Refuse container lid with snap-on hinges and hinge retainers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5193708
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07820538

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A lid for covering and enclosing the mouth of a refuse container which includes a lid panel for covering and enclosing the mouth of the container. Hinges are integrally-formed with the lid panel for being received on a handle bar carried by the container adjacent the opening of the container. The hinges include first and second laterally spaced-apart hinges extending outwardly from the perimeter of the lid panel for being received on adjacent opposing ends of the handle bar. Each of the hinges include first and second opposed hinge claws defining an opening therebetween. The opening is sized to receive the handle of the container therein by means of a snap fit. Retainers are provided for retaining the hinges on the handle. The lid is constructed of thermoplastic.

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TOTER INCORPROATED841 MEACHAM ROAD STATESVILLE NC 28677

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Prout, J Timothy 3021 Country Club Rd., Winston Salem, NC 27104 12 313
Raboin, Ronald K 409 Fox Croft Dr., De Pere, WI 54115 10 213

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