US 12,410,003 B2
Refuse container having modular side walls
Samuel Sedory, Charlotte, NC (US); Nicholas Franiak, Waxhaw, NC (US); Joshua Stidham, Mooresville, NC (US); and Matthew Del Valle, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Wastequip, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Wastequip, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/210,373.
Application 18/210,373 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/844,688, filed on Jun. 20, 2022, granted, now 12,098,024.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406612 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 88/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/12 (2006.01); B65D 88/52 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/005 (2013.01) [B65D 88/123 (2013.01); B65D 88/528 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A container, comprising:
vertical side walls and a horizontal bottom wall coupled with the vertical side walls;
the vertical side walls and horizontal bottom wall together defining an open-topped interior volume of at least ten (10) cubic yards;
at least one of the vertical side walls comprising:
a plurality of side panels; and
a top rail fastened together with the upper ends of at least one of the plurality of side panels;
the bottom wall comprising a floor subassembly, the floor subassembly comprising a plurality of panel subassemblies, each of the plurality of panel subassemblies comprising:
a metal sheet having a first side facing the interior volume and an opposite second side; and
at least one support member coupled with the second side of the metal sheet; wherein the plurality of panel subassemblies are brought together so that faces of support members are adjacent to one another and the adjacent support members are coupled together via mechanical fasteners.