US2205319A

US2205319A - Receptacle rack or stand

Info

Publication number: US2205319A
Application number: US230893A
Authority: US
Inventors: Swaney W Swanson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-09-20
Filing date: 1938-09-20
Publication date: 1940-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 1957-06-18

Description

June 18, 1940- s, w, sw sou 2,205,319

nEcEP'rAcLE RACK 0R STAND Original Filed Sept. 20. 1938 2: Sheets-Sheet 1 Jim Mawwz.

June 18, 1940. s. w. swANsoN RECEPTACLE RACK 0R sum) Original Filed Sept. 20, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 (illfciwanson.

Patented June 18, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFEQE' Application September 20, 1938, Serial No. 230,893 Renewed May 9, 1940 3 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in receptacle racks or stands.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a rack or stand for receptacles, especially garbage cans with closure operated means for holding the garbage can cover in closed position on the can with the body of the can held thereby in position on the rack or stand. g A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle rack or stand of the foregoing character wherein the closure for the can or receptacle is supported by devices on the rack or stand with manually operated means carried by the can cover and engageable with the rack or stand for holding the cover in either open or closed position relative to the can body.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a receptacle rack or stand with a garbage can in position thereon, the closure operating means for the can being associated with the can cover and rack;

Figure 2 is another side elevational view;

Figure 3 is a top plan view, showing the closure operating means engaged with the can cover;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view, similar to Figure 1, with the can cover shifted to an upward position by the operating means therefor;

Figure 5 is a side elevational view, similar to Figure 4, with the can cover shifted to its open position and so held with the garbage can removed from the stand or rack; and I Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 5-8 of Figure 5, showing a part of the frame structure of the rack embedded in the base support for the garbage can.

The garbage can rack comprises a weighted base I0 preferably of disk-formation with a tapering side wall and may be of metallic or concrete construction for the support of a garbage can I I having a removable cover I2 with the garbage can supported on the base in against accidental displacement or removal, the base In being of such Weight to prevent accidental tilting movements thereof with the can It! supported thereon The rack further includes devices supported by .the base l0 and rising therefrom for the support of the garbage can cover l2 for holding the cover in closed or open positions relative to the upper end of the can II. The devices include a rod frame of rectangular formation and perpendicularly disposed with a pair of vertical legs I3 spaced from each other as shown in Figure 2 and disposed laterally of the base It with the lower ends of the legs i3 bent at right angles as at I t to enter and be embedded in circular formation in the base l9 as at I5, shown more clearly in Figure 6. The upper ends of the legs I3 extend above the can body II and are inclined outwardly for a relatively short distance as shown at 13a with the: upper ends of the inclined portions Ilia connected by a cross-arm I6 shown more clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. v

The can cover I2 is connected to the legs I3 adjacent their upper ends by a pair of spaced parallel rods overlying the can cover l2 with their inner ends pivotally mounted as at I8 to the top prises a handle rod 22 of double rod formation as shown in Figure 3, disposed above the can cover I2 and in a plane above the rods I'I, being centrally disposed relative to the can top, the inner end of the handle rod 22 extends downwardly as at 23 for pivotal attachment as at 24 to the can cover [2 at a point on the can cover intermediate the rod pivots I 8 and laterally of the transverse axis of the can cover. The handle rod 22 adjacent its outer end is provided with a depressed portion 25 defining a pair of spaced

abutment shoulders

26 and 21 with a hand grip 28 outwardly of the abutment 21. An upstanding U-shaped strap 29 rises from the can cover I2 with the upper closed end of the strap extending over the handle rod 22 with the strap 29 attached to the cover 52 at a point opposite the pivotal connection 24 of the handle rod 22 with the cover. The garbage can body I I carries a perpendicular bumper bar and diametrically opposite side handles 3| and when in position onthe base It), as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the cover I2 is locked thereon by engagement of the abutment shoulder 2! of the handle rod 22 with the cross arm I6 at the upper-ends of the side legs I3 of the rack. 'When it is desired to remove the cover I2 from the can body I l, as shown in Figure 4, the hand grip 28 is manually operated for elevating the handle rod 22 on its pivotal support 24 of the can cover and such upward movement of the handle rod 22 engages the upper closed end of the U-shaped strap 29 to unseat the can cover l2, a pull exerted on the handle rod 22 causing the rod connection I! between the can cover and upright legs l3 of the rack to both elevate the cover I2 and position the same at an upwardly inclined angle relative to the can body as shown in Figure 4, a lowering movement of the outer end of the handle rod 22 when the cover is so positioned disposing the abutment shoulder 26 on the handle rod for engagement with the cross arms I6 at the upper ends of thelegs 13 to hold the can cover in its open position for the free removal of the can body H from the base In as shown in Figure 5 with the can cover l2 retained in its open position.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a receptacle rack, a base, a frame disposed laterally of the base and rising therefrom, said base adapted to have a receptacle supported thereon with the upper end of the receptacle be- ,low the upper end of the frame, a cover for the receptacle, means for attaching the cover to the frame adjacent the upper end of the frame including a pair of rods pivotally supported at corresponding ends on the cover and frame and means independent of said cover attaching means pivotally attached to the cover at one end for opening and closing the cover, said last named means having spaced stops for selective engagement with the upper end of the frame above the cover attaching means for holding the cover in opened or closed positions.

2. In a receptacle rack, a base, a frame disposed laterally of the base and rising therefrom, said base adapted to have a receptacle supported thereon with the upper end of the receptacle below the upper end of the frame, a cover for the receptacle movably supported on the frame for opening and closing movements relative to the receptacle, the connection between the cover and frame including a pair of rods pivotally supported at each end on the cover and frame, and an operating handle for the cover pivoted at one end to the cover and said handle having a pair of spaced abutment shoulders selectively engaged with said frame for holding the cover in open or closed position relative to the receptacle.

3. In a receptacle rack, a base, a frame disposed laterally of the base and rising therefrom, said base adapted to have a receptacle supported thereon with the upper end of the receptacle below the upper end of the frame, a cover for the receptacle movably supported on the frame for opening and closing movements relative to the receptacle, the connection between the cover and frame including a pair of rods pivotally supported at each end on the cover and frame, an operating handle for the cover pivoted at one end to the cover and said handle having a pair of spaced abutment shoulders selectively engaged with said frame for holding the cover in open or closed position relative to the receptacle, the frame comprising a pair of spaced parallel perpendicular rods with a cross arm at their upper ends and said abutment shoulders coacting with said cross arm.

SWANEY W. SWANSON.