Abstract: A double-barrel type sanitary trash bin having the two symmetrically arranged barrels disposed immediately on each side of a main container and a cross arm supported at the center on the apex of a piston rod and having the two ends attached at the lower sides to the upper sides of two barrel lids by suspension bars. A lid-operating mechanism comprises an air cylinder, a piston rod having at the lower end thereof a piston, an operating lever and a connecting rod and serves for the opening and closing of the lids. A further embodiment having no cylinder and piston is also disclosed.

Abstract: A trash basket with a support which is designed to lock the basket in a normal upright position for receiving and holding trash, and to be unlocked so as to permit rotation for emptying.

Abstract: A container recycling apparatus including a cylindrical container formed with an "L" shaped circumferential flange at an upper terminal end thereof receives a single or plurality of cylindrical segments therewithin. Each cylindrical segment defined by a predetermined axial height equal to that of the cylindrical container to permit individuals to modify various compartments within the container. Each insert includes a sleeve positioned at a varying axial position about an axis of each insert for mounting about a central shaft coaxially mounted within a rigid manner within the cylindrical container. Each insert includes a lock flange receiving the "L" shaped flange of the container for enhanced securement of each insert within the container.

Abstract: A mounting bracket for a container, such as a container for hospital sharps, is shown. The container includes a flanged top with front, side, and rear walls, extending from the flanged top to a bottom enclosure surface. At the juncture between the rear wall and bottom surface is a container recess having a closed aperture extending upwardly from the top wall of the recess. A mounting bracket includes an upper flange and a lower housing adapted to be received within the container recess for supporting the container. The upper flange of the container is engaged by the upper flange of the mounting bracket through a slot and flange combination. The lower housing of the mounting bracket includes a latching bar which is spring loaded for urging the latching bar into the closed aperture within the container recess.

Abstract: A device for containing a plurality of individual refuse bins which includes a hollow base having substantially vertical front, back and side walls. The front wall has a height less than that of the back wall. A bottom support extends inwardly from the lower edge of the back, front and side walls for supporting the individual refuse bins within the base. A bin cover is hingedly connected to an upper edge of the back wall for simultaneously covering the tops of the plurality of refuse bins when in a first position and uncovering the tops of the refuse bins when in a second position. The bin cover is penetrated by a plurality of access ports matching the position and number of the plurality of refuse bins to allow refuse to be deposited in the bins when the cover is in the first position.

Abstract: A stand or platform is disclosed herein having a barrel or dish supporting base with four legs elevating the barrel or dish from the ground. A pan or individual containers insertably receive the legs of the base and are positioned in spaced-apart relationship with respect to the opposing inner wall surfaces of the pan or containers. A fluid medium is carried in the pan or containers providing a moat preventing the travel of insects and pests from crawling between the pan or container and the base legs. Soapsuds, poison or other inhibitors may be mixed with the fluid medium and an adhesive strip may be used to release the barrel or dish onto the base.

Abstract: A lightweight, durable, and inexpensive utility cart made almost exclusively of PVC pipe for storing and transporting trash containers and other objects.The utility cart comprises a generally rectangular lower or bottom section for supporting the trash containers placed in the cart, a generally rectangular top section for maintaining the trash containers in upright, stable, positions, and four corner pipes for holding the bottom and top sections in spaced-apart relationship. The bottom section has a pair of wheels mounted on an axle at one end and projections mounted at its other end for leveling the bottom section when the utility cart is in its stationary, storing condition. The upper or top section has a pair of pipes at one end to provide handles which can be easily engaged by a person to push or pull the cart to transport the trash containers within the cart.

Abstract: A refuse collector comprises a wheeled frame at one end of which is a hoop which supports a pliable cylindrical sleeve that is open at both of its ends. The hoop also is adapted to support a trash bag open at one end, the trash bag being accommodated within the sleeve. The handle is coupled to the hoop and is pivotable between a first position in which it extends in prolongation of the hoop and a second position in which it generally parallels the frame. In the first position the handle enables the user to move the frame along the ground with the open end of the trash bag in condition to receive litter and in the second position of the handle it provides a support for the frame in such manner as to maintain the trash bag and its contents in an upright position.

