Patent ID: 8668186
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B65F,E04H

Abstract:
1. A dumpster screen for concealing an existing conventional trash receptacle while allowing the trash receptacle to be accessed for loading and emptying, said dumpster screen comprising a frame further comprising: a plurality of screens connected to said frame and adapted to conceal the trash receptacle; and, a gate located on a front portion of said frame; a plurality of rear corner pipes located vertically at rear corners of said frame; a plurality of first rods horizontally located at upper and lower portions of said frame, said first rods being positioned at a ninety degree angle from said rear corner pipes and thereby suspending said screens above the ground surface; a plurality of second rods each perpendicularly and fixedly attached at upper and lower portions of said rear corner pipes; a plurality of third rods located at said upper and lower portions of said frame, said third rods being positioned perpendicular from one of said rear corner pipes; a plurality of posts located at said front portion of said frame; a movable rod positioned at an upper location between said posts thereby providing upward and downward motion of said gate, wherein said movable rod is attached to inner side portions of said posts; and, a side pipe located at an intermediate portion of said frame, said side pipe being positioned between said one rear corner pipe and one of said posts; wherein said gate is adapted to be automatically displaced between a lowered closed position and a raised open state when the trash receptacle is lowered and lifted from within said frame respectively, wherein said gate further comprises: wherein when said wherein said second rods are fixedly mated to said posts which are located parallel to said rear corner pipes respectively; wherein said side pipe is attached to said third rods thereby securing said third rods in a horizontal position; wherein said posts are separated at a width of said first rods via said movable rod and one of said first rods; wherein said movable rod travels downwardly and contacts said first counter weight thereby causing said first counter weight to pivot about a first pivot in an upward motion; wherein said locking arm impedes upward motion of said first counter weight; wherein said movable rod is locked into a downward position between said first counter weight and said diverter gate thereby stopping movement of said movable rod and positioning said gate in said open state; wherein said second counter weight pivots upwardly when said movable rod is adapted to contact the trash receptacle as the trash receptacle is lowered into said frame; whereby when a force is applied to said movable rod, said diverter gate rotates counterclockwise and said second counter weight pivots upwardly so that said movable rod travels downwardly and is released from said diverter gate, thereby causing said movable rod to ascend to an original upward closed position; and, wherein said second counter weight and said diverter gate simultaneously pivot at a counter clockwise rotation; and, wherein another one of said first rods is positioned at a lower portion between said posts.