Frank Yang, an immigrant from Taiwan, decided he could make a better, cleaner trash can for the kitchen. SimpleHuman was founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a variety of home items, many of them voice-activated, such as trash cans, soap...
trash can often results in a loud banging noise as the lid is opened, and releasing the step on the foot pedal will also result in another loud banging noise as the lid slams shut under the force of gravity. These banging actions also result in wear and tear to the contacting parts. ...
A trash can with a power operated lid can include a sensor assembly and a lifting mechanism. The sensor assembly can include at least one light emitter and at least one light receiv
Various trash can assembly embodiments are disclosed. In some embodiments, the trash can assembly includes a body and a lid assembly. The lid assembly can include a lid, and a multi
1. A trash can assembly configured to be placed adjacent to a generally vertical surface, the trash can assembly comprising: a body comprising an interior cavity, the body having an upper opening through which refuse can be inserted into the interior cavity; a lid assembly configured to couple...
A trash can assembly has a shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the pedal and the lid
Various embodiments of receptacle assemblies, such as trash cans, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the receptacle assembly includes a body portion with an interior space. The rec
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(e.g., not opened and/or closed by the motor or another power transmission device, such as a foot pedal) may, for example, wear down, strip or lead to the failure of the components and parts of the power operated trash receptacle, such as the motor or gears. For instance, when the...
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