Patent ID: 7370919

Claim:
A kitchen trash container system movable into and out of a cabinet frame interior having upper and lower portions, the system comprising: a tray slidably movable into and out of the cabinet frame interior, the tray including a substantially downwardly depending edge that defines at least part of a channel positioned along the tray's side; a slide mechanism operably associated with the tray and cabinet frame interior, wherein the slide mechanism includes a first slide attached to the cabinet frame interior and being upwardly and inwardly off-set from the cabinet frame interior a distance sufficient to allow the downwardly depending edge of the tray to be positioned in-between the first slide and the cabinet frame interior to which the first slide is attached, a second slide attached to the underneath side of the tray; and an interface created by the meeting of the first slide and the second slide, wherein the channel defined at least in part by the downwardly depending edge of the tray receives and covers the interface between the first slide and the second slide on the portion of the slide mechanism substantially adjacent to the side of the tray, thereby preventing dust and waste from spilling onto and fouling the interface during system use; and a waste container carried by the tray and movable therewith to enter the cabinet frame interior and receive discharged waste and move out of the cabinet frame interior to enable the waste to be emptied and the tray-carried container to reenter the cabinet frame interior.