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

Claim 10:
11. 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,
and a circumferential railing extending upwardly from the support flange, the railing including an inner face and a top edge,
the support flange having a slot disposed between the top rim the circumferential railing,
a lid hingedly attached to the top rim of the container body for covering the top opening, the lid having a top surface, an underside, and a perimeter face extending perpendicularly from the top surface, the top surface free of grabbable handles or protuberances,
an elongated tongue spaced inwardly from the railing and descending from the underside of the lid,
a closed configuration in which the lid rests on the support flange, the perimeter face is disposed immediately adjacent to the inner face of the railing at or below the top edge of the railing such that the perimeter face is hidden behind the railing, and the tongue is freely received in the slot, extends below the support flange, and is manually accessible outward of the container body, such that upward movement of the tongue raises the lid up from the top rim, and
a partly open configuration in which the tongue remains received in the slot and the lid is raised above the top rim thereby creating a manually accessible gap between the container body and the lid that provides access to the inside of the container.