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Wastebasket With Floor Anchor

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-27
DOYLE CONOR JOHN
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[0017]The present invention is directed to a wastebasket that allows for easy removal of full plastic liners without the wastebasket lifting from the floor or other underlying surface. In addition, the present invention is directed to a wastebasket that deters pets from knocking over and/or allowing pets to gain access to contents of the wastebasket. The present invention exists in multiple embodiments. The first embodiment of the present invention consists of a wastebasket and a locking plate. The wastebasket has a locking mechanism (groove) molded into or attached to its outer, lower surface (i.e., facing the hard surface that the wastebasket will be adhered to) which corresponds to the mech

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In addition, when the wastebasket is secured to locking plate through tongue and groove mechanism, pet

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[0031]Referring to FIG. 4, a second embodiment 40 of the present invention is shown. The difference between the second embodiment 40 and the first embodiment 10 is the inclusion of a base 50. In this embodiment 40, the wastebasket 20 is attached to the base 50 through a pivoting pin / hole mechanism 52 that allows the wastebasket 20 to either rest in a vertical orientation (shown here in FIG. 4) or tilt an angled orientation (example shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6). The base 50 includes an outer, bottom surface 54 which, for all intensive purposes, is exactly identical to the bottom surface 22 of the wastebasket 20 of the first embodiment 10 (shown FIG. 1. The bottom surface 54 is more clearly illustrated in FIG. 2 (indicated as 22) and therefore interacts with the locking plate 30 in the exact same mechanism (i.e. tongue / groove and rail / track interactions lock the base 50 with the locking plate 30).

[0032]Referring to FIG. 5, the second embodiment 40 of the present invention is shown in w...

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An anchoring device for a wastebasket includes a locking plate that adheres to a hard surface (e.g. a floor) using Command™ adhesive strips or other comparable means of adhesion. The locking plate includes a tongue and a rail. A bottom outer surface of the wastebasket includes a corresponding groove and track into which the tongue and rail of the locking plate are inserted, allowing the wastebasket to be anchored to the locking plate and the easy removal of trash liners, without having the wastebasket lift off the floor. A second embodiment includes a base to which the wastebasket is attached by a pivot mechanism. The bottom surface of the base has the corresponding groove and track that anchors to the locking plate in an identical manner, allowing a full trash liner to be removed from the wastebasket while in the tilted orientation without lifting the wastebasket from the underlying surface.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 465,792, filed Mar. 23, 2011.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not ApplicableREFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISK APPENDIX[0003]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]The present invention relates to a wastebasket that can be removably attached to a hard surface and which may optionally be pivotally mounted to a base, thereby allowing the wastebasket to tilt to its side while the base remains attached to the underlying surface.[0005]Plastic liners or trash bags are typically used in wastebaskets for convenience and cleanliness. However, when the liner is full, a lot of friction is created along the inner walls of the wastebasket, which usually causes the wastebasket to lift up along with the liner during removal. This makes emptying the trash extremely clumsy and awkward, espec...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B96/00
CPCA47B96/00A47B77/18
Inventor DOYLE, CONOR JOHN
Owner DOYLE CONOR JOHN