Abstract:
A garbage can includes mainly a can body, a ring, a stationary cover, two movable curved covers and a pressing device. By means of pressing down the pressing device, an activating rod in the pressing device enables the two movable curved covers to retreat to one side and stay there motionless, as an action of opening the opening of the stationary cover for throwing garbage in. When the opening of the stationary cover is to be closed after opened, press again the pressing device to force the activating rod to let the two movable curved covers extend out to close up the opening of the stationary cover.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention  
         [0002]     The invention relates to a garbage can, particularly one that includes a cam body, a ring, a stationary cover, two movable curved covers and a pressing device. By pressing down a pressing body of the pressing device, an activating rod in the pressing device enables the two movable curved cover to retreat to one side and stay there stably, as an action of opening the opening of the stationary cover. When the opening of the stationary cover is to be closed, press again the pressing body to force the activating rod to let the two movable curved covers to extend out to close the opening of the stationary cover.  
         [0003]     2. Description of the Prior Art  
         [0004]     Conventional garbage cans usually have two types, having or not having a cover. The one with a cover, being more sanitary, has been improved preferably so that a can with pedal, as shown in  FIG. 1 , was invented. The can not only must keep its cover  10  bolted to match just with a can body  1 , but also has a complex structure making assembly difficult. Moreover, because of numerous components related to a pedal  11  forming a complex driving mechanism  12  and the noise and an unsteady swinging of the can itself to cause collision while opening the cover  1 , it is uneasy for assembly and inconvenient for use.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0005]     The prime object of this invention is to offer a garbage can that is easier to open or close its movable curved covers on an opening of a stationary cover and stands more steadily.  
         [0006]     The main characteristics of the invention is that to open or close the opening of the stationary cover is carried out by just pressing down a pressing device, activating an activating rod to force the two movable curved covers moving to open or close the opening of the stationary cover. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS  
       [0007]     This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:  
         [0008]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a conventional garbage can;  
         [0009]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the garbage can in the present invention;  
         [0010]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of a garbage can in the present invention;  
         [0011]      FIG. 4  is a partial magnified view of a stationary cover and a pressing body in the present invention;  
         [0012]      FIG. 5  is another partial magnified view of the stationary cover and the pressing body in the present invention;  
         [0013]      FIG. 6  is a perspective view of an activating rod of the pressing body and an activating groove of a movable curved cover in the present invention;  
         [0014]      FIG. 7  is another perspective view of an activating rod of the pressing body and the activating groove of the movable curved cover in the present invention;  
         [0015]      FIG. 8  is an exploded perspective view of a second preferred embodiment in the present invention;  
         [0016]      FIG. 9  is a perspective view of the second preferred embodiment of a garbage can in the present invention;  
         [0017]      FIG. 10  is a perspective view of a pressing device and an activating rod in the second preferred embodiment of a garbage can in the present invention. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
       [0018]     A preferred embodiment of a garbage can in the present invention, as shown in  FIGS. 2-7 , includes a can body  2 , a ring  3 , a stationary cover  4 , two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  and a pressing device  6 .  
         [0019]     The can body  2  has a bottom base  20  at its bottom and an opening  21  on top.  
         [0020]     The ring  3  sitting around the opening  21  of the can body  2  possesses an annular edge  30  at its bottom and a fitting annular edge  31  on top.  
         [0021]     The stationary cover  4  matching with the fitting annular edge  31 , has an opening  40  in the center, a projection  41  with a hole  410  at its side, a fitting groove  411  and a slide base  412  on a side to be connected with the stationary cover  4 , a post hole  413 , a fitting piece  414  and a spring  415  at the center, a locking member  416  near its outer edge and two holes  417  in front of the locking member  416 , and two fixing rods  42  in the inside.  
         [0022]     The two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  are to be bolted with the fixing rods  42  of the stationary cover  4 . The movable curved cover  50  has two sides respectively provided with a pivot base  500  and a locking edge  501  respectively on top and the bottom of its one side. The movable curved cover  51  has two sides respectively provided with a pivot base  510  and  511 , a locking edge  513  and a stopping surface  5   14  at its two edges of its upper side respectively. The pivot base  510  has an activating groove  512 .  
         [0023]     The pressing device  6  is set on the projection  41  of the stationary cover  4 , composed of a pressing body, an ornamental piece  61  and a covering piece  62 . The pressing body  60  has a fitting recess  600  on top, an activating rod  601 , a supporting post  602 , a fitting groove  603  and a locking member  604  at its bottom. The ornamental piece  61  is fitted in the fitting recess  600 . The covering piece  62  is fitted in the fitting groove  603  of the pressing body  60 , having two arms  620  respectively with a fitting piece  621  on top.  
         [0024]     In assembling, the ring body  3  is first fit on the opening  21  of the can body  2 . Then, the two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  are fixed with the stationary cover  4  by means of bolts (N) piercing through the pivot bases  500 ,  510  and  511  to be combined with the fixing rods  42 . Next, put the fitting piece  414  and the spring  415  into the post hole  413  and keep the locking member  416  fitted on the projection  41 . The pressing body  60  is successively fitted on the projection  41  from its top, enabling the activating rod  601  to penetrate the hole  410  of the projection  41  and the supporting post  602  to fit in the fitting groove  411  and the slide base  412 . Meanwhile, the activating rod  601  keeps going further into the activating groove  512  of the blade  51 . By then, the locking member  604  of the pressing body  60  is actually locked with the locking member  416  of the projection  41 , and the spring  415  pushes up the pressing body  60 . Next, the covering piece  62  is put to lock in the fitting groove  603  of the pressing body  60  after penetrating the hole  417  of the projection  41 , and the ornamental piece  61  is attached to the recess  600  of the pressing body  60 . Finally, the stationary cover  4  placed to fit in the fitting annular edge  3   1  of the ring  3 .  
