A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet with an air treatment member positioned in the air flow path. The air treatment member comprises a dirt collection region which has an openable door. A pre-motor filter is positioned downstream of the chamber and upstream of the suction motor and a suction motor is provided in the air flow path downstream of the chamber. The air flow path comprises a downstream portion extending from the pre-motor filter to the suction motor, and, during an emptying mode of operation, the openable door is opened and the downstream portion of the air flow path is closed.

Elastically bendable elongate material with two free ends for stretching an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container. The elongate material, through elastic bending, is brought from a non-use position, in which it is not stretching the opening edge, into an insertion position, in which it is pretensioned and seeks to adopt the non-use position. In the insertion position it is inserted into the opening where it is brought into a use position in which it is pretensioned and seeks to adopt the non-use position such that the opening edge is stretched in a dimensionally stable manner, the free ends of the elongate material are at a distance from each other and between them hold a portion of the opening edge tensioned in a straight line, and a dimensionally stable stretching occurs only in the region of the opening while the rest of the container remains flexible.

Elastically bendable elongate material with two free ends for stretching an opening edge of an opening of a flexible container. The elongate material, through elastic bending, is brought from a non-use position, in which it is not stretching the opening edge, into an insertion position, in which it is pretensioned and seeks to adopt the non-use position. In the insertion position it is inserted into the opening where it is brought into a use position in which it is pretensioned and seeks to adopt the non-use position such that the opening edge is stretched in a dimensionally stable manner, the free ends of the elongate material are at a distance from each other and between them hold a portion of the opening edge tensioned in a straight line, and a dimensionally stable stretching occurs only in the region of the opening while the rest of the container remains flexible.

The present invention relates to a locking garbage can device primarily comprised of a garbage can body with at least one actuator catch, a lid comprised of at least one rod with at least one actuator magnet, and a housing with at least one housing magnet. The lid is comprised of a magnetic locking mechanism that repels the actuator magnet of the rod via like-poled magnetic fields into a catch located in the garbage can body such that the lid cannot be removed from the body. By turning the housing, the housing spins such that a magnet with an opposite polarity of the actuator magnet of the rod attracts the rod toward the housing such that it disengages the catch and the lid can be lifted from the body.

A dual purpose waste collection device comprising a first container, a second container, a first pair of lifting sleeves coupled to first and second opposing sides surfaces of the first container, a second pair of lifting sleeves coupled to first and second opposing sides of the second container, and a third pair of lifting sleeves attached to the first pair of lifting sleeves and coupled to the second pair of lifting sleeves with an interlocking geometry. A method of collection of waste comprising identifying a waste collection device comprising a first pairs of lifting sleeves and a second pairs of lifting sleeves, positioning forks of a waste collection vehicle within lifting sleeves, and raising the forks of the waste collection vehicle to lift the waste collection device and to empty a content of the waste collection device into the waste collection vehicle.

An intelligent trash can includes a closing and packing mechanism for automatic closing of a garbage bag. The closing and packing mechanism include a pair of first pressing rods and a second pressing rod. The pair of first pressing rods are configured for being synchronously approached or synchronously moved away under the driving of a first belt transmission unit. The second pressing rod is perpendicular to the pair of first pressing rods. The second pressing rod is configured to perform linear reciprocating motion along a length direction of the pair of first pressing rods under the driving of the second belt transmission unit.

An intelligent trash can includes a closing and packing mechanism for automatic closing of a garbage bag. The closing and packing mechanism include a pair of first pressing rods and a second pressing rod. The pair of first pressing rods are configured for being synchronously approached or synchronously moved away under the driving of a first belt transmission unit. The second pressing rod is perpendicular to the pair of first pressing rods. The second pressing rod is configured to perform linear reciprocating motion along a length direction of the pair of first pressing rods under the driving of the second belt transmission unit.

Closure component for securing a bag to a support in a container includes an annular portion including an upper wall, and inner and outer circumferential walls extending downward from an inner and outer edge region of the upper wall, respectively. A channel is defined on an underside of the annular portion by the inner, outer and upper walls. A pinch is on the inner or outer wall and includes a pair of slots extending upward from a lower edge of that wall and which are spaced apart from one another to enable a solid portion of that wall to temporarily flex outward relative to the channel. The upper wall includes an opening above each pinch. An optional extension portion extends radially outward from the outer wall and engages with attachment structure. The closure component is pivotable relative to the support via engagement of the extension portion with the attachment structure.

The easy lid is a new invention because I have never seen anything in like it in the market. I created it for the sole purpose of keeping house hold use garbage bins' lids clean no matter what size or style they are. This invention can be used for any commercial garbage bins as well with size modifications. The main problem that the easy lid solves is preventing food, trash, and other dirt from making the garbage lid dirty. The invention solves this problem by covering the lid of the bin on the top, bottom, and sides serving as a barrier against that. It can be easily removed and disposed of. The cover consists of a shaped and sealed plastic/paper/fabric cover with straps/flaps with adhesive strips at one edge of the top side to secure to it to the bin's lid.

The easy lid is a new invention because I have never seen anything in like it in the market. I created it for the sole purpose of keeping house hold use garbage bins' lids clean no matter what size or style they are. This invention can be used for any commercial garbage bins as well with size modifications. The main problem that the easy lid solves is preventing food, trash, and other dirt from making the garbage lid dirty. The invention solves this problem by covering the lid of the bin on the top, bottom, and sides serving as a barrier against that. It can be easily removed and disposed of. The cover consists of a shaped and sealed plastic/paper/fabric cover with straps/flaps with adhesive strips at one edge of the top side to secure to it to the bin's lid.