Patent ID: 7988009

Claim:
A litter bin comprising: a container having a wall defining an interior and an opening to the interior; a lid for selectively covering the opening; and a latch selectively connecting the lid to the container, the latch including a latch member pivotable relative to the bin about a first axis between a first position and a second position, the latch member including a catch portion that impedes movement of the lid away from the opening when the latch member is in the first position and that permits movement of the lid away from the opening when the latch member in the second position, the latch further including a weighted member pivotally attached to the latch member at a second axis offset from the first axis, such that the weighted member is connected to the litter bin only via the latch member, the latch member movable between the first position and the second position by tilting the litter bin such that gravity acts upon the weighted member to pivot the latch member, wherein the second axis is pivotable about the first axis.