Patent ID: 6612457
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B65F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A refuse container for receiving refuse, said refuse container being mountable to a stable surface such as a wall or a ground surface, said refuse container comprising:an anchoring structure; an anchoring structure-to-stable surface attachment means for solidly attaching said anchoring structure to said stable surface; a protective casing defining an enclosed casing volume, said protective casing also defining a casing aperture for allowing said refuse to be inserted into said casing volume; a casing-to-anchoring structure releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said protective casing to said anchoring structure; an open top refuse receptacle mounted within said casing volume and positioned so as to receive said refuse when dropped into said casing volume from said casing aperture; a theft prevention means for selectively preventing the detachment of said protective casing from said anchoring structure and selectively preventing the withdrawal of said refuse receptacle from said casing volume said protective casing including a first casing segment and a second casing segment, said first casing segment and said second casing segment being detachably attached together by a segment attachment means; said theft prevention means including a releasable locking means for releasably locking together said first casing segment and said second casing segment in a segment locked configuration; said casing aperture extending through said first casing segment and said casing-to-anchoring structure releasable attachment means cooperating with said second casing segment for releasably attaching said protective casing to said anchoring structure; said anchoring structure defining a generally horizontally extending hooking edge and a generally vertical fastening surface; said second casing segment including a rear wall; a hooking structure extending rearwardly from said rear wall, said hooking structure being configured, sized and positioned so as to be releasably hookable over said hooking edge part of said anchoring structure; a casing-to-anchoring structure fastening means extending through both said rear wall and said fastening surface for fastening said casing to said anchoring structure when said hooking structure is hooked on said hooking edge, said fastening means being configured so as to be accessible only when said first casing segment is at least partially separated from said second casing segment.