| CPC B65F 1/1615 (2013.01) [B65F 1/1623 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A waste bin cover system comprising:
a waste bin having a rim at a top end of said waste bin defining an aperture and a lid pivotably coupled at said top end of said waste bin and at a back side of said waste bin for opening and closing said aperture, said waste bin having a front side opposite said back side, said waste bin having a pair of opposing lateral sides extending between said front side and said back side; and
a cover being constructed of a flexible, water impermeable material, said cover being securable in a deployed position such that said cover surrounds said lid and said rim of said waste bin, said lid being closed in said deployed configuration, said cover comprising:
a top sheet being arcuate and defining a cavity, said top sheet receiving said lid and said rim into said cavity when in said deployed configuration, said top sheet having a bottom edge wrapping around said back side and said pair of opposing lateral sides when in said deployed configuration;
a belt strap having a pair of ends and a top edge extending between said pair of ends, said belt strap being coupled to said bottom edge of said top sheet along said top edge, said belt strap wrapping around said back side and said pair of opposing lateral sides of said waste bin when in said deployed configuration; and
a pair of belt flaps, each said belt flap being coupled to and extending from an associated end of said pair of ends of said belt strap, one of said pair of belt flaps being removably couplable to another of said pair of belt flaps on said front side of said waste bin when in said deployed configuration, said pair of belt flaps securing said cover to said waste bin in said deployed configuration when said one belt flap is coupled to said another belt flap of said pair of belt flaps, said pair of belt flaps facilitating access to said lid at said front side of said waste bin when said belt flaps are decoupled from each other.
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