A refuse container comprising a lower member having lower side walls, upper wall sections, a hinge for pivotally mounting the upper wall sections one to the other such that the upper wall sections may be opened and closed, at least one section fastener for securing the upper wall sections together i
A refuse container comprising a lower member having lower side walls, upper wall sections, a hinge for pivotally mounting the upper wall sections one to the other such that the upper wall sections may be opened and closed, at least one section fastener for securing the upper wall sections together in a closed position, and a wall securing device that provides support for coupling the upper wall sections to the lower side walls. The present invention allows both of the upper walls sections to be releasably attached to the lower side walls using a combination of annular protrusions and recesses, and at least one section fastener that couples the upper wall sections to each other, thereby allowing easy access to the contents of the container such that a trash liner may be easily removed and the refuse container may be easily cleaned.
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What is claimed is: 1. A refuse container comprising:(a) a lower member that comprises:i) a bottom portion;ii) lower side walls that are coupled to a perimeter of said bottom portion, said lower side walls defining a substantially vertical axis that extends upwardly from said bottom portion; andiii)
What is claimed is: 1. A refuse container comprising:(a) a lower member that comprises:i) a bottom portion;ii) lower side walls that are coupled to a perimeter of said bottom portion, said lower side walls defining a substantially vertical axis that extends upwardly from said bottom portion; andiii) lower wall edges at an upper end of said lower side walls that form a lower wall rim;(b) upper wall sections comprising a first upper wall section and a second upper wall section, said upper wall sections each having a vertical hinged edge on a first side and a vertical seamed edge on a second, opposite side;(c) upper wall edges at an upper end of said upper wall sections that form an upper wall rim, said upper wall rim defining an open top;(d) a hinge for pivotally mounting said first upper wall section and said second upper wall section at said vertical hinged edges such that said first upper wall section and said second upper wall section are moveable in a first direction toward an open position and in a second, opposite direction toward a closed position; wherein said hinge comprises:i) a spine wall coupled to a portion of said lower side walls and extending upwardly therefrom to align with said upper wall rim, vertical edges of said spine wall forming a first spine side on a first side and a second spine side on a second, opposing side;ii) a plurality of first aligned spine hinge knuckles coupled to and extending outwardly from, said first spine side, said first aligned spine hinge knuckles being substantially tubular in shape;iii) a plurality of second aligned spine hinge knuckles coupled to, and extending outwardly from, said second spine side, said second aligned spine hinge knuckles being substantially tubular in shape;iv) a plurality of first aligned section hinge knuckles coupled to said vertical hinged edge of said first upper wall section, said first aligned section hinge knuckles being substantially tubular in shape, said first aligned section hinge knuckles fitting end-to-end between, and in axial alignment with, said first aligned spine hinge knuckles;v) a plurality of second aligned section hinge knuckles coupled to said vertical hinged edge of said second upper wall section, said second aligned section hinge knuckles being substantially tubular in shape, said second aligned section hinge knuckles fitting end-to-end between, and in axial alignment, with said second aligned spine hinge knuckles:vi) a first rigid pivot mounting rod extending vertically along an inside of said first aligned spine hinge knuckles and said first aligned section hinge knuckles, said first rigid pivot mounting rod slidably supported by said first aligned spine hinge knuckles and said first aligned section hinge knuckles;vii) a first rod fastener that comprises a first rod receiving element coupled to said lower said walls, said first rod receiving element comprising:(a) a first vertically oriented opening that has a size and shape that is complementary to said first rigid pivot mounting rod such that said first vertically oriented opening is capable of receiving said first rigid pivot mounting rod, said first rod receiving element having a first in entry hole on a first side and a first pin exit hole on a second, opposing side;(b) a first rod cavity extending through said first rigid pivot mounting rod; and(c) a first cotter pin that extends transversely through said first pin entry hole, through said first rod cavity, and through said first pin exit hole thereby coupling said first rigid pivot mounting rod to said lower side walls and providing support to prevent said lower side walls from disengaging from said upper walls sections;viii) a second rigid pivot mounting rod extending vertically along an inside of said second aligned spine hinge knuckles and said second aligned section hinge knuckles, said second rigid pivot mounting rod slidably supported by said second aligned spine hinge knuckles and said second aligned section hinge knuckles; andix) a second rod fastener that comprises a second rod receiving element coupled to said lower said walls, said second rod receiving element comprising:(a) a second vertically oriented opening that has a size and shape that is complementary to said second rigid pivot mounting rod such that said second vertically oriented opening is capable of receiving said second rigid pivot mounting rod, said second rod receiving element having a second pin entry hole on a first side and a second pin exit hole on a second, opposing side;(b) a second rod cavity extending through said second rigid pivot mounting rod; and(c) a second cotter pin that extends transversely through said second pin entry hole, through said second rod cavity, and through said second pin exit hole thereby coupling said second rigid pivot mounting rod to said lower side walls and providing support to prevent said lower side walls from disengaging from said upper walls sections;(e) at least one section fastener for securing said first upper wall section and said second upper wall section in a closed position; and(f) a wall securing device providing support for coupling said upper wall sections to said lower side walls.
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