초록 ▼

A waste container having a hingedly mounted lid that can be moved between a closed position for covering the container to an open position for providing access to the container. The lid is provided with a groove spaced from the hinge so that when the lid is rotated from the closed position to the op

A waste container having a hingedly mounted lid that can be moved between a closed position for covering the container to an open position for providing access to the container. The lid is provided with a groove spaced from the hinge so that when the lid is rotated from the closed position to the open position, any moisture on the lid will flow into the groove where it is directed off of the lid instead of onto the hinge or into the waste container.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A closable waste container comprising:a bottom wall;a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral edge to define a waste container with an open top;a divider wall positioned within the waste container and transecting the periphe

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A closable waste container comprising:a bottom wall;a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and terminating in a peripheral edge to define a waste container with an open top;a divider wall positioned within the waste container and transecting the peripheral wall to divide the waste container into a first receptacle with an open top and a second receptacle with an open top;first and second lids each having an upper surface bounded by an inner edge and a perimeteral edge, each of the lids being hingedly mounted to the divider wall at the inner edge thereof, and each lid being moveable between a closed position where the first lid substantially covers the first receptacle open top and the second lid substantially covers the second receptacle open top and an open position where the first and second lids are removed from their respective receptacle open tops; anda groove in each lid upper surface extending across the lid between two portions of the perimeteral edge to transect the upper surface, the groove is shaped so that any moisture on the lid upper surface between the groove and the perimeters edge will run into the groove and flow out at least one of the opposing ends without contacting the lid inner edge when the lid is raised from its closed to its open position.