Abstract: Shown and described is a waste receptacle suitable for receiving swept waste materials from a broom or similar cleaning implement. The waste receptacle includes a sweeping ramp having protruding teeth. Users may sweep waste up the sweeping ramp, and the teeth serve to hinder the escape of waste from the ramp as the broom head is withdrawn across the ramp surface. A waste bin may be included adjacent the top of the sweeping ramp to receive waste swept up the ramp. A chute may be provided above the waste bin so that users may drop waste down the chute and into the waste bin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 1997
Date of Patent:
July 20, 1999
Assignee:
Leo Peter Kalscheur
Inventors:
Leo Peter Kalscheur, Kathleen Ellen Siggelkow