System and apparatus for waste disposal and changing infant-toddler behavior
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1. A waste disposal system, comprising:
- a container assembly having;
a base;
an outer casing;
an inner barrel having an inner volume, and the inner barrel is disposed inside of the outer casing; and
a top chamber having at least one door disposed at a top of the top chamber;
a disposable bag detachably disposed within said inner barrel;
an actuator to control a rotational movement of the inner barrel;
wherein when the actuator is at rest, a neck of the disposable bag is in a twisted-closed formation;
wherein when the actuator is activated, the inner barrel rotates in a first direction untwisting the neck to an open formation;
wherein when the actuator is deactivated, the inner barrel rotates in a second direction returning the neck to the twisted-closed formation;
wherein a movement of the at least one door of the top chamber is independent of a movement of the inner barrel.
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Abstract
A diaper pail having a top chamber with top transparent doors, and a transparent outer casing, allowing a user to see the rotating inner barrel as it spins within the transparent outer casing. The inner barrel holds a disposable bag and as it rotates the inner barrel untwists a neck of bag, thus opens the bag for a dirty diaper to fall into the bag from the top chamber. The dirty diaper falls into the bag while the doors of the top chamber remain shut, keeping malodorous gas from escaping. The visual spectacles provided by this diaper pail also act to change infant and toddler behavior by associating diaper change to a fun and fascinating event.
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20 Claims
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1. A waste disposal system, comprising:
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a container assembly having; a base; an outer casing; an inner barrel having an inner volume, and the inner barrel is disposed inside of the outer casing; and a top chamber having at least one door disposed at a top of the top chamber; a disposable bag detachably disposed within said inner barrel; an actuator to control a rotational movement of the inner barrel; wherein when the actuator is at rest, a neck of the disposable bag is in a twisted-closed formation; wherein when the actuator is activated, the inner barrel rotates in a first direction untwisting the neck to an open formation; wherein when the actuator is deactivated, the inner barrel rotates in a second direction returning the neck to the twisted-closed formation; wherein a movement of the at least one door of the top chamber is independent of a movement of the inner barrel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A waste disposal system, comprising:
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an enclosure to hold waste material; a container assembly to contain said enclosure, the container assembly having; a top door; an outer casing coupled to the top door; an actuator to control an opening and a closing to an entrance to the enclosure independent of the top door; and a clearance space between the top door and the entrance to the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of inspecting a fullness of a waste container while minimizing escape of odor from the waste container, the method comprising:
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providing a container assembly having a top transparent/translucent door and an outer casing; wherein the container assembly holds a disposable bag; providing an actuator for a user to selectively control opening and closing of the disposable bag independent of the top transparent/translucent door being open or shut, thereby allowing visual inspection down into the bag when the user selectively opens the bag while keeping the top transparent/translucent door closed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of changing infant behavior by providing positive reinforcement in connection with diaper change, the method comprising:
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providing a diaper pail having a transparent outer casing and an inner barrel; wherein the inner barrel holds a disposable bag therein to contain dirty diaper, and the inner barrel is disposed within the transparent outer casing, and is rotatable relative to the outer casing; providing an actuator to rotate the inner barrel while opening the disposable bag to dispose the dirty diaper into said bag; providing visually enticing graphics on an exterior of the inner barrel, so as to provide visual stimulation to the infant whenever a dirty diaper is being disposed into the diaper pail. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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