Patent ID: 6921661

Claim:
A composting device for composting organic matter, comprising: a hollow container having a bottom end, a top end and at least one sidewall extending therebetween, the top end including a charge opening therein for adding said organic matter, the hollow container also having a discharge opening proximal the bottom end for removing compost matter, the hollow container being a parallelepiped and having four sidewalls extending between said bottom end and said top end; a removable top cover for cooperating with said top end of said hollow container to cover said charge opening, the top cover being removable to expose said charge opening, the top cover including a connector portion; an ornament including a corresponding connection portion, the corresponding connection portion cooperating with said connection portion of said top cover for mounting said ornament on said top cover; and a pivot bar coupled to said removable top cover and to said hollow container for pivoting said top cover about said container, between a closed position in which the top cover is disposed at said top end and covers said charge opening, and an open position in which the top cover is pivoted away from said top end, thereby exposing said charge opening, wherein said pivot bar is coupled to a corner post disposed between two of the four sidewalls of the container.