Patent ID: 6837393
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A garbage can, comprising an outer containing body; the containing body having a slip-prevention pad joined to a bottom thereof; the containing body having an annular surrounding member joined to an upper end thereof; the containing body having a ringed member secured to an inner side of a lower end of the annular surrounding member; the annular surrounding member having an upper opening smaller than a lower opening thereof; the ringed member having front and rear slots, and a gap communicating with both of the slots thereof; the ringed member having a holding portion projecting upwards over the rear slot; the holding portion of the ringed member having a longitudinal guiding trench communicating with the rear slot thereof; a pair of top shutters pivoted to an inner side of the annular surrounding member at front and rear ends thereof so as to be movable between a closed position with opposing edges thereof abutting each other and an opened position with the opposing edges being apart from each other; each shutter having slots respectively near to the front and the rear ends thereof; the slots being formed in such a manner as to be in a sloping position when the shutters are is a closed position; a tension spring being connected to the rear slots of both shutters for biasing the shutters to the closed position; a control mechanism for opening the shutters with; the control mechanism having: a buffer mechanism having a main body, and a piston rod movable relative to the main body; the piston rod projecting down from a lower end of the main body, and being fixedly connected to the outer containing body at the lower end; the main body being fixedly joined to the connecting rod of the control mechanism at an upper end for up and down displacement together with the connecting rod relative to the piston rod; the lower end of the piston rod being farthest away from the main body of the buffer mechanism when the shutters are in the closed position; the main body moving up relative to the piston rod at such a speed as to counteract the tension spring, and slow down the movement of the shutters from the opened position to the closed position after the pedal is released from the depressed position.