Patent ID: 9611093
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B65F,E04F

Claim:
1. A debris disposal system mountable to an upwardly facing supporting surface and having an entrance aligned with the supporting surface to receive debris, comprising: a structure mountable to a supporting surface for extending downwardly therefrom, said structure having a front portion and back portion with space positioned therebetween; a receptacle extendable into and removably held in said space of said structure, said receptacle having a receptacle front wall, a receptacle rear wall, receptacle side walls and a receptacle bottom wall joined together forming a box, said receptacle further having a lid pivotably mounted to said receptacle with an open position allowing debris to be swept across the supporting surface into said box and a closed position to limit debris from escaping therefrom; a first spring device having an extension engaged with said lid to urge said lid to open but yieldable to allow said lid to be moved to said closed position; and, a second spring device positioned between said back portion of said structure and said rear wall of said receptacle to urge said front wall of said receptacle against said front portion of said structure but yieldable to allow said receptacle to be moved away from said front portion as the box is removed from said structure; and wherein, said second spring device includes a v shaped bracket having a first wall fixedly mounted and a second wall joined to said first wall but extending outwardly therefrom forming with said first wall a v-shape, said second wall spring biasing said receptacle forward so said front wall of said receptacle is in contact with said front portion of said structure.