IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0801140
(2013-03-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8567630
(2013-10-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Yang, Frank
- Sandor, Joseph
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
24 인용 특허 :
254 |
초록
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A receptacle having a lid which has a pair of dampers configured to slow the movement of the lid from an open position toward a closed position. The dampers are provided at opposite ends of a pedal connected to the receptacle body at opposite lateral positions relative to a side of the receptacle bo
A receptacle having a lid which has a pair of dampers configured to slow the movement of the lid from an open position toward a closed position. The dampers are provided at opposite ends of a pedal connected to the receptacle body at opposite lateral positions relative to a side of the receptacle body. The receptacle includes an air filtration device mounted in its lid which guides air through the filter device during the downward motion of the lid. The receptacle also includes at least one damper which provides dampening forces against the motion of the lid in both opening and closing directions. The receptacle also includes an anti-sliding device which increases the receptacle's resistance to sliding across a floor when a user steps on a pedal to actuate the lid.
대표청구항
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1. A trash can, comprising: a body comprising an interior space, a base portion, and an upper body portion;a lid moveably mounted to the body, the lid being moveable between open and closed positions;a pedal mounted to the body such that the pedal is pivotable between a resting position and an actua
1. A trash can, comprising: a body comprising an interior space, a base portion, and an upper body portion;a lid moveably mounted to the body, the lid being moveable between open and closed positions;a pedal mounted to the body such that the pedal is pivotable between a resting position and an actuated position and at least one rod having first and second ends, the first end functionally connected to the pedal and the second end functionally connected to the lid such that the rod pushes the lid from the closed position to the open position as the pedal is moved from the resting position to the actuated position; andat least one motion damper configured to both dampen the movement of the lid from the open position toward the closed position and to also dampen the movement of the lid from the closed position to the open position, the at least one motion damper comprising a damper housing, a piston, a first flexible one-way seal between the piston and the damper housing and a second flexible one-way seal between the piston and the damper housing,wherein the at least one motion damper is configured to provide a first dampening response against the motion of the lid from the open position toward the closed position and provide a second dampening response against the motion of the lid from the closed position toward the open position, the first dampening response being different from the second dampening response, andwherein the first seal is configured to permit a first one-way valve between the piston and the damper housing so as to allow air to pass through the first one-way valve in a first direction and to resist the movement of air through the first one-way valve in a second opposite direction, and the second seal is configured to permit a second one-way valve between the piston and the damper housing so as to allow air to pass through the second one-way valve in the second direction and to resist the movement of air through the second one-way valve in the first direction. 2. The trash can according to claim 1, wherein the at least one motion damper is configured to provide the first dampening response over a first range of motion of the lid from the open position toward the closed position and provide the second dampening response over a second range of motion of the lid from the closed position toward the open position, the second range of motion being smaller than the first range of motion. 3. The trash can according to claim 1, further comprising a linkage assembly extending between the pedal and the lid so as to transfer the motion of the pedal from the resting position to the actuated position to the lid so as to move the lid from the closed position to the open position as the pedal is moved from the resting position to the actuated position. 4. The trash can according to claim 1, wherein the damper housing comprises a first diameter corresponding to a first range of movement of the piston within the damper housing and a second larger diameter corresponding to a second range of movement within the damper housing, the at least one motion damper being connected to the lid such that at least one of the first and second seals moves into contact with the second larger diameter during a movement of the lid between the open and closed positions. 5. The trash can according to claim 1, wherein the piston includes at least one metering channel configured to allow air to leak past at least one of the first and second seals. 6. A trash can, comprising: a body comprising an interior space, a base portion, and an upper body portion;a lid moveably mounted to the body, the lid being moveable between open and closed positions;a pedal mounted to the body such that the pedal is pivotable between a resting position and an actuated position and at least one rod having first and second ends, the first end functionally connected to the pedal and the second end functionally connected to the lid such that the rod pushes the lid from the closed position to the open position as the pedal is moved from the resting position to the actuated position; andat least one motion damper configured to both dampen the movement of the lid from the open position toward the closed position and to also dampen the movement of the lid from the closed position to the open position, the at least one motion damper comprising a damper housing, a piston, a first flexible one-way seal between the piston and the damper housing and a second flexible one-way seal between the piston and the damper housing,wherein the at least one motion damper is configured to provide a first dampening response against the motion of the lid from the open position toward the closed position and provide a second dampening response against the motion of the lid from the closed position toward the open position, the first dampening response being different from the second dampening response, andwherein the damper housing comprises a first diameter corresponding to a first range of movement of the piston within the damper housing and a second larger diameter corresponding to a second range of movement within the damper housing, the at least one motion damper being connected to the lid such that at least one of the first and second seals moves into contact with the second larger diameter during a movement of the lid between the open and closed positions. 7. The trash can according to claim 6, wherein the at least one motion damper is configured to provide the first dampening response over a first range of motion of the lid from the open position toward the closed position and provide the second dampening response over a second range of motion of the lid from the closed position toward the open position, the second range of motion being smaller than the first range of motion. 8. The trash can according to claim 6, further comprising a linkage assembly extending between the pedal and the lid so as to transfer the motion of the pedal from the resting position to the actuated position to the lid so as to move the lid from the closed position to the open position as the pedal is moved from the resting position to the actuated position. 9. The trash can according to claim 6, wherein the piston includes at least one metering channel configured to allow air to leak past at least one of the first and second seals.
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