Unitary ornamental front load containers, ornamental surrounds, and front load containers
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65F-001/14
B65F-001/02
B65F-001/12
출원번호
US-0715091
(2015-05-18)
등록번호
US-9637308
(2017-05-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Nichols, Paul
출원인 / 주소
DUMPSTER DRESS LLC
대리인 / 주소
Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, P.C.
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초록▼
Unitary ornamental front load containers for containing trash and/or recyclables include a container for containing the trash and/or recyclables, and an ornamental surround attached with a connector to the front load container. The attached ornamental surround defines right and left front openings a
Unitary ornamental front load containers for containing trash and/or recyclables include a container for containing the trash and/or recyclables, and an ornamental surround attached with a connector to the front load container. The attached ornamental surround defines right and left front openings aligned with right and left front pocket openings of right and left fork pockets of the container. The ornamental surround obscures from view the front sidewall, the right sidewall having the right fork pocket, the left sidewall having the left fork pocket, the rear sidewall, and the at least one hinged top of the container by an observer standing on the ground. The container and the attached ornamental surround being liftable as a unit by forks of a front loading garbage truck to empty the trash and/or the recyclables from the unitary ornamental front load container.
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1. A unitary ornamental front load container for containing trash and/or recyclable materials, said unitary ornamental front load container comprising: a container for containing the trash and/or recyclable materials, said container comprising a bottom, a front sidewall, a left sidewall having a lef
1. A unitary ornamental front load container for containing trash and/or recyclable materials, said unitary ornamental front load container comprising: a container for containing the trash and/or recyclable materials, said container comprising a bottom, a front sidewall, a left sidewall having a left fork pocket having a left front pocket opening, a right sidewall having a right fork pocket having a right front pocket opening, a rear sidewall, and at least one hinged top;an ornamental surround attached around said container, said ornamental surround comprising a facade panel disposed across said front sidewall of said container, a left side panel disposed across said left sidewall and said left fork pocket of said container, a right side panel disposed across said right sidewall and said right fork pocket of said container, and a rear side panel disposed across said rear sidewall;said attached ornamental surround defining a left front opening aligned with said left front pocket opening of said left fork pocket of said container, and said attached ornamental surround defining a right front opening aligned with said right front pocket opening of said right fork pocket of said container;said attached ornamental surround obscuring from view the container by an observer standing on the ground; andwherein said container and said attached ornamental surround being liftable as a unit by forks of a front loading garbage truck to empty the trash and/or the recyclable materials from said unitary ornamental front load container. 2. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein said left side panel of said ornamental surround comprises a left side opening panel aligned with a left sidewall opening in said left sidewall of said container, and/or wherein said right side panel of said ornamental surround comprises a right side opening panel aligned with a right sidewall opening in said right sidewall of said container. 3. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 2 wherein said left side panel and said left side opening panel comprises a unitary design, and/or said right side panel and said right side opening panel comprises a unitary design. 4. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 2 wherein said bottom of said container comprises a bottom portion disposed adjacent to a bottom edge of said left sidewall opening and angled downwardly and away from said left sidewall opening of said container, and/or said bottom of said container comprises a bottom portion disposed adjacent to a bottom edge of said right sidewall opening and angled downwardly and away from said right sidewall opening of said container. 5. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 4 wherein said container comprises a drain. 6. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of supports disposed between said ornamental surround and said front sidewall, said left sidewall, said right sidewall, and/or said rear sidewall of said container. 7. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 6 wherein said plurality of supports comprise a plurality of elongated members, elongated furring channels, and/or hat channels. 8. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 6 further comprising a plurality of bolts extendable through said ornamental surround, said plurality of supports, and said container. 9. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein said left fork pocket comprises a left fork pocket outwardly-extending from said left sidewall, and said right fork pocket comprises a right fork pocket outwardly-extending from said right sidewall. 10. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 9 further comprising: a left support operable for supporting said left side panel spaced apart and outwardly from said left sidewall and said left outwardly-extending fork pocket; anda right support operable for supporting said right side panel spaced apart and outwardly from said right sidewall and said right outwardly-extending fork pocket. 11. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein said container comprises a hinge disposed forward and away from said rear sidewall of said container for pivotally connecting said at least one hinged top to said container, and wherein said top surface of said top remains clear from hitting an upper edge of said rear side panel of said ornamental surround when said unitary ornamental front load container is emptied by the front loading garbage truck. 12. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein said at least one hinged top of said container comprises a top surface disposed at a first vertical height above the ground, said facade panel comprising an upper edge having a second vertical height above the ground, and wherein said second vertical height is greater than said first vertical height. 13. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 12 wherein said left side panel, said right side panel, and said rear side panel of said ornamental surround comprise upper edges disposed at a third vertical height above the ground, and wherein said third vertical height is greater than said first vertical height. 14. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 13 wherein said third vertical height is greater than said second vertical height. 15. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein bottom edges of said facade panel, said left side panel, said right side panel, and said rear side panel are vertically spaced above the ground. 16. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein said facade panel, said right side panel, said left side panel, and said rear side panel comprise generally outer planar surfaces. 17. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein the ornamental surround further comprises a left rounded elongated vertically-extending member disposed between said facade and said left side panel, and a right rounded elongated vertically-extending member disposed between said facade and said right side panel. 18. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 wherein said left side panel, said right side panel, and said rear side panel comprise the appearance of a plurality of bricks or blocks, and wherein said front side panel comprises the appearance of a plurality of slats. 19. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of bolts extending through said ornamental surround and said container. 20. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 1 further comprising a left support operable for supporting said left side panel spaced apart and outwardly from the left sidewall and the left outwardly-extending fork pocket, and a right support operable for supporting said right side panel spaced apart and outwardly from the right sidewall and the right outwardly-extending fork pocket. 21. The unitary ornamental front load container of claim 20 further comprising a plurality of bolts extendable through said ornamental surround, said supports, and said container. 22. An ornamental surround attachable to a front load container comprising a bottom, a front sidewall, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a rear sidewall, and at least one hinged top, the left sidewall having a left fork pocket having a left front pocket opening, and the right sidewall having a right fork pocket having a right front pocket opening, said ornamental surround comprising: a facade panel disposable across the front sidewall of the front load container;a left side panel disposable across the left sidewall and the left fork pocket of the front load container;a right side panel disposable across the right sidewall and the right fork pocket of the front load container;a rear side panel disposable across the rear sidewall of the front load container;said attachable ornamental surround defining a left front opening alignable with the left front pocket opening of the left fork pocket of the front load container, and said attachable ornamental surround defining a right front opening alignable with the right front pocket opening of the right fork pocket of the front load container;said attachable ornamental surround is operable for obscuring from view the container by an observer standing on the ground; andwherein the front load container and said attached ornamental surround being liftable as a unit by forks of a front loading garbage truck to empty the trash and/or the recyclable materials from the front load container. 23. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said left side panel of said ornamental surround comprises a left side opening panel alignable with a left sidewall opening in the left sidewall of the front load container, and/or said right side panel of said ornamental surround comprises a right side opening panel alignable with a right sidewall opening in the right sidewall of the front load container. 24. The ornamental surround of claim 23 wherein said left side panel and said left side opening panel comprises a unitary design, and/or said right side panel and said right side opening panel comprises a unitary design. 25. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said attachable ornamental surround being operable for obscuring from view the front sidewall, the left sidewall having a left outwardly-extending left fork pocket, the right sidewall having a right outwardly-extending right fork pocket, the rear sidewall, and the at least one hinged top of the front load container by the observer standing on the ground. 26. The ornamental surround of claim 22 further comprising a left support operable for supporting said left side panel spaced apart and outwardly from the left sidewall and the left outwardly-extending fork pocket, and a right support operable for supporting said right side panel spaced apart and outwardly from the right sidewall and the right outwardly-extending fork pocket. 27. The ornamental surround of claim 26 wherein said supports comprise a plurality of elongated members, elongated furring channels, and/or hat channels. 28. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said ornamental surround is attachable to the front load container so that top edges of said facade panel, said left side panel, said right side panel, and said rear side panel are disposed above top edges of the front load container, and said ornamental surround is attachable to the front load container so that bottom edges of said facade panel, said left side panel, said right side panel, and said rear side panel are disposed above the ground. 29. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said front side panel, said left side panel, said left side panel, and said rear side panel comprise generally outer planar surfaces. 30. The ornamental surround of claim 22 further comprising a left rounded elongated vertically-extending member disposed between said facade and said left side panel, and a right rounded elongated vertically-extending member disposed between said facade and said right side panel. 31. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said left side panel, said right side panel, and said rear side panel comprise the appearance of a plurality of bricks or blocks, and wherein said front side panel comprises the appearance of a plurality of slats. 32. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said ornamental surround comprises a polymeric material. 33. The ornamental surround of claim 22 wherein said ornamental surround comprises holes for receiving bolts extendable through said ornamental surround and the front load container. 34. The ornamental surround of claim 22 further comprising a plurality of bolts extendable through said ornamental surround and the front load container. 35. A method for forming an ornamental refuse container for containing trash and/or recyclable materials, the method comprising: providing the ornamental surround of claim 22; andattaching the ornamental surround to a front load container.
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