Patent ID: 7874446
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B30B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A trash container, comprising: a body defining a chamber with an open end; a lid hingedly attached to the body adjacent the open end and defining a central opening; a baffle positioned in the central opening of the lid and having a peripheral edge attached to the lid, the baffle having first and second sides and being corrugated, the baffle being resiliently biased to an unextended position level with the lid and being resiliently extendable through the open end of the body and into the chamber; a handle attached on a portion of the first side of the baffle and movable therewith; and a plate attached to a portion of the second side of the baffle and movable therewith, the plate compacting trash inside the chamber when moved with the baffle and handle into the chamber.