Waste receptacle

Abstract

A waste receptacle has an outer cabinet housing and a waste or trash bag support frame that can be moved from a position where it is at least partially within the cabinet, to a position where the support frame is extended sufficiently so it can be rotated about an upright axis to provide access to a bag held on the support frame. The support frame has an open ring on which a waste bag can be placed. The ring is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the bag support frame so that when the waste bag is full, it can be detached from the ring and dropped down for removal, rather than being lifted up through a container opening or support. The waste receptacle can have a cover that can be actuated to move from a closed position overlying the bag support frame to an open position.

1 . A waste receptacle comprising a cabinet having an open front;
 a waste bag support frame having a front wall and sized to fit at least partially within the cabinet when in a first retracted position;   a frame support for mounting the waste bag support frame relative to the cabinet for movably mounting the bag support frame relative to the cabinet, said frame support permitting linear and rotatably movement of the waste bag support frame;   a ring attached to the front wall of the bag support frame and having a portion extending rearwardly of the front wall of the waste bag support frame and spaced upwardly from a lower end of the waste bag support frame to provide space between the ring and the lower end for a waste bag, the ring being adapted to support an upper end of a waste bag, and the waste bag support frame being movable when supported by the frame support to a second position where the waste bag support frame is extending from the cabinet and is rotatable to place the ring and a waste bag supported thereon to the exterior of the cabinet.   
   
   
       2 . The waste receptacle of  claim 1  wherein the frame support comprises a slide for movably mounting the waste bag support frame for linear movement between the first and second positions. 
   
   
       3 . The waste receptacle of  claim 2  and a turntable supported on the slide and rotatably supporting the bag support frame relative to the slide. 
   
   
       4 . The waste receptacle of  claim 3 , wherein the waste bag support frame comprises a frame bottom wall supported on the turntable, and the front wall being secured to the lower wall and extending upwardly therefrom, said front wall being part cylindrical and extending from the cabinet when the waste bag support frame is in its second position. 
   
   
       5 . The waste receptacle of  claim 4  wherein the ring is generally circular, and has a diameter less than a transverse distance between edges of the part cylindrical front wall. 
   
   
       6 . The waste receptacle of  claim 1 , and a cover pivotally mounted to the cabinet about a generally horizontal axis, said cover being movable from a closed position wherein it overlies the front wall of the bag support frame, to an open position wherein it is substantially within the cabinet, and an actuator for moving the cover from the closed position to the open position. 
   
   
       7 . The waste receptacle of  claim 6 , wherein said actuator comprises a foot pedal actuator having an actuator arm connected thereto, a pivot connection on the cover having a circular periphery, and a flexible member between the pivot connection and the arm of the foot pedal actuator, the flexible member being partially wrapped around the periphery of the pivot connection when the cover is in a closed position, the foot pedal actuator being connected to the flexible member and in a first position when the cover is in the closed position, and the foot pedal actuator being operable to move to a second position to cause the arm to move and cause the flexible member to rotate the pivot connection to move the cover to its open position. 
   
   
       8 . The waste receptacle of  claim 6  wherein said cover comprises a part spherical cover.
 The waste receptacle of  claim 8  wherein said front wall of the bag support frame is part cylindrical, and the part spherical cover has an edge that overlies and mates with an upper edge of the part cylindrical front wall of the bag support frame when the cover is in a closed position.   
   
   
       10 . The waste receptacle of  claim 6  wherein said actuator comprises a foot pedal actuator pivotally mounted to the cabinet and having an actuator arm connected to pivot the cover to its open position when a portion of the foot pedal actuator is depressed. 
   
   
       11 . The waste receptacle of  claim 1  wherein the frame support comprises a plurality of casters mounted on the frame support. 
   
   
       12 . The waste receptacle of  claim 1  wherein the cabinet includes a shelf supported above a rear portion of the ring, and a cover hingedly connected to the shelf and movable from a first cover position overlying a front portion of the waste bag support frame to a second cover position overlying the shelf, the shelf and cover having recesses forming an opening above center portions of the ring. 
   
   
       13 . The waste receptacle of  claim 12  wherein said cover has a depending flange on a front side thereof, the flange partially surrounding the ring with the cover in the first cover position. 
   
   
       14 . A waste receptacle comprising a cabinet, a bag support frame slidably mounted on said cabinet to be slidable from a first position wherein a portion of the bag support frame is within the cabinet, to a second position wherein the bag support frame extends from the cabinet, the bag support frame being rotatable about an upright axis relative to the cabinet in its second position, said bag support frame having a frame bottom, and a front upright wall supported on the bottom, a ring mounted on the front upright wall spaced above the bottom to permit a waste bag to be supported on the ring and extend downwardly toward the bottom, said bag support frame being movable to its second position, and in the second position a waste bag supported on the bag support ring being substantially on an exterior of the cabinet. 
   
   
       15 . The waste receptacle of  claim 14 , wherein the cabinet has a cabinet bottom wall, the bag support frame being supported relative to the cabinet bottom wall on a slide, and a rotating coupling between the slide and the bag support frame mounting the bag support frame for rotation about an upright axis. 
   
   
       16 . The waste receptacle of  claim 14 , wherein said frame bottom comprises a pan having a circular peripheral wall, and wherein said front upright wall is part circular in cross section and has side edges and is attached to the peripheral wall of the pan, the side edges being adjacent forward edges of the cabinet when the bag support frame is in its first position. 
   
   
       17 . The waste receptacle of  claim 16 , and bumpers secured to the side walls of the cabinet and positioned to be engaged by the side edges of the upright wall if the upright wall is rotated from a normal position when moved to the first position. 
   
   
       18 . The waste receptacle of  claim 16 , and a part spherical cover pivotally mounted on the cabinet, in a position such that in a cover closed position, the part spherical cover overlies an upper edge of the front upright wall of the bag support frame with the bag support frame in its first position. 
   
   
       19 . The waste receptacle of  claim 18  and an actuator movable to pivot the cover between a closed position overlying the upper edge of the front upright wall of the bag support frame, to an open position wherein the cover is retracted within the cabinet. 
   
   
       20 . The waste receptacle of  claim 13 , wherein said actuator comprises a foot pedal actuator movable from a position with the cover in its closed position, and movable downwardly to a position that moves the cover to its open position. 
   
   
       21 . The waste receptacle of  claim 14 , wherein the front wall is substantially a half of an upright right circular cylinder having a diameter between side edges, the cabinet having a front opening of size to receive a portion of the frame bottom extending rearwardly from a diameter line of the front wall with the bag support frame in its first position, a portion of the ring also extending rearwardly of the diameter line with the bag support frame in its first position. 
   
   
       22 . The waste receptacle of  claim 21 , the front wall being configured so a majority of the part cylindrical front wall extends outwardly from the cabinet with the bag support frame in its first position. 
   
   
       23 . The waste receptacle of  claim 15  wherein the cabinet has a cabinet bottom wall, a slide and turntable between the cabinet bottom wall and the frame bottom of the bag support frame for slidably mounting the bag support frame on the cabinet bottom wall and permitting rotation of the bag support frame about an upright axis, the bag support frame being rotatable about the upright axis to move the ring outside the cabinet with the bag support frame in its second position.