Truck cab console with integral trash container
First Claim
1. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab comprising:
- a console having a front surface;
a trash container having an inside for receiving trash therein, and at least one front side, said at least one front side being of a contour which integrates with the front surface of the cab console and the cab console shielding the inside of the container from view by the occupants of the cab when said trash container is in a closed position;
the console defining a trash container access opening through which trash is deposited into the trash container when the trash container is in a closed position;
said trash container being selectively movable from a closed position to an open position, when in the open position the trash container a positioned away from the front surface of the cab console to allow access to the inside of the container to remove any accumulated trash;
upright trash door positioned to allow access through a trash-receiving opening covered by the door to the inside of the trash container for disposing trash therein when the trash container is in the closed positioned; and
the trash container has two front sides, a first of said front sides substantially facing a driver'"'"'s seat in the cab and a second front side substantially facing a passenger seat in the truck cab, wherein the trash door is positioned on the cab console substantially above the trash container and above the first of said front sides and is pivotable about a hinge to move it from a closed position to an open position to allow access through the trash-receiving opening to the inside of the trash container for disposing trash therein, and wherein the two front sides are visible to an occupant in the cab when the trash container is in the closed position.
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Abstract
A trash container apparatus is provided integral with a truck cab console. A pivotable trash door is positioned on the cab console to allow access to the inside of the trash container for disposing trash therein. The inner sides of the trash container have protrusions to retain the top edge of a trash bag so that the bag lines the container and is capable of receiving trash. The trash container is movable from a closed position to an open position. In the open position, the container is positioned in the area substantially in front of the passenger seat to allow access to the inside of the container for removing any accumulated trash. Slide rails attached to the container are capable of sliding along guide tracks attached to the cab console for moving the container from a closed to an open position, or vice versa. The trash container has a handle for grasping when being moved.
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19 Claims
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1. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab comprising:
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a console having a front surface; a trash container having an inside for receiving trash therein, and at least one front side, said at least one front side being of a contour which integrates with the front surface of the cab console and the cab console shielding the inside of the container from view by the occupants of the cab when said trash container is in a closed position; the console defining a trash container access opening through which trash is deposited into the trash container when the trash container is in a closed position; said trash container being selectively movable from a closed position to an open position, when in the open position the trash container a positioned away from the front surface of the cab console to allow access to the inside of the container to remove any accumulated trash; upright trash door positioned to allow access through a trash-receiving opening covered by the door to the inside of the trash container for disposing trash therein when the trash container is in the closed positioned; and the trash container has two front sides, a first of said front sides substantially facing a driver'"'"'s seat in the cab and a second front side substantially facing a passenger seat in the truck cab, wherein the trash door is positioned on the cab console substantially above the trash container and above the first of said front sides and is pivotable about a hinge to move it from a closed position to an open position to allow access through the trash-receiving opening to the inside of the trash container for disposing trash therein, and wherein the two front sides are visible to an occupant in the cab when the trash container is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab comprising:
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a trash container having two front sides, one of said front sides substantially facing the driver seat in the cab, and the other front side substantially facing the passenger seat in the cab, and said front sides conforming to the walls of the cab console when the trash container is in the closed position; said front sides and the cab console shielding the inside of the container from view by an occupant of the cab when said trash container is in a closed position; the console defining a trash container access opening through which trash is deposited into the trash container; and said trash container being selectively movable from a closed position to an open position, when in the open position the trash container is in an area substantially in front of the passenger seat to allow access to the inside of the container to remove any accumulated trash. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab console, comprising:
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a trash container integrated into the console and having an inside for receiving trash therein through a trash-receiving opening, the trash container having two front sides, one of said front sides substantially facing a driver seat in the cab, and the other front side substantially facing a passenger seat in the cab; and said trash container being movable in a direction along a line which extends into an area substantially in front of the passenger seat such that said trash container can be moved from a closed trash-receiving position to an open position in which the trash container is positioned to the area substantially in front of the passenger seat to allow access to the inside of the container to remove any accumulated trash; and wherein the two front sides are visible to an occupant in the truck cab when the trash container is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab having a floor, the trash container apparatus comprising
a truck console, the trash console having an upright wall; -
a trash container mounted to the upright wall, the trash container having a base adjacent to the floor of the cab; the trash container apparatus including a trash-receiving opening through which trash may be deposited into the trash container when the trash container is in a closed position; and the trash container and console each have at least two front walls which are configured such that the front walls of the trash container have the contour of the front walls of the console. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab having a floor, the trash container apparatus comprising;
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a truck console, the truck console having an upright wall; a trash container mounted to the upright wall, the trash container having a base adjacent to the floor of the cab; the trash container apparatus including a trash-receiving opening through which trash may be deposited into the trash container when the trash container is in a closed position; and the trash container has a back wall and includes at least one slide suspending the trash container back wall the upright wall so as to permit the trash container to slide from a closed to an open position away from the console for removal of trash deposited in the container; and
wherein the upright wall comprises a rear wall of the console; andthe console and the trash container each have two front wall sections which come together at a corner, the two trash container wall sections being exposed at the interior of the truck cab so as to be visible to an occupant of the cab when the trash container is in the closed position and with the corner of the trash container being flush with the corner of the console when in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A trash container apparatus for a truck cab console, comprising:
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a trash container supported by the console and having an inside for receiving trash therein through a trash-receiving opening, the trash container having two front sides, one of said front sides substantially facing a driver seat in the cab, and the other front side substantially facing a passenger seat in the cab; said trash container being movable from a closed trash-receiving position in which trash may be deposited through the trash receiving opening and into the trash container to an open position in which the trash container is positioned away from the console to allow access to the inside of the container to remove any accumulated trash; and said two front sides being exposed to an occupant in the cab when the trash container is in the closed position, and the console concealing the trash container from view when the trash container is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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