Patents by Inventor Michael G. Echelberger

Michael G. Echelberger 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).

  • Discharge chute for trash receptacles
    Patent number: 5255769
    Abstract: A discharge chute for emptying the debris from trash receptacles, especially receptacles of a cylindrical shape and which have a normally closed clean-out opening in the sidewall near the bottom of the receptacle. The chute has a downwardly extending lip that engages the front edge of the opening in the trash receptacle and outwardly extending tabs that clip behind the sidewall of the receptacle adjacent the opening so as to secure the chute in place during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Inventor: Michael G. Echelberger