Trash cart
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1. A trash cart comprising:
- a body having an upper body portion defining an opening for loading and unloading trash from the body;
a lid for closing the opening of the body; and
a handle member having an elongated arm pivotably attached to a rear portion of the upper body portion, a handling portion formed at an outer end of the arm, wherein the handle member is pivotable between a first position in which the arm extends across the lid, wherein said outer end latches to the upper body portion to impede movement of the lid and a second position in which the arm of the handle member extends generally away from the body and in which the lid is able to freely open.
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Abstract
A trash cart has a body with an upper body portion defining an opening for loading and unloading trash from the body; a lid for closing the opening of the body; and a handle member which is pivotably attached to a rear portion of the upper body portion. When the handle member is oriented in a first position it cooperates with the lid to impede movement of the lid, and when the handle member is oriented in a second position, the lid is able to freely open.
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20 Claims
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1. A trash cart comprising:
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a body having an upper body portion defining an opening for loading and unloading trash from the body; a lid for closing the opening of the body; and a handle member having an elongated arm pivotably attached to a rear portion of the upper body portion, a handling portion formed at an outer end of the arm, wherein the handle member is pivotable between a first position in which the arm extends across the lid, wherein said outer end latches to the upper body portion to impede movement of the lid and a second position in which the arm of the handle member extends generally away from the body and in which the lid is able to freely open. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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9. A trash cart comprising:
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a body having an upper body portion defining an opening for loading and unloading trash from the body; a lid for closing the opening of the body, the lid pivotably attached to the body along a first hinge axis; and a handle member pivotably attached to a rear portion of the upper body portion along a second hinge axis, spaced from the first hinge axis, wherein the handle member is slidably and pivotably attached to the body portion, wherein when the handle member is oriented in a first position its cooperates with the lid to impede movement of the lid, and when the handle member is oriented in a second position, the lid is able to freely open. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 15)
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17. A trash cart comprising:
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a hollow body having an upper portion defining an opening for loading and unloading waste therefrom; a lid for closing said opening for loading and unloading trash from the hollow body; and a handle member having an arm with a first end pivotably attached to the upper body portion, the handle member including a first handling portion on a second end of the arm opposite the first end, wherein when the handle member is rotated in a forward position the arm extends across the lid and the second end of the arm is latched to the body to impede movement of the lid, and when the handle member is oriented in a rearward position, the arm extends away from the body and the lid is able to be opened; and
wherein the lid is pivotably attached to the body along a hinge axis and the handle member is pivotably attached to the body along the hinge axis, the handle member being pivotable relative to the body and the lid.
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18. A trash cart comprising:
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a body having an upper body portion defining an opening for loading and unloading trash from the body; a lid for closing the opening of the body, the lid pivotably attached to a rear portion of the upper body portion; a handle member having an elongated arm having a rearward portion pivotably attached to the upper body portion, the handle member including a first handling portion extending from a forward portion of the arm of the handle member and a second handling portion extending generally from a middle portion of the arm the handle member, the second handling portion extending perpendicularly to the middle portion of the arm;
wherein the second handling portion projects from the middle portion of the arm in a direction generally perpendicular to the arm and not parallel to the hinge axis; andat least one wheel rotatably mounted on a bottom of the body. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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