Patent ID: 7374060

Claim:
A trash can assembly, comprising: a shell having four side walls that define a perimeter, the four side walls connected to each other to form an elongated configuration, the four side walls comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall and a fourth side wall, with the first and third side walls being opposite and parallel to each other, and with the second and fourth side walls being opposite to each other; wherein each side wall has a top edge, with the top edges of the side walls defining an open top for the shell; a frame that is secured to the top edges of the side walls, the frame defining a perimeter; wherein the first and third side walls are straight, and are longer than the second and fourth side walls; wherein the fourth side wall is a straight rear wall and the second side wall is curved as it extends from the first side wall to the third side wall; a first elongated lid portion having a side edge hingedly coupled to the frame at a first hinge connection above the top edge of the first side wall, such that the first elongated lid portion and the first hinge connection are within the perimeter of the frame; a second elongated lid portion having a side edge hingedly coupled to the frame at a second hinge connection above the top edge of the third side wall, such that the second elongated lid portion and the second hinge connection are within the perimeter of the frame; and wherein the frame has an upper edge that has the same perimeter as the shell.