Patent ID: 7192037

Claim:
A collection system for receiving articles, the collection system comprising: a container assembly, the container assembly including a pair of wheels attached thereto, and including a container body the container body including a storage chamber, the storage chamber defining an opening for receiving articles; and a lid assembly coupled to the container assembly, the lid assembly including a lid assembly base structure, a fastening device for securing the lid assembly base structure to the container assembly, a platform riser extending outwardly from the lid assembly toward the center of the lid assembly base structure, the platform riser forming a support platform, the support platform formed at a distal end of the platform riser and parallel to the lid assembly base structure; and a collector arrangement pivotally attached to the support platform, the collector arrangement including a collection panel, in a retracted position, the collection panel covers the opening, in an extended position, the collection panel exposes the opening and defines a pathway for directing articles from the collection panel, through the lid assembly base structure to the opening.