Patent ID: 8083091

Claim:
An improved gardening refuse container, comprising: a. a receptacle comprising four walls, a bottom, and an open top, wherein the junction of each wall is disposed at an angle so that the rim of the top presents substantially square angles; b. a first strip, comprising an elongated member extending across the inside rim of the receptacle along one wall, wherein the strip is arced so as to present an upward slope toward the rim of the receptacle and a downward slope to the interior of the receptacle; c. a first handle means recessed into the exterior lower mid-section of the wall opposite the first strip, wherein the handle means does not extend beyond the plane of the wall's surface on the exterior of the receptacle; d. a second handle means also disposed on the wall opposite the first strip, extending from the exterior of the wall at the rim of the receptacle; and e. a second strip of non-deformable material disposed at the rim of the receptacle, wherein the second strip is recessed into the exterior rim of the receptacle so as to be flush with the exterior of the receptacle walls, and wherein the second strip is disposed only along same wall as the first strip, and continues only for a short distance along the exterior rim of the two adjacent walls to prevent the receptacle from deforming.