EP1301420B1 - Blocking device for a waste container lid - Google Patents

Blocking device for a waste container lid Download PDF

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EP1301420B1
EP1301420B1 EP01961430A EP01961430A EP1301420B1 EP 1301420 B1 EP1301420 B1 EP 1301420B1 EP 01961430 A EP01961430 A EP 01961430A EP 01961430 A EP01961430 A EP 01961430A EP 1301420 B1 EP1301420 B1 EP 1301420B1
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lid
hook
blocking device
waste container
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Johansen Wiggo-Arne
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/16—Lids or covers
    • B65F1/1615—Lids or covers with means for locking, fastening or permanently closing thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F2001/1653—Constructional features of lids or covers
    • B65F2001/1669—Constructional features of lids or covers relating to means for fixing or latching the lid or cover in a certain angle

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  • the present invention is related to a blocking device for a waste container lid.
  • lids being hinged to the container body. Such the lids may be turned freely up to 270°. As smaller containers are high and narrow and therefore relatively unstable, this causes a well known problem, namely that the containers overturn in wind or of other reasons resulting the content being scattered around and turned into a meeting place for insects and carrion birds.
  • Document US-A-3 104 903 which serves as basis for the preamble of claim 1, discloses a latching means with an intermediate hook and a finger-engaging portion at the tap.
  • figure 1 a side view from behind of one embodiment of the blocking device according to the present invention
  • figure 2 discloses a side view of the embodiment in figure 1
  • figure 3 discloses a front view of the blocking device
  • figure 4 discloses a ground view of the device
  • figure 5 discloses part of a waste container including the device and with the lid closed
  • figure 6 discloses schematically how the blocking device prevents the lid to open when exposed to wind
  • figures 7 discloses that the lid in open position abuts the blocking device
  • figure 8 discloses an upper part of a waste container with the lid in closed position.
  • the blocking device 6 comprises a hook 1 on a bar 2 which again is connected with the securing part 3 for securing the device to the waste container, preferably to the hinge part 8 of the waste container 5.
  • the hook 1, the bar 2 and the securing part 3 are integrated in one part.
  • the locking device 6 according to the invention principally also may be formed as an integrated part of the waste container.
  • the blocking device 6 is formed of a material which is elastic on one hand and on the other hand is able to withstand cold weather with may degrees below zero as well as varm weather with many degrees above zero, as well as the tough handling such containers are exposed to.
  • the blocking device When the lid 4 is closed as shown in figure 5, the blocking device will not influence the lid as such. However, when the lid 4 is opened just a little, the hinging part 7 of the lid will be pressed against the underside of the hook 1 and prevent the lid to be opened. This blocking is sufficient to prevent that the wind is opening the lid 4 and also prevents the lid 4 to be opened in case the waste container 5 is tipped over.
  • the bar 2 of the blocking device 6 is bent outwardly and thereby assuring that the hinge part 7 of the lid is slipping past the hook 1, whereby the lid 4 can be opened by a user without problems.
  • This also ensures on the other side that the lid 4 is opened when the waste container 5 is turned bottom up to be emptied to be emptied in a refuse collection vehicle, as the content of the container will press against the lid, causing the lid to be opened.
  • the hinging part 7 of the lid 4 will, as disclosed in figure 7, abut against the upper side of the hook 1 of the blocking device 6 and be maintained in this position in such a way that a user can drop waste down into the container.
  • the hook 1 is bevelled in such a way that a lid approaching the blocking device 6 with a certain speed, will bend the device and be pressed past the device until abutment on the container 5. This also will be the case when the container is put down after having been emptied into a refuse collection vehivle.
  • the blocking device 6 preferably is symmetrically shaped as disclosed especially in figure 4, thereby enabling the device to be placed on one or the other side or possibly on both sides of the waste container 5. For larger waste containers it will be natural to use two blocking devices 6.
  • the blocking device according to the invention easily can be secured to existing waste containers from different manufactures, by the use of screws, double-sided tape, glue or such.
  • the blocking device also can be formed as part of the waste container as such or as part of the lid. As such separate blocking devices can be secured to the lid depending on the specific type of waste container.
EP01961430A 2000-07-12 2001-06-22 Blocking device for a waste container lid Expired - Lifetime EP1301420B1 (en)

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NO20003582A NO312755B1 (no) 2000-07-12 2000-07-12 Sperreanordning for et lokk på en avfallsdunk
NO20003582 2000-07-12
PCT/NO2001/000265 WO2002004320A1 (en) 2000-07-12 2001-06-22 Blocking device for a waste container lid

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AT (1) ATE293074T1 (es)
AU (2) AU2001282691B2 (es)
CA (1) CA2413005A1 (es)
DE (1) DE60110080T2 (es)
DK (1) DK1301420T3 (es)
ES (1) ES2238051T3 (es)
MX (1) MXPA02012941A (es)
NO (1) NO312755B1 (es)
NZ (1) NZ523522A (es)
PL (1) PL199154B1 (es)
SI (1) SI21038A (es)
WO (1) WO2002004320A1 (es)
ZA (1) ZA200300037B (es)

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US9371181B2 (en) 2007-04-05 2016-06-21 Jake, Connor & Crew, Inc. Secure accumulation/disposal bin
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US3104903A (en) * 1963-09-24 Latching means for receptacles
US2689970A (en) * 1950-06-23 1954-09-28 Joseph J Pirz Combined snap-latch and hinge for receptacle covers
US5071024A (en) * 1990-08-23 1991-12-10 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc. Cover latch for a container

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CA2413005A1 (en) 2002-01-17
DK1301420T3 (da) 2005-08-15
DE60110080D1 (de) 2005-05-19
NO20003582D0 (no) 2000-07-12
SI21038A (sl) 2003-04-30
NZ523522A (en) 2004-06-25
PL360095A1 (en) 2004-09-06
EP1301420A1 (en) 2003-04-16
PL199154B1 (pl) 2008-08-29
ATE293074T1 (de) 2005-04-15
MXPA02012941A (es) 2004-07-30
NO312755B1 (no) 2002-07-01
ZA200300037B (en) 2004-03-10
NO20003582L (no) 2002-01-14
AU2001282691B2 (en) 2005-10-06
DE60110080T2 (de) 2006-03-09

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