Waste container adapted for cutting toe nails

A waste container for use in cutting toe nails has a shelf arranged at least partly over the open top for resting the foot with the toes of the foot projecting over the open top of the container so that cut toe nails fall into the open top. The shelf is inclined to the horizontal such as a front edge thereof is lower than a rear edge thereof and is defined by a top portion of one side wall which is bent inwardly to lie over the open top.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
This invention relates to a waste container which is particularly adapted 
for use as a foot care rest which allows the user to carry out toe nail 
cutting and other foot care procedures while having the container readily 
available for toe nails and other waste materials. SUMMARY OF THE 
INVENTION 
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a waste 
container comprising: 
a base wall for resting on a horizontal support surface; 
two upstanding side walls, a front wall for facing forwardly toward a user 
and a rear wall opposite to the front wall and spaced rearwardly 
therefrom; 
the front wall, side walls and rear wall defining an open top for deposit 
of materials into the container for storage therein; 
the front wall including a substantially upright transverse portion and two 
side portions each on a respective side of the transverse portion and 
extending therefrom to connect to a respective one of the side walls; 
each of the side portions being inclined inwardly and rearwardly from a 
front edge of the respective side wall such that the transverse portion of 
the front wall is recessed rearwardly from the front edges of the side 
walls; 
and a shelf member connected to a top edge of the transverse portion of the 
front wall and extending therefrom forwardly and downwardly so as to 
provide a shelf surface for receiving a foot of a user thereon with toes 
of the foot projecting from the top edge of the transverse portion over 
the open top for toe nails cut from the toes to fall into the open top. 
One embodiment of the invention will now be described in conjunction with 
the accompanying drawings in which:

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts 
in the different figures. 
DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
The container comprises a horizontal flat base wall 10 with a layer of a 
slip resistant material on the bottom surface of the base wall 10. In the 
example shown the layer comprises a plurality of studs 11 formed of rubber 
or similar resilient material placed on the bottom surface for locating 
the bottom surface and preventing sliding relative to a floor when 
pressure is applied to the container. 
The container comprises an upstanding front wall 12, two side walls 13 and 
14 and a rear wall 15. The side walls 13 and 14 are substantially 
vertically upstanding and at right angles to the front wall 12. The rear 
wall 15 is substantially semi-circular in horizontal cross section and is 
inclined upwardly and rearwardly from a lower edge 15A at the base 11 to 
an upper edge 15B. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 1 each of the side 
walls 13 and 14 is also slightly tapered so that the edge of those walls 
joining the base 10 forms an arc spaced slightly inwardly from the arc 
defined by the top edge of those walls. 
The walls thus define an open mouth 16 into which waste material can be 
deposited. 
The front wall 12 is recessed from the front edges 13A, 14A of the side 
walls 13, 14 so that the front wall is inclined inwardly and rearwardly at 
two side portions 12A and then includes an upright transverse portion 12B 
approximately at right angles to the side walls. A top edge of the front 
wall is bent at junction 17 to define a shelf member 18 which is inclined 
downwardly and outwardly. The shelf member 18 thus has a rear edge 20 at 
the bend 17 and extends downwardly and outwardly from that rear edge to a 
front edge 19. The shelf member 18 is defined between two side edges 18A 
and 18B . At those side edges the material forming the shelf member is 
inclined upwardly to an apex 21, 22 joining with the side wall 13, 14 at 
the top of the side wall. Thus the shelf is lower than the top of the side 
walls. This forms therefore two triangular portion 23, 24. The shelf 
member thus is arranged to extend outwardly forwardly from the open top 
with a rear edge arranged at the open top for receiving the foot 30 of a 
user for cutting the toe nails 31 of the user. The foot can thus rest on 
the shelf member which provides a sufficiently wide pad to comfortably 
rest the ball of the foot while the toes project rearwardly over the open 
top. The foot is thus supported at a suitable location so that the user 
can reach to the toes and other areas of the foot for foot care procedures 
including toe nail cutting. 
The recessed front wall and the projection of the shelf away from the open 
top allows the containers to stack each on the next. 
Since various modifications can be made in my invention as herein above 
described, and many apparently widely different embodiments of same made 
within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such 
spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the 
accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustrative only and 
not in a limiting sense.