Patent ID: 8393489

Claim:
A waste disposal device adapted to receive a waste-containing member, comprising: a container defining a waste-receiving compartment having an opening; a lid connected to said container; a rotation mechanism arranged in said container to rotate the waste-containing member when present in said container, said rotation mechanism comprising at least one member coupled to said lid and arranged such that movement of said at least one member causes rotation of the waste-containing member; a slide mechanism that is set to one of two different positions to regulate rotation of the waste-containing member based on opening movement of said lid such that when said slide mechanism is in one position, the opening movement of said lid causes said rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member and when said slide mechanism is in the other position, the opening movement of said lid does not cause said rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member, and a foot pedal assembly comprising a depressible foot pedal and a spring, said foot pedal assembly being arranged to cause both opening of said lid when said foot pedal is depressed and closure of said lid when the pressing force is removed, said spring being arranged to be moved against its bias upon depression of said foot pedal and return to its original state when the pressing force is removed, and said spring being coupled to said at least one member such that when said spring returns to its original state, said spring pulls said at least one member downward and thereby causes closure of said lid coupled to said at least one member and rotation of the waste-containing member.