Patent ID: 8157159

Claim:
A flipping trash can, comprising: a housing having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls, the top wall having an opening defined therein; a lid pivotally attached to the top wall, the lid being pivotal between a closed position filling the opening in the top wall and an open position extending downward into the housing; a trash container disposed inside the housing for retaining trash deposited in the housing; a ramp positioned inside the housing, the ramp defining a path for a tray deposited in the housing, the ramp having a U-shaped channel mounted thereon positioned below the lid so that an edge of the tray slides into the channel when the lid is pivoted to the open position and so that the tray flips over to dump trash from atop the tray when the lid pivots back to the closed position; and means for pivoting the lid between the open and closed positions.