RECYCLING TRASH CAN

POUBELLE A RECYCLAGE

English Abstract

A recycling trash can includes a body (10), a top open end and a bottom open
end. The body (10) is made of cardboard and provided with a closed side wall
and
having multiple longitudinal seams (101) and latitudinal seams (102) formed on
an
outer periphery of the body (10) to allow the body (10) to be folded to be
compact. The
bottom open end has multiple bends (12) formed on a peripheral edge of the
bottom
open end and each bend (12) being separated from one another via a gap (121)
defined
between two adjacent bends (12). Each bend (12) is attachable to an adjacent
bend (12)
via an adhesive agent (13) applied to each of the bends.

Claims

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A recycling trash can comprising:
a body made of cardboard and provided with a closed side wall and having
multiple longitudinal seams and latitudinal seams formed on an outer periphery
of the
body to allow the body to be folded to be compact, the body being able to be
folded into
various shapes via the longitudinal seams and latitudinal seams;
a top open end defined in a top side of the body; and
a bottom open end defined in a bottom side of the body to communicate with the
top open end and having multiple bends formed on a peripheral edge of the
bottom open
end, each bend being separated from one another via a gap defined between two
adjacent bends and each bend being attachable to an adjacent bend via an
adhesive agent
applied to each of the bends.
2. The trash can as claimed in claim 1 further comprising multiple plastic
bags
received inside the body and each plastic bag having two opposite ears to be
tied into a
knot after the plastic bag is full of waste.
3. The trash can as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is of a shape
selected
from the group consisting essentially of triangular, rectangular, pentagonal,
hexagonal
and circular forms.
4. The trash can as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body is of a shape
selected
from the group consisting essentially of triangular, rectangular, pentagonal,
hexagonal
and circular forms.

Description

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- 1 RECYCLING TRASH CAN
2 BACKGROj 1NT) OF THE INVENTION
3 1. Field of the Invention
4 The present invention relates to a trash can, and more particularly to a
recycling
trash can made of paper and having therein multiple plastic bags superposed on
top of
6 each other such that the user is able to use one plastic bag at a time for
containing waste
7 and eventually the last plastic bag together with the trash can be disposed
together.
8 2. Description of Related Art
9 Normally, a trash can is made of either metal or plastic and most of the
time, a
plastic bag is placed inside the trash can so that the interior of the can
does not become
11 contaminated by the waste. These trash cans do have the ability to meet all
kinds of
12 requirements concerning disposing waste though, due to their fixed
dimension and
13 being not decomposed, users often find it hard to dispose of the used trash
cans.
14 Furthermore, every time a plastic bag is full and is taken away from the
trash can for
disposition, a new plastic bag has to be placed inside the trash can, which is
quite
16 troublesome.
17 To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide an
18 improved recycling trash can to mitigate the aforementioned problems.
19 ~iT_.M_MARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a recycling trash
21 can made of cardboard paper such that when not in use, the trash can of the
present
22 invention is able to be folded to reduce storage space and when in use, the
trash can of
23 the present invention is able to stand by itself without any additional
assistance.
24 In one aspect of the present invention, multiple plastic bags are placed
inside the

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1 recycling can so that a new plastic bag is always ready for use after one is
removed for
2 disposal.
3 In order to accomplish the objective, the recycling trash can of the present
4 invention has a substantially cylindrical body and two open ends, a top open
end and a
bottom end. The body is provided with multiple longitudinal and latitudinal
seams so
6 that the trash can is able to be folded according to the longitudinal seams
to reduce
7 storage space when not in use and the bottom end is able to be folded
according to the
8 latitudinal seams to form a base by which the trash can may be stood
upright. Multiple
9 plastic bags are received inside the body aid are superposed on top of each
other so that
a new plastic bag is always ready for use everytime a plastic bag is removed
from the
11 trash can.
12 Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become
more
13 apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction
with the
14 accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRT_PTION OF THE DRA_WT-NCS
16 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the trash can of the present invention;
17 Fig. 2 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing that plastic bags
are
18 superposed on top of each other;
19 Figs. 3A, 3B and 3C are schematic side plan views showing the steps of
expanding the trash can of the present invention;
21 Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are schematic perspective views showing different
22 embodiments of the trash can of the present invention.
23 DETAILED DE~CRT_PTION OF THE. PREFE RFT) FMROT)TMFNT
24 With reference to Fig. l, it is noted that the trash can (1) in accordance
with the

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present invention includes a substantially cylindrical body (10) with two open
ends, i.e.,
2 a top open end and a bottom open end. Multiple longitudinal seams (101) and
multiple
latitudinal seams (102) are formed on an outer periphery of the cylindrical
body (10).
4 With reference to Fig. 2, multiple plastic bags (20) are to be received in
the
cylindrical body (10). The plastic bags (20) are stacked on top of each other
and each
6 has two opposite ears (21) extending from a top periphery of an open end of
the plastic
7 bag (20) and a base (22). Therefore, after the plastic bags (20) are
superposed on top of
each other, a storage space required for the plastic bags (20) is small.
9 With reference to Figs. 3A, 3B and 3C, the bottom open end of the respective
cylindrical body (10) is provided with bends (12) spaced apart from each other
via a gap
11 (121). The user is able to use some of the longitudinal seams (101) to fold
the trash can
12 ( 1 ) of the present invention. Thereafter, when the trash can ( 1 ) of the
present invention is
13 not in use, a storage space required for the trash can is diminished.
Furthermore, an
14 adhesive agent (13) with a releasing element attached to the adhesive agent
(13) is
applied to the bends ( 12) such that after gradually expanding the trash can (
1 ) of the
16 present invention (as shown in Figs. 3A and 3B), the user is able to use
the adhesive
17 agent (13) to secure engagement between two adjacent bends (12) so as to
form a base of
18 the trash can ( 1 ). Then after the trash can ( 1 ) of the present
invention is able to stand by
19 itself, the plastic bags (20) are placed inside the cylindrical body (10)
of the trash can (1)
to be ready for containing therein waste. It is to be noted that the two
opposite ears (21)
21 of the plastic bags (20) can be tied into a knot (as shown in the dashed
lines in Fig. 3C)
22 for easy carrying of the plastic bag (20) after the plastic bag (20) is
full of waste.
23 With reference to Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7, due to the trash can ( 1 ) being
made of
24 cardboard, the body ( 10) of the trash can ( 1 ) of the present invention
may be configured

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1 into triangular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal or, circular forms in
cross section. ,
2 From the above description, it is noted that the trash can of the present
invention
3 has the following advantages:
4 1. Minimum storage space
Due to the formation of the longitudinal and latitudinal seams (101,102) on
the
6 outer periphery of the body ( 10), the trash can ( 10) may be folded to have
a compact
7 dimension so that a required storage space is small.
8 2. Recycling
9 Due to the material of the trash can (1), the trash can (1) of the present
invention
is able to be recycled such that the environment is protected from
contamination.
11 3. Portable
12 After having been folded into a compact dimension, the user may easily
carry
13 the trash can to wherever necessary.
14 It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics
and
advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing
description,
16 together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the
disclosure is
17 illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters
of shape, size,
18 and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full
extent
19 indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended
claims are
expressed.

Representative Drawing