Patent ID: 8631697

Claim:
A container, comprising a casing defining a containing cavity for receiving objects and including a measuring device for detecting a filling status of said containing cavity, said measuring device comprising a capacitive device that is positionable near said containing cavity and configured for detecting a variation in electric capacity caused by the presence of said objects so as to determine said filling status, wherein said capacitive device comprises a plate arrangement that is positionable in peripheral zones of said containing cavity, configured for detecting a total filling status or a partial filling status of said containing cavity, said capacitive device comprising a first plate arrangement and a second plate arrangement, mutually arranged at opposite ends with respect to said containing cavity and arranged on or in said casing, said first plate arrangement and said second plate arrangement comprising a plurality of first plate elements and a plurality of second plate elements, respectively, which are positionable in a manner distributed parallel to a longitudinal axis of said containing cavity so as to be able to detect a plurality of progressive filling levels of said containing cavity, the introduction of an object inside said containing cavity determining a variation in the dielectric constant or in the geometry of the equivalent capacity, wherein said container is a waste container for containing non-homogenous objects, said casing being shaped so as to be able to house a bag for receiving the waste, said bag being intended to be interposed between said plurality of first plate elements and said plurality of second plate elements.