Patent ID: 9371181
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B65F,Y02W

Claim Text:
1. A bin for holding paper, said bin comprising a container body defining an opening, a generally planar lid closing said opening formed as a unitary body from injection molded plastic, said lid comprising a downwardly sloped ramp for supporting paper to be inserted into said bin, said sloped ramp extending from an opening in a horizontal plane to beneath a portion of said lid at least partially covering said sloped ramp, said sloped ramp and said portion of said lid defining first and second openings each in a generally vertical plane, said second opening providing an entrance to an interior of said container body, said ramp defining a continuous support surface that supports a stack of letter sized paper, and is configured to allow said stack to be slid on said ramp through said first and second openings along a continuous linear path, and to allow said stack to be urged along said ramp into said interior without being bent, and wherein said first and second openings of said slot are spaced to prevent insertion of a hand into said container body to remove paper inserted through said slot, and wherein said lid further comprises sidewalls along edges of said sloped ramp and reinforcing ribs extending from said sidewalls, to prevent said first and second opening from being vertically enlarged, wherein a height of the first opening defines the maximum height of said stack that may be slid on said ramp without bending, and wherein the maximum height of said stack that may be slid is substantially equal to said height of said first opening.