Patent ID: 6276557
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
A waste container for the storage and collection of residential or commercial waste, the waste container comprising:a body having a bottom wall with a peripheral edge and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall peripheral edge and terminating in an upper edge to define an waste compartment with an open top;a cover pivotally mounted to the body and moveable between an open position, in which the cover is remote of the open top to permit access to the waste receptacle, and a closed position, in which the cover overlies the open top to cover the same;a handle extending from the body near the upper edge of the body;a wheel assembly provided on the body near the bottom wall whereby a user can move the waste container by pulling or pushing on the handle to roll the waste container by the wheel assembly;an inner rib projecting downwardly from a bottom surface of the bottom wall; anda plurality of corrugations formed in the bottom wall and extending from the bottom wall peripheral edge to the inner rib wherein the corrugations and inner rib cooperate to form a structural support for the bottom wall.