Patent ID: 9718615
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B65F

Claim:
1. A refuse container comprising: a bin defining a cavity and a top opening surrounded by a rim, the bin including a detent coupled to a front section of the rim; a lid rotatably coupled to the bin at a first end of the lid, and movable relative to the bin between an open position providing access to the cavity through the top opening, and a closed position inhibiting access to the cavity through the top opening; and, the lid including a latch rotatably coupled to the lid at a second end of the lid opposing the first end, the latch includes a handle and is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the latch further includes a detent co-operator, wherein the rim includes a slot configured to receive the detent co-operator when the latch is disposed in the locked position and wherein the latch includes an axis of rotation that is substantially co-located with a longitudinal axis of the detent.