Advertising display device

• US 6,341,438 B1
• Filed: 12/18/1997
• Issued: 01/29/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Evangelo Sianos
• Original Assignee: Evangelo Sianos
• Inventors: Sianos, Evangelo
• Primary Examiner(s): Dayoan, B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOP, ANDREA MARIE
• Application Number:
  US08/999,688
• Time in Patent Office: 1,503 Days
• Field of Search: 405/67, 403/06, 220/908, 220/908.1, 220/909
• US Class Current: 40/306
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/004 the receptacles being divided in compartments by partitions
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/085 with a plurality of rigid inserts
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/141 Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles B65F1/0066 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1415 for flexible receptables, e.g. bags, sacks
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1607 with filling openings
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/104 Ashtrays
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/132 Draining means
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2230/126 Hexagonal
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 15/0043 connected to a receptacle of public utility, e.g. a waste receptacle
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 220/908 Trash container
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 220/909 Segregated

Abstract

An advertising display device usable for the collection and temporary retention of waste is defined by a hollow container having a movable front panel for accessing the interior. A frame in the interior provides for the emplacement of at least two trash bags to enable separable depositing of different sorts of waste thereinto to increase ease of recycling. At least one transparent layer mounted to the front panel cooperates therewith to define a pocket therebetween for removable emplacement of advertising media therewithin. The device is attachable to a post or other stanchion. In an alternate embodiment, the device is unitary in construction, a hinged top wall provides access to the interior, and multiple removable canisters in the interior enable separable depositing of different sorts of waste thereinto to increase ease of recycling. In the alternate embodiment, at least one divider may be used to separate the interior into multiple compartments.

Claims

1. A waste receptacle comprising:

a front section, said front section including a front panel, a pair of opposing side panels, a top panel and a bottom panel, all being integral with each other, one of the side panels including a first hinge device, said top panel having an arced shape and including at least one opening extending therethrough, said front panel including an advertising media display device; and

a back panel, said back panel being a planar member having about the same shape as the front panel, said back panel combining with the front section to define an enclosure, said back panel including a second hinge device that is coupled to the first hinge device so that the front section is pivotally secured to the back panel, said back panel including a mounting device for mounting the receptacle to a fixed structure, wherein the front section pivots away from the back panel to allow access to the enclosure when the back panel is mounted to the structure.

2. The receptacle according to claim 1 further comprising means maintaining the front panel in a closed position.

3. The receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the at least one opening in the top panel is angularly offset relative to a center line of the top panel.

4. The receptacle according to claim 3 wherein the at least one opening is two openings extending through the top panel, wherein both openings are angularly offset relative to the center line and are symmetric thereto.

5. The receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the mounting device includes means for supporting the receptacle on the structure off of the ground.

6. The receptacle according to claim 1 wherein the advertising media display device includes a transparent layer mounted to and cooperating with an exterior surface of the front panel to define a space between the transparent layer and the front panel, the space defining a pocket, advertising media being insertable into the pocket for display, said advertising media display device including means for attaching the transparent layer to the front panel.

7. The receptacle according to claim 6 further comprising a magnetic border peripherally surrounding the transparent layer, the magnetic border defining the means for attaching the transparent layer to the front panel.

8. The receptacle according to claim 1 further comprising a frame member mounted to the back panel within the enclosure, said frame member configured to hold a waste bag in a position so that waste deposited through the at least one opening is adapted to fall into the bag.

9. The receptacle according to claim 1 further comprising a frame member mounted to the front section within the enclosure, said frame member configured to hold a waste bag in a position so that waste deposited through the at least one opening is adapted to fall into the bag.

10. The receptacle according to claim 1 further comprising a divider positioned within the enclosure, said divider separating the enclosure into first and second separated areas.

11. A waste receptacle comprising:

a front section, said front section including a front panel, a pair of opposing side panels, a top panel and a bottom panel, all being integral with each other, one of the side panels including a first hinge device, said top panel having an arced shape and including at least one opening extending therethrough, wherein the at least one opening in the top panel is angularly offset relative to a center line of the top panel, and wherein the front panel includes an advertising display device; and

a back panel, said back panel being a planar member having about the same shape as the front panel, said back panel combining with the front section to define an enclosure, said back panel including a second hinge device that is coupled to the first hinge device so that the front section is pivotally secured to the back panel, wherein the front section pivots away from the back panel to allow access to the enclosure when the back panel is mounted to a fixed structure.

12. The receptacle according to claim 11 further comprising a mounting device for mounting the receptacle to the fixed structure.

13. The receptacle according to claim 12 wherein the mounting device includes means for supporting the receptacle on the structure off of the ground.

14. The receptacle according to claim 11 wherein the at least one opening is two openings extending through the top panel, wherein both openings are angularly offset relative to the center line and are symmetric thereto.

15. The receptacle according to claim 11 further comprising a frame member mounted to the back panel within the enclosure, said frame member configured to hold a waste bag in a position so that waste deposited through the at least one opening is adapted to fall into the bag.

16. The receptacle according to claim 11 further comprising a frame member mounted to the front section within the enclosure, said frame member configured to hold a waste bag in a position so that waste deposited through the at least one opening is adapted to fall into the bag.

17. The receptacle according to claim 11 further comprising a divider positioned within the enclosure, said divider separating the enclosure into first and second separated areas.

18. The receptacle according to claim 11 wherein the advertising display device includes a transparent layer mounted to and cooperating with the exterior surface of the front panel to define a space between the transparent layer and the front panel, the space defining a pocket, advertising media being insertable into the pocket for display, said display device further includes means for attaching a transparent layer to the front panel.