         [0025]     In using, the garbage can in the present invention, the stationary cover  4  and the ring  3  are at first taken off and put a plastic bag into the can body  2  with its opening folded outwards on the opening of the can body  2 . Then, put the ring  3  and the stationary cover  4  back on the can body  2 , with the opening of the plastic bag fixed with the ring edge  30 . Next, press down the pressing body  60  that is to activate the activating rod  601 , being supported by the supporter post  602  and the slide base  412 , to move upwards so as to let the activating groove  512  on the blade  51  rotate, dragging successively the stopping surface  514  on the movable curved cover  51  to move to contact with the locking edge  501  on the movable curved cover  50  and go further aside till the opening  40  is fully opened. By the moment, the locking member  416  and the locking member  604  lock with each other, keeping the activating rod  601  motionless. Now it is ready for throwing garbage in.  
         [0026]     On the contrary, when the opening  40  of the stationary cover  4  is to be closed, just press down the pressing body  60  once again. Then the locking member  416  will separate apart from the locking member  604 , so the pressing body  60  is lifted up by the spring  415  and the activating rod  601 , being supported by the supporting post  602  and the slide base  412 , moves downwards, making the activating groove  512  on the movable curved cover  51  rotate, dragging successively the locking edge  513  on the movable curved cover  51  to keep the two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  close up the opening  40 .  
         [0027]     A second preferred embodiment of a garbage can in the present invention, as shown in  FIGS. 8-10 , includes a can body  2 ′, a ring  3 , a stationary cover  4 , two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  and a pressing device  6 .  
         [0028]     The can body  2 ′ possesses a bottom base  20 ′ at its bottom and an opening  21  on top. The bottom base  20 ′ has a pedal  22 ′ linked with a pulling rod  23 ′ that has an inserting end  230 ′ at an upper end and is covered with a decorating strip  24 ′.  
         [0029]     The ring  3  fitting on the opening  21 ′ of the can body  2 ′, possesses an annular edge  30  at its bottom and a fitting annular edge  31  on top.  
         [0030]     The stationary cover  4  fitting with the fitting annular edge  31  has a center opening  40 , a projection  41  with a hole  410  at its side, a fitting groove  411  and a slide base  412  on a side to be connected with the stationary cover  4 , a post hole  413 , a fitting piece  414  and a spring  415  at its center, a locking member  416  near its outer edge and two holes  417  in front of the locking member  416 , and two fixing rods  42  in its inside.  
         [0031]     The two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  are bolted with the fixing rods  42  of the stationary cover  4 . The movable curved cover  50  has two ends respectively provided with a pivot base  500  and a locking edge  501  respectively at the top and the bottom of one side. The movable curved cover  51  has two ends provided with pivot bases  510 ,  511 , a locking edge  513  and a stopper  514  at two edges of the upper side respectively. The pivot base  510  has an activating groove  512 .  
         [0032]     The pressing device  6  is set on the projection  41  of the stationary cover  4 , composed of a pressing body, an ornamental piece  61  and a covering piece  62 . The pressing body  60  has a fitting recess  600  at the top, an activating rod  601 , a supporting post  602 , a fitting groove  603  and a locking member  604  at the bottom. The ornamental piece  61  is attached on the fitting recess  600 . The covering piece  62  is to fit in the fitting groove  603  of the pressing body  60 , having two arms  620  respectively with a fitting piece  621  at the top. And a posthole  622  is formed between the arms  620 .  
         [0033]     In assembling, the ring  3  is first fitted on the opening  21 ′ of the can body  2 ′. Then, the two movable curved covers  50 ,  51  are fixed with the stationary cover  4  by means of bolts N engaging the pivot bases  510  and  511  to be combined fixedly by the fixing rods  42 . Next, put the fitting piece  414  and the spring  415  into the posthole  413  and keep the locking member  416  fitted on the projection  41 . The pressing body  60  is successively fitted on the projection  41  from its top, enabling the activating rod  601  to penetrate the hole  410  of the projection  41  and the supporting post  602  to fit in the fitting groove  411  and the slide base  412 . Meanwhile, the activating rod  601  keeps going further into the activating groove  512  of the movable curved cover  51 . By then, the locking member  604  of the pressing body  60  is actually locked with the locking member  416  of the projection  41  and the spring  415  pushes up the pressing body  60 . Next, the covering piece  62  is put to lock in the fitting groove  603  of the pressing body  60  after penetrating the hole  417  of the projection  41 . Then, put the inserting end  230 ′ of the pulling rod  23 ′, linked with the pedal  22 ′, into the post hole  622 . And attach the ornamental piece  61  on the recess  600  of the pressing body  60  and the decorating strip  24 ′ on the can body  2 ′ covering the pulling rod  23 ′. Finally, the stationary cover  4  fitted with the fitting annular edge  31  of the ring  3 .  
         [0034]     While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.