Patent ID: 6318579
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
A trash can for holding trash comprising:a trash can body having a front wall and a rear wall connected by two side walls to define an open refuse compartment;a pair of tracks, one track located in each of the side walls, which tracks are open to the inside of the refuse compartment and extend vertically along the side walls adjacent the rear wall of the body and across the top of the side walls and downwardly to an opening in the side wall adjacent the top of the front wall of the body;a sliding lid inserted into the tracks is moveable from a substantially vertical configuration residing in the vertical portion of the track adjacent the real wall of the body to slide forwardly across the track portion lying across the top of the side walls to cover the open refuge area at the top of the trash can body; andat least one stop located on the side walls of the body to engage the lid and limit its forward motion to stop the lid from being removed from the tracks in the side walls of the body.