Patent ID: 8235237

Claim:
A waste disposal device adapted to receive a waste-containing member, comprising: a container defining a waste-receiving compartment having an opening; a lid connected to said container, said lid having a first, closed position covering said opening of said container and a second, open position in which said opening is exposed; a rotation mechanism arranged in said container to rotate the waste-containing member when present in said container, said rotation mechanism being arranged to rotate the waste-containing member only upon closure of said lid without manual handling of said lid and not upon opening of said lid, said rotation mechanism comprising at least one member coupled to said lid and arranged such that downward movement of said at least one member causes rotation of the waste-containing member; and a foot pedal assembly comprising a depressible foot pedal and a spring, said foot pedal assembly being arranged to cause both opening of said lid when said foot pedal is depressed and closure of said lid when a pressing force on said foot pedal is removed, said spring being arranged to be moved against its bias upon depression of said foot pedal and return to its original state when the pressing force is removed, and said spring being coupled to said at least one member of said rotation mechanism such that when said spring returns to its original state, said spring pulls said at least one member of said rotation mechanism downward and thereby causes closure of said lid coupled to said at least one member of said rotation mechanism and rotation of the waste-containing member.