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Waste container

CA 1237994 A · Owner: Industrial Containers (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. · Inventors: Pamment, Noel G.

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A waste container has top opening closed by a lid member. A pair of arms is pivotally mounted on opposed ends of the container. The lid member is pivoted relative to its rear edge to the upper ends of the arms. The arms are of a length and so mounted to the container ends that the lid can be moved between a closed position and an open position with the front edge of the lid sliding along the upper edges of the container ends. A pair of springs connected between each arm and the container assists pivotal movement of the arms relative to the container during sliding movement of the lid across the container opening. When the container is inverted for emptying, the lid pivots relative to the …

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  • Granted June 14, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 14, 2005.
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FiledJune 12, 1985
GrantedJune 14, 1988
Term endedJune 14, 2005
Patent numberCA 1237994 A
Classification (IPC)B65D43/14 +2 more

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1986198819901992199419961998200020022004Application filedJune 12, 1985Patent grantedJune 14, 1988Term endedJune 14, 2005

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