Patent ID: 8714404

Claim:
A refuse container comprising: a container assembly comprising: a bin defining a cavity; a lid rotatably coupled to the bin at a first end, and movable relative to the bin between an open position providing access to the cavity, and a closed position inhibiting access to the cavity; a pair of opposing brackets integrally formed with the bin and below a second end of the lid opposite the first end of the lid between uppermost and lowermost extremes of the container assembly, each bracket extending outwardly from an external surface of the bin and having opposing inner face portions in laterally spaced relationship such that a space is located between the inner face portions of the brackets; a pair of receivers located at least partially along is corresponding inner face portion of each bracket and spaced outwardly from the bin relative to the exterior surface of the bin, each receiver comprising an aperture in a portion of the corresponding inner face portion and extending inwardly into a body portion of the bracket located between the corresponding inner face and a corresponding outer face of the bracket such that an interior gap is formed within the body portion of each bracket between the inner face and the outer face of each bracket; a pair of ribs, each rib located within a corresponding bracket between the inner face portion and the outer face portion of the corresponding bracket and integrally formed with the outer face portion of the corresponding bracket such that each rib extends inwardly relative to the space between the brackets; and a retention bar fixedly coupled to the container assembly by the opposing brackets and completely external to the cavity, the retention bar having opposing ends located within the receivers such that the retention bar spans a length of the space between the inner face portions of the brackets, each end of the retention bar passing through a corresponding aperture and abutting a corresponding rib of the pair of ribs located within the corresponding bracket; and wherein the retention bar is spaced outwardly from the external surface of the bin from which each bracket extends; wherein the retention bar is substantially horizontally aligned; wherein the retention bar is in complete fluid isolation from the cavity; wherein the retention bar is configured to be hooked by a lifting mechanism for automated emptying of the cavity; and wherein the retention bar is rotational within the receivers.