Patent ID: 7217078

Claim:
A carrier for carrying waste receptacles, comprising: a housing, said housing having a bottom plate, a rear plate, and a pair of side plates, said pair of side plates each having a latch recess and curved front edge: a lever arm, said lever arm terminating at one end in a receiving channel sized to receive a horizontal bar of a waste receptacle; said lever arm being pivotally secured to said pair of housing side plates to rotate about a lever arm axis; a latch rod operably secured within said lever arm and in contact with an edge of said pair of side plates; a first pair of springs, said first pair of springs being secured to said latch rod and to said lever arm; wherein tension in said first pair of springs pull said latch rod into engagement with said latch recess upon rotation of said lever arm to a latched transport position; a second pair of springs, said second pair of springs being secured to said latch rod and to a lever handle pivotally mounted to said lever arm; wherein tension in said second pair of springs imparts a disengagement force to said latch rod from said latch recess upon rotation of said lever handle to an unlatched position, and means for mounting said housing to a vehicle.