Patent ID: 6390522
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
A combination lid lock and compactor system for a trash can lid and receptacle assembly consisting essentially of:i) a tubular body having a first and a second end portion, said tubular body having two minimum lobes and a maximum lobe such that each of the minimum and maximum lobes provides surface portions for coincident and abutting attachment with a common surface portion of the lid of said assembly; ii) a means for stabilizing the tubular portion for reducing an externally applied torque, said means being configured and dimensioned for peripheral attachment with the tubular body proximate the first end portion of said tubular body, and wherein said means comprises a free end for abutment with a surface portion of said lid; and iii) wherein in the tubular body, said lobes change in a lengthwise direction of the tubular body, and have a radius of curvature which alternates from positive to negative and from negative to positive at least once to form said lobes.