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Waste container

  • US 9,975,694 B1
  • Filed: 07/25/2017
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A waste container comprising:

  • a base wall;

    an outer wall extending upward from a periphery of the base wall to define an upper opening, the outer wall including an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion having a larger dimension in a forward and rearward direction than the lower portion, the outer wall including rear shoulder portions between the upper portion and the lower portion in the rear portion of the outer wall in rear corners of the waste container, wherein the rear shoulder portions curve upward in the rear corners of the waste container, an upper recess formed in a front portion of the upper portion of the outer wall, the upper recess further defining an upper attachment envelope at an upper end thereof, the front portion of the outer wall further including a lower recess in which a grab bar is secured;

    front shoulder portions transitioning between the upper portion and the lower portion in the front portion of the outer wall, wherein the front shoulder portions are formed on either side of the upper recess;

    front faces formed on the upper portion above the front shoulder portions, wherein the front faces are co-planar and are angled downward and inward, wherein the front faces are in a plane that intercepts the lower portion of the outer wall at approximately a height of the grab bar;

    a vertical stress channel formed in a rear portion of the outer wall, the vertical stress channel extending across the lower portion of the outer wall and upward partially into the upper portion, wherein the vertical stress channel extends upward higher than the rear shoulder portions;

    a lid pivotably mounted to a handle portion spaced rearwardly of an upper edge of the outer wall to selectively cover the upper opening; and

    a plurality of wheels rotatably connected proximate a lower rear edge of the outer wall.

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