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A touch control arrangement is arranged for a container having a foldable cover being folded between an opened position and a closed position via an actuation unit. The touch control arrangement includes a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to the power source, wherein the touch a

A touch control arrangement is arranged for a container having a foldable cover being folded between an opened position and a closed position via an actuation unit. The touch control arrangement includes a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to the power source, wherein the touch actuator is located out of the storage cavity of the container body and is arranged in such a manner that when the touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, the actuation unit is actuated to move the foldable cover from the closed position to the opened position.

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1. A container, comprising: a container unit which comprises a container body having a storage cavity and a container opening communicating with said storage cavity, and a foldable cover supporting at said container opening to move between an opened position for exposing said storage cavity through

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A container, comprising: a container unit which comprises a container body having a storage cavity and a container opening communicating with said storage cavity, and a foldable cover supporting at said container opening to move between an opened position for exposing said storage cavity through said container opening and a closed position for covering said container opening so as to enclose said storage cavity;an actuation unit supported by said container body to move said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position; anda touch control arrangement which comprises a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to said power source, wherein said touch actuator is located out of said storage cavity of said container body and is arranged in such a manner that when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, said actuation unit is actuated to move said foldable cover from said closed position to said opened position, wherein said touch actuator comprises a touch panel and a micro switch located behind said touch panel to electrically link to said power source such that when said touch panel is slightly pressed, said micro switch is activated to actuate said actuation unit, wherein said touch actuator further comprises a supporting frame supported by said container body at a position that a top edge of said touch panel is pivotally coupled with said supporting frame such that said micro switch is activated when said touch panel is pivotally touched towards said supporting frame. 2. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said touch actuator is provided at an outer surrounding wall of said container body at a bottom portion thereof. 3. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said power source comprises a power source housing provided at said bottom portion of said outer surrounding wall of said container body at a position opposite to said touch actuator for one or more batteries receiving in said power source housing. 4. The container, as recited in claim 3, wherein said touch control arrangement further comprises a control circuit operatively linked to said touch actuator for controlling said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position, wherein said control circuit is activated to move said foldable cover from said opened position to said closed position in condition that: (i) when said foldable cover is retained at said opened position for a predetermined opening time, and (ii) when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a second touch. 5. The container, as recited in claim 4, wherein said actuation unit comprises a DC motor assembly for generating a rotatable power and a gear unit coupling between said DC motor assembly and said foldable cover for transmitting said rotatable power to said foldable cover so as to move said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position. 6. The container, as recited in claim 5, wherein said DC motor assembly comprises a motorized unit, which is electrically connected with said power source, comprising an output shaft for generating said rotatable power, and a step adjusting control arrangement for controlling said output shaft to be rotated and stopped in a sequent manner as a stepping movement thereof so as to controllably adjust a rotational speed of said output shaft. 7. The container, as recited in claim 6, wherein said step adjusting control arrangement comprises an optical grating, which is operatively coupled at said output shaft, having a plurality of light transmissible portions and a plurality of light blocking portions alternating with said light transmissible portions, and a photocoupler being activated to send out an impulse signal in responsive to a phase shift between said light transmissible portion and said light blocking portion of said optical grating, wherein said output shaft is controllably driven to be rotated and stopped in a sequent manner as a stepping movement thereof in responsive to said impulse signal so as to controllably adjust said rotational speed of said output shaft. 8. The container, as recited in claim 7, wherein said container unit further comprises a bag holder for retaining a container bag within said storage cavity, wherein said bag holder comprises two pivot holding arms pivotally folded said storage cavity at a position that said pivot holding arms form a loop configuration to be encircled within said container opening for retaining a bag opening edge of said container bag between said pivot holding arms and an inner wall of said container opening of said container body. 9. The container, as recited in claim 8, wherein said bag holder further comprises a retention ring detachably supported within said container opening of said container body, wherein each of said pivot holding arms has two pivot ends pivotally coupling at an inner side of said retention ring and is arranged in such a manner that when said pivot holding arms are pivotally folded to be encircled within the retention ring, said pivot holding arms forms said loop configuration for sandwiching said bag opening edge of said container bag between said retention ring and said pivot holding arms. 10. The container, as recited in claim 4, wherein said container unit further comprises a bag holder for retaining a container bag within said storage cavity, wherein said bag holder comprises two pivot holding arms pivotally folded said storage cavity at a position that said pivot holding arms form a loop configuration to be encircled within said container opening for retaining a bag opening edge of said container bag between said pivot holding arms and an inner wall of said container opening of said container body. 11. The container, as recited in claim 10, wherein said bag holder further comprises a retention ring detachably supported within said container opening of said container body, wherein each of said pivot holding arms has two pivot ends pivotally coupling at an inner side of said retention ring and is arranged in such a manner that when said pivot holding arms are pivotally folded to be encircled within the retention ring, said pivot holding arms forms said loop configuration for sandwiching said bag opening edge of said container bag between said retention ring and said pivot holding arms. 12. A container, comprising: a container unit which comprises a container body having a storage cavity and a container opening communicating with said storage cavity, and a foldable cover supporting at said container opening to move between an opened position for exposing said storage cavity through said container opening and a closed position for covering said container opening so as to enclose said storage cavity;an actuation unit supported by said container body to move said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position; anda touch control arrangement which comprises a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to said power source, wherein said touch actuator is located out of said storage cavity of said container body and is arranged in such a manner that when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, said actuation unit is actuated to move said foldable cover from said closed position to said opened position, wherein said touch control arrangement further comprises a control circuit operatively linked to said touch actuator for controlling said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position, wherein said control circuit is activated to move said foldable cover from said opened position to said closed position in condition that: (i) when said foldable cover is retained at said opened position for a predetermined opening time, and (ii) when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a second touch. 