Patent ID: 8333293
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
1. A waste disposal device comprising: a container having an opening at a top end, the container defining an inner cavity accessible through the opening, for receiving a bag opened at the opening of the container and having a closed end in the inner cavity; a lid pivotable to close/open access to the opening; and an actuation mechanism having an interface actuated by a user, the actuation mechanism comprising a linkage connected to the interface to open/close the lid, and a single pair of jaws connected to the linkage to move between a clamped position in which the jaws close off a portion of the bag passing therebetween, and an opened position in which the jaws are separated to allow waste to reach the closed end of the bag under the pair of jaws, the jaws and the lid being concurrently actuated by a single degree of actuation on the interface, by which the lid moves from opened to closed while the jaws move from the clamped position to the opened position and back to the clamped position.