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A wastebasket includes a container having an upper rim defining an open end, and a lid mounted on the container at its upper rim. The lid is positionable to cover and uncover the open end. The lid is pivotable between a closed position, where it covers the open end of the container, and an open posi

A wastebasket includes a container having an upper rim defining an open end, and a lid mounted on the container at its upper rim. The lid is positionable to cover and uncover the open end. The lid is pivotable between a closed position, where it covers the open end of the container, and an open position, where it is disposed in a substantially upright position uncovering the open end of the container. The lid and container include portions which are used for latching the lid in the upright, open position so that the lid will not fall inadvertently. The container latching portion includes a rib having an exposed corner and a recess. The lid latching portion is resiliently yieldable and includes a protrusion which is adapted to ride over the corner and snap into recess of the container rib when the lid is in the open position.

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A wastebasket, which comprises: a container having an upper rim defining an open end; a lid mounted on the container at the upper rim thereof, which lid is positionable to cover and uncover the open end; means for pivotally mounting the lid on the container, the lid being positionable in a first pos

A wastebasket, which comprises: a container having an upper rim defining an open end; a lid mounted on the container at the upper rim thereof, which lid is positionable to cover and uncover the open end; means for pivotally mounting the lid on the container, the lid being positionable in a first position, wherein it covers the open end of the container, and a second position, wherein it is disposed in a substantially upright position uncovering the open end; and means for latching the lid in the upright second position, the lid latching means including cooperatingly engageable portions of the lid and container, one of the portions being resiliently yieldable and the other of the portions having a recess formed therein which is adapted to receive the resiliently yieldable portion to retain the lid in the upright second position, the container portion of the latching means being formed as a rib extending downwardly from the container rim on the outside of the container, the rib having an underside edge in which the recess is formed, the lid portion of the latching means being resiliently yieldable and including a protrusion, the protrusion being adapted to engage the container rib and be received and retained by the rib recess, the rib further including a protruding corner, the protruding corner being disposed in the path of radial movement of the lid protrusion so as to cause the lid protrusion to be displaced outwardly when the protrusion engages the rib corner, the recess being disposed on the underside edge of the rib between the corner and the container whereby pivotal movement of the lid from the first position to the second position causes the lid protrusion to engage and pass the rib corner and enter the rib recess.