Device for locking/unlocking, by gravity, the lid of a container and container equipped therewith
CA 2348711 A1 · Owner: Citec Environnement · Inventors: Moret, Michel
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The invention concerns a device for locking/unlocking a waste collecting container enabling to lock/unlock automatically by gravity, the lid (2) of the container (1) at the level of the bin (4) of the container. Said device comprises a pivoting part (8) fixed in articulation on the inside face of the lid and comprising: a lever (8d) including a hook (9) to be engaged in an orifice (13) of the bin; an arm (8b) urged to be engaged with a hook (7c) of an articulated bent part (7). Means are provided so that when the container (1) is tilted it causes the bent part (7) to pivot through the effect of gravity then the pivoting part (8) which has been released from the hook (7c) swivels towards an …
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- Filed August 30, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 30, 2020.
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