim 11 further comprising a guiding structure disposed within the top chamber, wherein the guiding structure having a downward sloping surface, and wherein the downward sloping surface has a lower rim defining a through hole.

13. The waste disposal system of claim 12 further comprising a deodorizing element or a scented element disposed within the guiding structure.

14. The waste disposal system of claim 9 , wherein the at least two pivoting members form a downward slope toward a center of the door such that when an object is placed on top of any of the two pivoting members in an open position, the object is guided towards the center by gravity.

15. A waste disposal system of claim 9 comprising a chute disposed within the top chamber.

16. A waste disposal system, comprising:

a container assembly having:

a base;

a rotating support structure having an inner volume, and the rotating support structure is rotatably coupled to the base;

a top chamber having a door disposed at a top of the top chamber;

at least one guiding wall disposed within the top chamber; and

wherein the door has at least two pivoting members, and each pivoting member has a lower portion that is positioned lower than an outer portion of each pivoting member when each pivoting member is in a closed position.

17. The waste disposal system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one guiding wall forms a funnel shape passage.

18. The waste disposal system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one guiding wall forms a cylindrical shape passage.

19. The waste disposal system of claim 16 further comprising a guiding structure disposed within the top chamber, wherein the guiding structure having the at least one guiding wall and a downward sloping surface, and wherein the downward sloping surface has a lower rim defining a through hole; and a deodorizing element or a scented element disposed within the top chamber.

20. A waste disposal system, comprising:

an enclosure to hold waste material;

a base;

a rotating support structure to which the enclosure is fastened to, the rotating support structure is rotatably coupled to the base;

a container assembly to contain said enclosure, the container assembly having:

an isolated top chamber disposed above the enclosure, and the isolated top chamber having a top door; and

an actuator to control an opening and a closing to an entrance to the enclosure independent of the top door.

21. The waste disposal system as recited in claim 20 further comprising at least one circular guiding wall encircling the entrance, and where the circular guiding wall has an inwardly sloped surface and is disposed within the isolated top chamber.

22. The waste disposal system of claim 20 , wherein the isolated top chamber has a casing that includes a transparent or a semi-transparent material.

23. The waste disposal system of claim 20 , wherein the top door is transparent, semi-transparent, or translucent.

24. The waste disposal system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one guiding wall forms a funnel shape passage encircling the entrance.

25. The waste disposal system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one guiding wall forms a cylindrical shape passage encircling the entrance.

26. The waste disposal system of claim 20 further comprising a guiding structure disposed within the top chamber, wherein the guiding structure having a downward sloping surface, and wherein the downward sloping surface has a lower rim defining a through hole; and a deodorizing element or a scented element disposed within the top chamber.

27. The waste disposal system of claim 20 , wherein the door has at least two pivoting members, and each pivoting member has a lower portion that is positioned lower than an outer portion of each pivoting member when each pivoting member is in a closed position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2018
From: MCCONNELL, THOMAS E.
To: 1316 LLC
Reel/Frame 045278/0919 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 14838267 · Aug 27, 2015
Continuation In Part 14838247 · Aug 27, 2015
Related Publication 20170081116A1 · Mar 23, 2017