Patent ID: 9637309
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B62B,B65F,G08B

Claim:
1. A waste cart comprising: (a) a base housing; (b) a center upright having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end being secured to said base housing; (c) a top housing secured to said distal end of said center upright, said top housing having first and second disposal openings for first and second separate waste portions including, (d) an electronics module which operates said transmitter coil and each said metal detector receiver coil for detecting the passage of a metal item through either said first disposal opening or said second disposal opening of said first and second waste portions, and which is configured to activate said first and second indicators independently of one another or in tandem; and (e) an alarm indicator operationally associated with said electronics module which is configured to provide an audible notification if activated when said electronics module detects the passage of a metal item through either said first disposal opening or said second disposal opening of said first and second waste portions.