Patent ID: 7108150
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A trash receptacle unit comprising: (a) a base member which includes (1) a U-shaped body having (A) a first surface which is a top surface when said base member is in use, (B) a second surface which is a bottom surface when said base member is in use, (C) a first side wall, (D) a second side wall, (E) a transverse axis which extends between the first side wall and the second side wall, (F) a first end wall having a proximal end unitary with the first surface and a distal end spaced apart from the first surface, (G) a second end wall having a proximal end unitary with the first surface and a distal end spaced apart from the first surface, and (H) a longitudinal axis which extends between the first end wall and the second end wall, (2) a first wing which is unitary with the distal end of the first end wall and which is oriented to extend essentially parallel to the first surface and which includes a portion that extends from the first end wall toward the second end wall and extends over the first surface, (3) a first channel defined between the first surface and the portion of the first wing that extends over the first surface, (4) a second wing which is unitary with the distal end of the second end wall and which is oriented to extend essentially parallel to the first surface and which includes a portion that extends from the second end wall toward the first end wall and extends over the first surface, and (5) a second channel defined between the first surface and the portion of the second wing that extends over the first surface; (b) a tubular member which is releasably mounted on said base member when in use and which includes (1) a tubular side wall having a first end which is a top end when said tubular member is in use, a second end which is a bottom end when said tubular member is in use, and a longitudinal axis which extends between the first end of the tubular side wall and the second end of the tubular side wall, the tubular side wall being open adjacent to the first end and adjacent to the second end to define a bore through the tubular side wall that extends from the first end of the tubular side wall to the second end of the tubular side wall, (2) a first wing which is unitary with the second end of the tubular side wall and which extends outwardly from the tubular side wall and which is slidably received in the first channel when said tubular member is in use, and (3) a second wing which is unitary with the second end of the tubular side wall and which extends outwardly from the tubular side wall and which is slidably received in the second channel when said tubular member is in use; and (c) a handle pivotally attached to said tubular member adjacent to the first end of the tubular side wall.