13. The container, as recited in claim 12, wherein said touch actuator is provided at an outer surrounding wall of said container body at a bottom portion thereof, wherein said touch actuator comprises a touch panel and a micro switch located behind said touch panel to electrically link to said power source such that when said touch panel is slightly pressed, said micro switch is activated to actuate said actuation unit. 14. A container, comprising: a container unit which comprises a container body having a storage cavity and a container opening communicating with said storage cavity, and a foldable cover supporting at said container opening to move between an opened position for exposing said storage cavity through said container opening and a closed position for covering said container opening so as to enclose said storage cavity; an actuation unit supported by said container body to move said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position; anda touch control arrangement which comprises a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to said power source, wherein said touch actuator is located out of said storage cavity of said container body and is arranged in such a manner that when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, said actuation unit is actuated to move said foldable cover from said closed position to said opened position, wherein said actuation unit comprises a DC motor assembly for generating a rotatable power and a gear unit coupling between said DC motor assembly and said foldable cover for transmitting said rotatable power to said foldable cover so as to move said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position, wherein said DC motor assembly comprises a motorized unit, which is electrically connected with said power source, comprising an output shaft for generating said rotatable power, and a step adjusting control arrangement for controlling said output shaft to be rotated and stopped in a sequent manner as a stepping movement thereof so as to controllably adjust a rotational speed of said output shaft, wherein said step adjusting control arrangement comprises an optical grating, which is operatively coupled at said output shaft, having a plurality of light transmissible portions and a plurality of light blocking portions alternating with said light transmissible portions, and a photocoupler being activated to send out an impulse signal in responsive to a phase shift between said light transmissible portion and said light blocking portion of said optical grating, wherein said output shaft is controllably driven to be rotated and stopped in a sequent manner as a stepping movement thereof in responsive to said impulse signal so as to controllably adjust said rotational speed of said output shaft. 15. A container, comprising: a container unit which comprises a container body having a storage cavity and a container opening communicating with said storage cavity, and a foldable cover supporting at said container opening to move between an opened position for exposing said storage cavity through said container opening and a closed position for covering said container opening so as to enclose said storage cavity; an actuation unit supported by said container body to move said foldable cover between said opened position and said closed position; anda touch control arrangement which comprises a power source and a touch actuator electrically linked to said power source, wherein said touch actuator is located out of said storage cavity of said container body and is arranged in such a manner that when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a touch, said actuation unit is actuated to move said foldable cover from said closed position to said opened position, wherein said container unit further comprises a bag holder for retaining a container bag within said storage cavity, wherein said bag holder comprises two pivot holding arms pivotally folded said storage cavity at a position that said pivot holding arms form a loop configuration to be encircled within said container opening for retaining a bag opening edge of said container bag between said pivot holding arms and an inner wall of said container opening of said container body. 16. The container, as recited in claim 15, wherein said bag holder further comprises a retention ring detachably supported within said container opening of said container body, wherein each of said pivot holding arms has two pivot ends pivotally coupling at an inner side of said retention ring and is arranged in such a manner that when said pivot holding arms are pivotally folded to be encircled within the retention ring, said pivot holding arms forms said loop configuration for sandwiching said bag opening edge of said container bag between said retention ring and said pivot holding arms. 17. A method of controlling a foldable cover of a container to move between an opened position and a closed position via a touch control arrangement, comprising the steps of: (a) activating a touch actuator of said touch control arrangement by a presence of a touch;(b) moving said foldable cover from said closed position to said opened position via an actuation unit in responsive to an activation of said touch actuator; and(c) moving said foldable cover from said opened position to said closed position in condition that: (i) when said foldable cover is retained at said opened position for a predetermined opening time, and (ii) when said touch actuator is activated by a presence of a second touch. 18. The method, as recited in claim 17, wherein the step (a) further comprises the steps of: (a.1) providing a touch panel of said touch actuator at an outer surrounding wall of said container and a micro switch of said touch actuator located behind said touch panel; and (a.2) slightly pressing said touch panel towards said outer surrounding wall of said container to activate said micro switch, wherein, in the step (a.1), a top edge of said touch panel is pivotally coupled at said outer surrounding wall of said container at a bottom portion thereof via a supporting frame. 19. The method, as recited in claim 18, further comprising a step of retaining said foldable cover at said opened position by keep touching said touch actuator. 20. The method, as recited in claim 19, further comprising a step of configuring a power source to electrically link with said touch actuator that said power source is located out of a storage cavity of said container. 21. The method, as recited in claim 20, wherein the step (c) further comprises the steps of: (c.1) generating a rotatable power from a DC motor assembly of said actuation unit via an output shaft, wherein said output shaft is controllably driven to be rotated and stopped in a sequent manner as a stepping movement thereof so as to controllably adjust said rotational speed of said output shaft; (c.2) transmitting said rotatable power to said foldable cover via a gear unit so as to move said foldable cover from said opened position to said closed position in a hydraulic manner. 22. The method, as recited in claim 21, wherein the step (c.2) further comprises a step of decelerating said rotational speed of said output shaft to said foldable cover via said gear unit. 23. The method, as recited in claim 18, wherein the step (c) further comprises the steps of: (c.1) generating a rotatable power from a DC motor assembly of said actuation unit via an output shaft, wherein said output shaft is controllably driven to be rotated and stopped in a sequent manner as a stepping movement thereof so as to controllably adjust said rotational speed of said output shaft; (c.2) transmitting said rotatable power to said foldable cover via a gear unit so as to move said foldable cover from said opened position to said closed position in a hydraulic manner. 24. The method, as recited in claim 23, wherein the step (c.2) further comprises a step of decelerating said rotational speed of said output shaft to said foldable cover via said gear unit.