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US3124381A
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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
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62J—CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
    • B62J7/00—Luggage carriers
    • B62J7/08—Equipment for securing luggage on carriers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D45/00—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members
    • B65D45/02—Clamping or other pressure-applying devices for securing or retaining closure members for applying axial pressure to engage closure with sealing surface
    • B65D45/28—Elongated members, e.g. leaf springs, located substantially at right angles to closure axis and acting between the face of the closure and abutments on container
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/20—Clamps
    • Y10T292/228—Portable
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • Refuse containers such as garbage pails, cans and the like, must be provided with protective lids for various obvious reasons.
  • lids must also be easily removable to permit emptying of the contents of the containers.
  • the lid is subject to frequent removal by animals, children, high winds, and the like, and thus the lid fails in its intended purpose.
  • Container lid locking devices have heretofore been proposed but are not in widespread use, particularly in respect of garbage can lids, largely because, it is believed, they do not meet the various practical requirements for such a device.
  • the locking device of the present invention comprises a strap of elastic material having a hole extending through each end portion thereof and a loop formed by passing one end portion through one of the holes, and a rigid strip having a hook at one end and a hole adjacent the other end thereof, the loop extending through the hole in the strip.
  • FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the elastic strap employed in the locking device of the invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the strap
  • FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the rigid strip
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the initial step in forming the loop connecting the elastic strap and rigid strip
  • FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the strap and strip in associated relation
  • FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the locking device in lid-released position in association with a garbage can
  • FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of the locking device in lid-locking position in association with a garbage can.
  • 1 is a strap of elastic material such as rubber.
  • the strap has a hole 2 in one end portion 3 thereof and a hole 4 in the other end portion 5 thereof.
  • one or more additional holes 4 are provided adjacent the latter end of the strap in longitudinal alignment.
  • Hole 2 may be of slightly larger diameter than hole 4 and the end portion 3 of the strap may be laterally enlarged surrounding the hole as indicated at 3a.
  • a rigid strip 6 of metal or the like has an integral hook 7 at one end thereof and a hole 8 extending through the other end portion thereof.
  • the end portion 5 of the strap is fed through the hole 8 in the strip until a selected one of the holes 4 clears hole 8. Then the other end portion 3 of the strap is fed through the selected hole 4 to form a loop 9 which connects the strip 6 to the strap.
  • end portion 3 of the strap is fed through one handle 11 of the garbage can and the strip 6 with the other end portion of the strap passed through hole 2 to form a loop 12 connecting the device to the handle 11 of the can.
  • the strap 1 is then stretched over the lid 13 of the can and the hook 7 connected to the other and opposite handle 14 of the can. As shown, the strap may be passed through the handle 15 of the lid. It will be apparent that the length of the strap 1 is such that, in lid-locking position as shown in FIGURE 7, it is in stretched condition to firmly lock the lid in place. It will also be apparent that the effective length of strap 1 may be chosen by suitable selection of the appropriate hole 4.
  • a container lid locking device comprising a fiat strap of elastic rubber having a hole extending therethrough adjacent each end thereof, and closed end loops each formed by passing a portion of the strap through one of said holes, and a rigid metal strip having a hook at one end and a hole extending therethrough adjacent the other end thereof, one of said loops extending through said hole in said strip to secure said strip to one end of said strap, the other of said loops being adapted to receive a container handle for securing said device to said handle.

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March 10, 1964 D. M. GELDART 3,124,331
' CONTAINER LID FASTENER Filed Sept. 11, 1961 PATENT AGENT United States Patent ()fiice 3,124,381 Patented Mar. 10, 1964 3,124,381 CONTAINER LID FASTENER David M. Geldart, RR. 2, Aylmer East, Quebec, Canada Filed Sept. 11, 1961, Ser. No. 137,401 1 Claim. (Cl. 292258) This invention relates to container lid fasteners.
Refuse containers, such as garbage pails, cans and the like, must be provided with protective lids for various obvious reasons. Such lids must also be easily removable to permit emptying of the contents of the containers. However, because of the ease with which the lid may be removed from a conventional garbage can, such lid is subject to frequent removal by animals, children, high winds, and the like, and thus the lid fails in its intended purpose.
Container lid locking devices have heretofore been proposed but are not in widespread use, particularly in respect of garbage can lids, largely because, it is believed, they do not meet the various practical requirements for such a device.
It is an object of this invention to provide a container lid locking or fastening device which is simple in structure, inexpensive to manufacture, applicable to containers of various shapes and sizes, subject to easy and rapid location in either lid-locking or lid-released position, and effective to prevent undesirable removal of the lid when in lid-locking position.
