Patent ID: 7237689

Claim:
A molded plastic waste container adapted to be lifted by spaced apart prongs of a lifting mechanism comprising: a. a compartment having a bottom member, a rear and front wall and a pair of opposing side walls, said member and walls being integrally molded as a unit and forming a rim at their peripheries to define at least one container opening into said compartment; b. a pocket along each of said opposing side walls monolithically molded of the same material as the side walls and having at least one opening juxtaposed with one of said front or rear walls, said pocket dimensioned to accept said prongs of a lifting mechanism; c. at least two spaced apart struts on each of said opposing side walls extending from substantially said rim to a point on the associated side wall below said pocket, each of said stuts encompassing an associated pocket for support thereof; and d. at least one skirt comprising three walls monolithically molded with each side wall and extending between associated struts and over said respective pocket, said struts and skirt comprising a common wall where said strut is juxtaposed with said pocket.