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A refuse container has a lid that is hinged thereto without the use of mechanical fasteners. The container has short shafts extending therefrom. The lid has arms that pivotally receive and are captured on the container shafts. The shafts are formed with sectors, and the lid arms have recesses that r

A refuse container has a lid that is hinged thereto without the use of mechanical fasteners. The container has short shafts extending therefrom. The lid has arms that pivotally receive and are captured on the container shafts. The shafts are formed with sectors, and the lid arms have recesses that receive the sectors. The lid arms recesses define stepped surfaces located at predetermined locations relative to the container sectors so as to positively stop the lid at a desired open position. The lid arms may be formed with dual radius recesses connected by a flat surface. The container sectors and the recess surfaces are dimensioned to enable the lid to be freely pivoted to an intermediate open position approximately 90°from a closed position and subsequently in a controlled manner to a third open position approximately 270°from the first position. The mold for making the container and lid has a flat parting surface.

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A receptacle comprising: a. a container body means having upstanding side walls, a floor, and an open top; b. a lid means comprising a cover portion having a size and shape to fit over the container open top, c. hinge means for pivotally mounting said lid means on said container body means for movem

A receptacle comprising: a. a container body means having upstanding side walls, a floor, and an open top; b. a lid means comprising a cover portion having a size and shape to fit over the container open top, c. hinge means for pivotally mounting said lid means on said container body means for movement between closed and an open positions, said hinge means including at least one shaft member mounted on said container body and having a radially extending sector portion formed thereon, said sector portion having a radially extending end face formed thereon, said hinge means further characterized by a stepped surface formed in said lid, said stepped surface being spaced from said sector end face when said lid is in its closed position, said hinge means further characterized that when the lid is pivoted from its closed position to its open position, the lid stepped surface will abut the container sector end face to thereby hold the lid in its open position.