Patent ID: 8174216

Claim:
A lid assembly for a container comprising: a lid engaging device; a transmission assembly mounted on the lid engaging device, wherein the transmission assembly includes a circuit board, a motor connected to the circuit board, and a transmission member driven by the motor and including a rotatable shaft rotatably moved by the motor; and a lid including a first pivotal section and a second pivotal section extending from a circumferential edge thereof and disposed opposed to each other, with the first and second pivotal sections defining an imaginary axis “A” extended therebetween, with the first and second pivotal sections mounted on the lid engaging device, and with the rotatable shaft engaged with the first pivotal section and rotatable about the imaginary axis “A”; wherein the lid is pivoted automatically by the transmission assembly; and wherein the lid is pivotal about the imaginary axis “A” and is moveable between an open position that enables items to be put in the container and a closed position in which the lid prevents items to be put in the container.