Patent ID: 7878359

Claim:
A trash can with a deodorizing mechanism, comprising: a body, having a containing space therein, and an opening formed at the top of the body and interconnected to the containing space; a lid, having a pivot portion pivotally coupled to an appropriate position at the top of the body and capable of opening or closing the opening of the body, and a pressing element installed to the lid; a deodorizing mechanism, mounted onto the body and comprised of a bottle containing a deodorant and a nozzle installed to the bottle, and the nozzle including an actuating element for controlling an operation of the nozzle, and the actuating element propped by an elastic body for providing a restoring elasticity, such that if the lid is closed and covered onto the opening of the body, the pressing element will press against the actuating element to compress the elastic body, and the nozzle will suck the deodorant stored in the bottle and spray the deodorant towards the containing space of the body, and if the lid is closed and covered onto the opening of the body, the actuating element will compress the elastic body to slow down the closing movement of the lid.