Patent ID: 6196407
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
A garbage container comprising:a base, said base comprising a top center opening, an annular track disposed around the top opening, a side hole, and a spring hole on the inside adjacent to said side hole;a bottom cover supported on said base and rotated on said annular track of said base, said bottom cover comprising an annular bottom coupling groove coupled to the annular track of said base, a hooked portion formed integral with an inenr side wall of said bottom coupling groove and hooked on a bottom side of said annular track of said base, a center tube inserted into the top center opening in said base, an inner annular coupling groove disposed around said center tube, an outer annular coupling groove disposed along the border thereof, a plurality of openings defined between said center tube and said inner annular coupling groove, and a plurality of radial locating grooves respectively connected between said inner annular coupling groove and said outer annular coupling groove;a cylindrical outer shell mounted in the outer annular coupling groove on said bottom cover;an inner barrel mounted on said bottom cover inside said outer shell, said inner barrel comprising a bottom coupling flange coupled to the inner annular coupling groove on said bottom cover, a plurality of peripheral openings, and a plurality of lugs disposed near a top side thereof;an inner container formed of a plurality of container parts and mounted within said inner barrel, said container parts each comprising a bottom coupling rod downwardly extended from said bottom face and inserted into the center tube of said bottom cover, a bottom flange formed integral with said bottom face and inserted into one opening in said bottom cover, and a top supporting rod extended out of one peripheral opening on said inner barrel;a plurality of partition board respectively fastened to said bottom cover and defining with said outer shell a plurality of storage chambers around said inner barrel, said partition boards each having a bottom side fastened to one radial locating groove on said bottom cover;a top cover covered on said cylindrical outer shell and said partition boards, said top cover having a plurality of openings corresponding to said storage chambers;a plurality of cover panels respectively pivoted to the lugs of said inner barrel and disposed in contact with the supporting rods of said container parts of said inner container and moved to close/open the openings on said top cover;a spring member fastened to the spring holder inside said base; anda foot lever pivoted to said base and turned to lift one container part of said inner container in opening one cover panel from the corresponding opening on said top cover, said foot lever comprising a middle part pivoted to a part inside said base, a push rod upwardly extended from an inner end thereof and inserted through one opening on said bottom cover and disposed in contact with the bottom flange on the bottom face of one container part of said inner container, an outer end supported on said spring member, and a press head formed integral with said outer end and extended out of said base through the side hole on said base.