US Patent Issued to Kohler on Oct. 20 for "Trash can" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,430, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Trash can" was invented by Matthew R. Wegner (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Christopher M. Shay (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trash can that includes a frame, a liner, and a lid. The frame has a base and a casing supported on the base. The liner is removably disposed within a cavity of the casing. The lid is coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame between a closed position, in which the liner is concealed, and an open position, in which the liner is accessible. The lid is rotatably coupled to the frame by a hinge, such that the hinge and the lid do ...