Patent ID: 6962301
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: B02C,B65F

Abstract:
1. A front-lifting wastebasket for paper shredder also serving as garbage bin, comprising: a conventional strip-cut paper shredder or cross-cut paper shredder; an injection molded wastebasket, characterized in that: the paper shredder is provided at a bottom thereof with at least one downwardly-projecting tab; the wastebasket includes: a base, an outer bin, and a front-lifting inner bin, wherein: the base is provided at a front side thereof with a platform, and a crosswise rib at a bottom front edge thereof; the outer bin is a hollow bin body that is formed on at top thereof with a rectangular stand for supporting the paper shredder, the outer bin including a left-side wall, a right-side wall and a rear wall extending downwards from the stand and located above the platform, a front of the outer bin being formed with a hollow-out opening to define an open space for containing the inner bin; the inner bin is provided on a front panel thereof with a grip, the inner bin including a left-side wall and a right-side wall that incline towards a rear wall from the front panel to assume a rearward inclining configuration, the rear wall being provided on an upper edge thereof, at a location that corresponds to the tab projecting downwards from the bottom of the paper shredder with at least one upwardly-projecting retaining tab, and the inner bin being provided at a bottom thereof, at a location corresponding to the crosswise rib provided at the bottom front edge of the base with an elongated groove.