Abstract: Ring assemblies for supporting one or more refuse, garbage or lawn and garden bags so that such bags are retained in an open configuration and vertically stabilized to thereby facilitate the filling of the bags and wherein the assemblies include primary ring members which are cantilevered from support racks having horizontally offset support members and wherein the bags are locked to the primary ring members by secondary ring members that are selectively supported by the primary ring members.

Abstract: A trash can transporting apparatus and method of use having a spring-loaded hook assembly and an upper support bracket, each adjustably secured to a main shaft by a level adjustment lock, the hook assembly including a spring-loaded hook having an upward facing plurality of fingers for grasping a reinforced peripheral rim of a trash can container seated on a stabilizing basket connected to the main shaft while a trash can closure lid is intact, the combination improving the stability and the transporting efficiency of the apparatus. The hook assembly and upper support bracket are adjustable along the vertical dimension of the main shaft for accommodating various sized household plastic trash can containers. When not in use, the apparatus can be displayed, shipped, stored, or transported by disassembling the various components including the main shaft, each comprised of a high-strength plastic.

Abstract: A garbage can assembly includes a bottom support comprising one or more support plates. When a plurality of support plates are employed, they are secured to one another in side-by-side relationship. Each of the support plates has a hole formed therethrough within which is disposed a holder plate to which a conical insert is pivoted. A garbage container includes a lateral projection having formed therein a downwardly facing opening which is also conical in configuration. This opening receives the insert for fastening the container in position over the center of gravity of the support.

Abstract: Retention ring assemblies for supporting one or more refuse, garbage or lawn and garden bags so that such bags are retained in an open configuration and vertically stabilized to thereby facilitate the filling of the bags and wherein the assemblies include ring members which are cantilevered from offset horizontal support racks which may be free standing or suspended from other structures.

Abstract: A unitary, molded, concrete stabilizing base for refuse cans and the like, and method and apparatus for its manufacture are described. The base takes the form of a concrete annulus having a right-triangular cross section and an inner diameter dimensioned freely to receive a frusto-conical refuse can having a base diameter within a range of predetermined diameters. The inner cylindrical surface and the outer frusto-conical surface of the toroid smoothly are joined in a substantially rounded way. In use, and in the presence of lateral forces incident upon the installed refuse can, e.g. crosswinds, the base and the can cooperate by the impingement of their inner and outer surfaces to resist the tendency of the refuse can to tip and spill its contents. In a modification, the effective height of the base is increased by stacking the base atop a concrete annular platform of substantially equal diameters, thereby increasing further the range of refuse can base diameters that securely can be accommodated.

Abstract: A trash receptacle having a pair of baskets rotatably mounted on a support. Each basket is fixable in an upright position by a latching member which prevents rotation of the basket about a horizontal axis unless the basket is being emptied.

Abstract: A concave shaped rigid member whose principle axis lies in the horizontal plane and is mounted on a post lying in a vertical plane, said concaved member adaptable for holding refuse bags or the like, at a height which is adjustable to provide insusceptibility for encroachment from animals, and said concaved member being provided with a means of rotation and drainage.

Abstract: A trash collection unit for mounting within a fence or the like which may surround a residence includes a receptacle having an elongated housing having two opposite ends and front and rear doors connected to the housing for closing the ends thereof. The rear door provides access to the interior of the receptacle for placement of trash therein, and the front door provides access to the receptacle interior for removal of trash therefrom. The unit further includes one tension member permitting the front and rear doors to be simultaneously locked in their closed positions at the rear of the unit, and another tension member permits the rear door, by itself, to be locked in its closed position. The unit protects trash placed therein from rifling and/or pilferage, and when mounted in a fence, the unit obviates any need for an individual to walk outside of the fence for rendering his trash accessible to a garbage collector.