Patent ID: 8266871

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, said lid having a first, closed position covering said opening of said container and a second, open position in which said opening is exposed; a rotation mechanism arranged in said container to rotate the waste-containing member when present in said container, said rotation mechanism being arranged to rotate the waste-containing member upon closure of said lid; and a switch mechanism that is set to one of two different positions to regulate rotation of the waste-containing members based on opening movement of said lid such that when said switch mechanism is in one position, the opening movement of said lid causes said rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member and when said switch mechanism is in the other position, the opening movement of said lid does not cause said rotation mechanism to rotate the waste-containing member.