Patent ID: 7748556

Claim:
A trash can assembly, comprising: a shell having an open top edge and an outer surface, with the open top edge having a frame extending from the top edge in a manner such that the frame is offset from the outer surface of the shell, the frame having a top edge and a thickness; at least one recess cut from the top edge of the frame and extending through the entire thickness of the frame; a lid pivotably connected to the shell adjacent the top edge; a rigid liner fitted inside the shell and having a top edge, with a portion of the top edge of the rigid liner being positioned adjacent the at least one recess, wherein the shell has a bottom end and a periphery, the assembly further including: a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, with a portion of the foot pedal positioned inside the periphery of the shell; and a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid.