Apparatus for restraining a garbage can

Abstract

An apparatus to restrain a garbage can from unwanted movement having an inner annulus and or an outer annulus interconnected with a container with the outer annulus and or the container receiving weighting means including rocks, sand, concrete, spikes or liquids. The container formed to receive a garbage can to withstand unintended tipping of the garbage can.

1 . A garbage can restraint comprising: 
 (a) at least one annulus ( 29 ) having an inner wall ( 30 ) downwardly projecting from an inner wall top ( 31 ) and affixed at the inner wall top ( 31 ), by molding, metal forming and or other means, to a container ( 40 ) at or proximal a container top ( 41 );    (b) the container ( 40 ) has a container wall ( 42 ) and a container bottom ( 45 ); the inner wall top ( 31 ) is formed or affixed, by interconnection means at or proximal to the container top ( 41 ); the container wall ( 42 ) is interconnected by interconnection means to the container bottom ( 45 ).    
   
   
       2 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 (a) the at least one annulus ( 29 ) comprising at least one inner annulus ( 29 ) and one outer annulus ( 10 ); the outer annulus ( 10 ) having an outer wall ( 20 ), interconnected by interconnection means by an outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) distal to the inner wall top ( 31 );    (b) the outer annulus ( 10 ) has an outer annulus top dimension D 3  ( 23 ), the distance from the outer wall ( 20 ) distal from the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ), and an outer annulus bottom dimension D 4  ( 24 ), the distance from the outer wall ( 20 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 );    (b) the container ( 40 ) has a container top dimension D 1  ( 43 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) and a container bottom dimension D 2  ( 44 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 ) to the inner wall proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 );    (c) at the inner wall ( 30 ) an inner wall top dimension D 5  ( 33 ), comprising the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) and an inner wall bottom dimension D 6  ( 34 ), the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 );    (c) the garbage can restraint ( 1 ) may be formed interconnection means including metal or plastic molding and or forming means from sheet metal, plastics and other rigid and semi-rigid materials; interconnection means including molding, welding, gluing, crimping and riveting.    
   
   
       3 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 (a) the outer annulus outer wall ( 20 ) forms a frustrum having an outer annulus top dimension D 3  ( 23 ) greater than an outer annulus bottom dimension D 4  ( 24 );    (b) the container wall ( 42 ) forms a frustrum having a container top dimension D 1  ( 43 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ), greater than a container bottom dimension D 2  ( 44 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 ) to the inner wall proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 );    (c) the inner wall ( 30 ) forms a frustrum having an inner wall top dimension D 5  ( 33 ), comprising the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ), less than an inner wall bottom dimension D 6  ( 34 ), the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 );    (d) the relative forms of the frustrums of the outer annulus wall ( 20 ), the inner wall ( 30 ) and the container wall ( 40 ) facilitates stacking multitudes of said garbage can restraints ( 1 ) for shipping and transport.    
   
   
       4 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 3  further comprising: 
 (a) the outer annulus outer wall ( 20 ), inner wall ( 30 ) and container ( 40 ) form right conical cylinders; the container ( 40 ) formed to receive a garbage can;    (b) weighting means, including, rocks, sand, concrete, or liquids is introduced into and contained by the outer annulus ( 10 ) and or at the container bottom ( 45 );    (c) where weighting means is introduced at the container bottom ( 45 ), a second container bottom ( 46 ) having therein a container second bottom opening means ( 48 ) may be affixed to the container wall ( 42 ) intermediate the container bottom ( 45 ) and the container top ( 41 ).    
   
   
       5 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 3  further comprising: 
 (a) the outer annulus outer wall ( 20 ), the inner wall ( 30 ) and the container wall ( 42 ) have circular or rectangular cross sections; the container ( 40 ) formed to receive a garbage can;    (b) weighting means, including, rocks, sand, concrete, or liquids is introduced into and contained by the outer annulus ( 10 ) and or at the container bottom ( 45 );    (c) where weighting means is introduced at the container bottom ( 45 ), a second container bottom ( 46 ) having therein a container second bottom opening means ( 48 ) may be affixed to the container wall ( 42 ) intermediate the container bottom ( 45 ) and the container top ( 41 ).    
   
   
       6 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 (a) the outer annulus ( 10 ) has an outer annulus wall ( 20 ) upwardly projecting proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) and proximal the container top ( 41 );    (b) an opening means ( 47 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) at the annulus outer wall ( 20 ) or the container wall ( 42 ) which is in filling communication into the outer annulus ( 10 ) between the outer annulus wall ( 20 ) and the inner wall ( 30 ).    
   
   
       7 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 (a) introduction of weighting means, including rocks, sand, concrete, and liquids into the outer annulus at the opening means ( 47 ) and or at the container bottom ( 45 );    (b) where weighting means is introduced at the container bottom ( 45 ), a second container bottom ( 46 ) having therein a container second bottom opening means ( 48 ) may be affixed to the container wall ( 42 ) intermediate the container bottom ( 45 ) and the container top ( 41 );    (c) the outer annulus ( 10 ) has an outer annulus top dimension D 3  ( 23 ), the distance from the outer wall ( 20 ) distal from the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ), and an outer annulus bottom dimension D 4  ( 24 ), the distance from the outer wall ( 20 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 );    (d) the container ( 40 ) has a container top dimension D 1  ( 43 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) and a container bottom dimension D 2  ( 44 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 ) to the inner wall proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 );    (e) at the inner wall ( 30 ) an inner wall top dimension D 5  ( 33 ), comprising the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) and an inner wall bottom dimension D 6  ( 34 ), the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 );    (f) the garbage can restraint ( 1 ) may be formed interconnection means including metal or plastic molding and or forming means from sheet metal, plastics and other rigid and semi-rigid materials; interconnection means including welding, crimping and riveting.    
   
   
       8 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 7  further comprising: 
 (a) the outer annulus outer wall ( 20 ) forms a frustrum having an outer annulus top dimension D 3  ( 23 ) greater than, less than or equal to an outer annulus bottom dimension D 4  ( 24 );    (b) the container wall ( 42 ) forms a frustrum having a container top dimension D 1  ( 43 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ) to the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ), greater than a container bottom dimension D 2  ( 44 ), the distance from the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 ) to the inner wall proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 );    (c) the inner wall ( 30 ) forms a frustrum having an inner wall top dimension D 5  ( 33 ), comprising the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the inner wall top ( 31 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container top ( 41 ), less than an inner wall bottom dimension D 6  ( 34 ), the distance from the inner wall ( 30 ) proximal the outer annulus bottom ( 25 ) to the container wall ( 42 ) proximal the container bottom ( 45 );    (d) the relative forms of the frustrums of the outer annulus wall ( 20 ), the inner wall ( 30 ) and the container wall ( 40 ) facilitates stacking multitudes of said garbage can restraints ( 1 ) for shipping and transport.    
   
   
       9 . A garbage can restraint of  claim 8  further comprising: 
 (a) a flange ( 50 ) outwardly projecting and securely affixed by flange affixing means to the inner wall ( 30 ) most distal from the inner wall top ( 31 ).