Patent ID: 7963414
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
1. In a waste disposal device adapted to receive a waste-containing member, comprising: a container defining a waste-receiving compartment having an opening; a lid connected to said container, said lid having a first, closed position covering said opening of said container and a second, open position in which said opening is exposed; a rotation mechanism arranged in said container to rotate the waste-containing member when present in said container, said rotation mechanism being arranged to rotate the waste-containing member only upon closure of said lid without manual handling of said lid and not upon opening of said lid, said rotation mechanism comprising at least one elongate member coupled to said lid and arranged such that downward movement of said at least one elongate member causes rotation of said waste-containing member; and the improvement comprising: a foot pedal assembly comprising a depressible foot pedal and a spring, said foot pedal assembly being arranged to cause both opening of said lid when said foot pedal is depressed and closure of said lid when the pressing force is removed, said spring being arranged to be tensioned upon depression of said foot pedal and compress when the pressing force is removed, said spring being coupled to said at least one elongate member such that when said spring compresses, said spring pulls said at least one elongate member downward and thereby causes closure of said lid coupled to said at least one elongate member and rotation of said waste-containing member.