Patent ID: 8783494

Claim:
A waste container comprising: a receptacle having a base wall, a side wall extending upwardly therefrom, said side wall defining an aperture in said receptacle; a closure connectable to said receptacle, said closure comprising: a base; a support extending upwardly from said base, said support defining a front opening and having a rear wall; a tray comprising a shelf and an inferiorly depending guard, wherein the tray is at least partially rotatable relative to the support about a first axis, and when the tray is in a rearward position the guard blocks the front opening; a shield comprising a main body extending from one edge to a free edge and having an upper and a lower surface, said shield hingedly connected to said support with a flexible hinge at or adjacent to said one edge at a second axis remote from the first axis, and pivotable between an open position in which the shield overlies said rear wall of the closure and a closed position in which it is secured to said closure to at least substantially cover said front opening; and further wherein any relative rotatable movement of the tray is independent of movement of the shield between said open and closed positions.