ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,250, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to ZHEJIANG SHUANGYI HOUSEWARE Co. LTD. (Zhejiang, China).

"Pedal type flip-up trash can" was invented by Qiongying Wang (Zhejiang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal type flip-up trash can includes a body assembly having an opening; a lid on left and right sides of the opening, wherein a hinge point between the lid and the body assembly is located in a middle rear part of the lid; and a transmission assembly for controlling the opening. The transmission assembly includes a pedal hinged at the bottom of the body assembly; a first rod, movably arranged in a first movable groove at the p...