The locking device of the present invention comprises a strap of elastic material having a hole extending through each end portion thereof and a loop formed by passing one end portion through one of the holes, and a rigid strip having a hook at one end and a hole adjacent the other end thereof, the loop extending through the hole in the strip.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the elastic strap employed in the locking device of the invention,
FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the strap,
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the rigid strip,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the initial step in forming the loop connecting the elastic strap and rigid strip,
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the strap and strip in associated relation,
FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the locking device in lid-released position in association with a garbage can, and
FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of the locking device in lid-locking position in association with a garbage can.
Referring to the drawing, 1 is a strap of elastic material such as rubber. The strap has a hole 2 in one end portion 3 thereof and a hole 4 in the other end portion 5 thereof. Preferably, one or more additional holes 4 are provided adjacent the latter end of the strap in longitudinal alignment. Hole 2 may be of slightly larger diameter than hole 4 and the end portion 3 of the strap may be laterally enlarged surrounding the hole as indicated at 3a.
A rigid strip 6 of metal or the like has an integral hook 7 at one end thereof and a hole 8 extending through the other end portion thereof.
In assembling the device, the end portion 5 of the strap is fed through the hole 8 in the strip until a selected one of the holes 4 clears hole 8. Then the other end portion 3 of the strap is fed through the selected hole 4 to form a loop 9 which connects the strip 6 to the strap.
In use, to apply the device to a garbage can 10, end portion 3 of the strap is fed through one handle 11 of the garbage can and the strip 6 with the other end portion of the strap passed through hole 2 to form a loop 12 connecting the device to the handle 11 of the can. The strap 1 is then stretched over the lid 13 of the can and the hook 7 connected to the other and opposite handle 14 of the can. As shown, the strap may be passed through the handle 15 of the lid. It will be apparent that the length of the strap 1 is such that, in lid-locking position as shown in FIGURE 7, it is in stretched condition to firmly lock the lid in place. It will also be apparent that the effective length of strap 1 may be chosen by suitable selection of the appropriate hole 4.
It will be observed that, with the device anchored to one of the can handles 11 or 14, it may be easily and quickly manipulated to place the device in lid-locking or lid-released position.
I claim:
A container lid locking device comprising a fiat strap of elastic rubber having a hole extending therethrough adjacent each end thereof, and closed end loops each formed by passing a portion of the strap through one of said holes, and a rigid metal strip having a hook at one end and a hole extending therethrough adjacent the other end thereof, one of said loops extending through said hole in said strip to secure said strip to one end of said strap, the other of said loops being adapted to receive a container handle for securing said device to said handle.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,361,506 Smith Oct. 31, 1944 2,908,522 Glave Oct. 13, 1959 2,984,511 Hedrick May 16, 1961 FOREIGN PATENTS 796.222 France Jan. 17 1936
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US3893725A (en) * 1974-02-25 1975-07-08 Glenn A Coulter Device for latching containers
US3980202A (en) * 1975-12-02 1976-09-14 Arnold Monyak Garbage can cover retainer
US4712816A (en) * 1986-05-12 1987-12-15 Mueller Theodore V Auxiliary door latch for children's safety
US4976371A (en) * 1989-08-15 1990-12-11 Wise Jeffrey A Receptacle lid securing device
US5291631A (en) * 1992-11-23 1994-03-08 Schjoneman Craig A Door stop
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US3893725A (en) * 1974-02-25 1975-07-08 Glenn A Coulter Device for latching containers
US3980202A (en) * 1975-12-02 1976-09-14 Arnold Monyak Garbage can cover retainer
US4712816A (en) * 1986-05-12 1987-12-15 Mueller Theodore V Auxiliary door latch for children's safety
US4976371A (en) * 1989-08-15 1990-12-11 Wise Jeffrey A Receptacle lid securing device
US5291631A (en) * 1992-11-23 1994-03-08 Schjoneman Craig A Door stop
US5297692A (en) * 1992-12-16 1994-03-29 Kronmiller Leroy M Cover retainer means
US5687879A (en) * 1995-11-13 1997-11-18 Fit-To-A-Tea, Llc Device to secure lid to beverage and food containers and reduce spillage
US5758914A (en) * 1997-01-08 1998-06-02 Ioveno; Joseph Garbage can lid tether
US6102238A (en) * 1998-01-09 2000-08-15 Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. Slow cooker with lid clamp
US20070018465A1 (en) * 2005-06-16 2007-01-25 Mary Vassilakos Appliance door safety system
US8459487B2 (en) * 2009-02-11 2013-06-11 Rajneesh Sharma Adjustable strap-lock for securing container lids to the base container in closed position
US20100200604A1 (en) * 2009-02-11 2010-08-12 Rajneesh Sharma Adjustable Strap-Lock for securing container lids to the base container in closed position
US8827101B2 (en) 2012-05-21 2014-09-09 Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Kitchen appliance and method of using same
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US20180371799A1 (en) * 2017-06-27 2018-12-27 Anthony Luskin Door stopper
USD884302S1 (en) 2018-12-14 2020-05-12 Robert A. Azzaro Trash can lid fastener
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