Patent ID: 7185783

Claim:
A refuse container, comprising: a generally semi-tubular container formed from molded plastic having a closed bottom end having a substantially circular configuration and an open end having a substantially D-shaped configuration, the D-shaped configuration open end having left and right curved side edges with a flat lower edge, the container having rounded side walls which run from the open end to the substantially circular configuration at the bottom end of the container, the container having a generally flat side wall, the flat side wall being larger in width at the open end of the container than the closed end of the container; a left handle molded adjacent to the left curved edge of the D-shaped open end; a right handle molded adjacent to the right curved edge of the D-shaped open end; and a top handle molded adjacent to an apex portion of the D-shaped open end located substantially midway between the left handle and the right handle, the top handle being opposite to the flat lower edge of the D-shaped open end of the container; and a plurality of parallel longitudinal indentations in the flat side wall of the container running from a portion approximately adjacent to the D-shaped open end to an opposite portion adjacent to the closed end of the container, the parallel longitudinal indentations for reinforcing and strengthening the container, and wherein the top handle along with the right handle and the left handle are for allowing the container to be physically moved from a standing upright position to a side oriented position with container laying on the flat side wall so that the flat lower edge of the D-shaped open end of the container abuts against a ground surface in order to allow the container to be filled with debris, and the top handle with the right handle and the left handle for allowing the container to be easily moved back to the standing position, and wherein the top handle and the right handle and the left handle arc the only handles on the container.