Patent ID: 11905110
Assignee: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A waste receptacle for sanitary pads comprising:
an elongated body having a waste bin holding area including a removable waste bin, an upper body portion and a lower body portion, wherein the upper portion includes a waste opening through which waste can vertically enter the bin holding area;
a front door having top and bottom portions;
a hinge connected to the bottom portion of the front door and the lower body portion;
an opening restraint device connected to the body and the front door and configured to prevent the front door from pivoting away from the body more than 17 centimeters;
wherein the receptacle has a height, width and depth and has an omega value that is defined as a ratio of the depth over the height and is between 0.27 and 0.32, and
wherein the receptacle width is between 160 and 190 millimeters and the receptacle height is between 325 and 350 millimeters, and a height of the front door is at least seventy percent (70%) of the height of the body.