Patent ID: 8210383
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A trash dumpster assembly comprising: a container including a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said perimeter wall having an upper edge defining an opening extending into said container, said perimeter wall including a rear wall, a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, and a front wall; a door being positioned in said front wall and being hingedly coupled to said container to allow access to an interior of said container through said perimeter wall; a pair of guides, each of said guides being attached to said upper edge of said perimeter wall, each of said first and second lateral walls having one of said guides attached thereto, said guides extending between said front and back walls, said guides forming elongated openings facing each other; a cover being slidably mounted to said container by said guides, said cover being positionable in a closed position extending from said back wall to said front wall or slid toward said back wall to expose said opening, said cover including a plurality of elongated plates extending between said guides, each of said plates being hingedly coupled together; a housing being attached to said back wall, said housing engaging said guides and receiving said cover when said cover is slid toward said back wall and off of said container, said housing having an arcuate shape; and a first panel being attached to said cover and a second panel being attached to said front wall, said first and second panels each having an aperture extending therethrough, said apertures in said first and second panels being alignable with each other when said cover is in said closed position, wherein a lock is extendable through said apertures to secure said cover in said closed position.