Patents by Inventor Mauricio Cavalcante

Mauricio Cavalcante has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070194023
    Abstract: A collapsible container includes a plurality of walls collapsible onto the base. At least one wall has a support for supporting a second container thereon. The support is pivotably mounted to or integrally formed with an upper end portion of at least one wall. The pivotably mounted support includes a support structure that is pivotable between a support position where it is partially supported on an adjacent wall and a retracted position. In the retracted position, the wall can be pivoted downward onto the base, with a portion of the support passing through a channel formed on the interior of the adjacent wall. The integrally formed support includes a support structure that is at least partially received within a support channel formed in the base when the container is in the collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: William Apps, Mauricio Cavalcante
  • Publication number: 20060180588
    Abstract: A litter bin includes a lid hingeably connected to a container. Opposite the hinge, a latch selectively secures the lid to the container. The latch includes a pivotably mounted latch member. The latch member includes a catch portion that moves between a locked position and an unlocked position upon pivoting of the latch member. A weight is pivotably connected to the latch member at a point offset from the pivot axis of the latch member, thereby further retaining the catch portion of the latch member in the locked position. The litter bin must be tilted past a nonzero tilt threshold before the latch member pivots the catch portion from the locked position to the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Mauricio Cavalcante