ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,621, issued on June 9.
"Ergonomic and efficient trash and recycling receptacle" was invented by Armando Perez Aleman (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides improved configurations for a waste receptacle for ease of use by residential users and efficient waste collection. The improvements comprise a cuboid bin and hinged lid receptacle having two wheels connected by an axle at the bottom and a handlebar at the top portion, a first magnet on the lid and a second on the bin, and a crossbar. The wheels, axle, and handlebar are located in the same vertical plane, whereas the hinges and the magnets are located ...