Patent ID: 11939153
Assignee: nan
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. A refuse container lid opening device having a drop-down tongue comprising:
a container body having a top rim defining a top opening to the container body, a horizontal support flange extending outwardly from the top rim, the support flange having a bottom surface,
a circumferential railing extending upwardly from the support flange, the support flange bounded by the top rim and the circumferential railing, the railing having a circumferential top edge,
the support flange having a slot disposed between the top rim and the circumferential railing,
a lid hingedly attached to the container body for covering the top opening, the lid having a top surface and an outer surface intersecting the top surface,
an elongated tongue descending from the underside of the lid, and
a closed configuration in which the lid rests on the support flange, the top surface of the lid is flush with or recessed below the top edge of the railing, and the tongue is received in the slot, the tongue extending below the bottom surface of the support flange and being manually accessible outside of the container body, such that upward movement of the tongue raises the lid up from the top rim.