Patent ID: 6644493
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
A garbage can with legs, comprising:(a) a receptacle portion having upper and lower ends; (b) a convex, rounded, weighted bottom attached to the lower end of said receptacle portion, said weighted bottom having a plurality of vertical holes therethrough; (c) a platform disposed within said lower end of said receptacle portion above said weighted bottom; (d) a plurality of vertical legs attached to and depending from said platform, the legs being in alignment with said vertical holes in said weighted bottom; and (e) bias means for retracting said legs within said weighted bottom when said receptacle portion is empty, and said legs extending through the holes when a weight is placed on said platform so that said platform is supported by said legs; wherein said weighted bottom has a center of mass positioned so that said receptacle portion returns to a vertical position when the garbage can is tipped while empty.