US 12,084,270 B2
Waste bin and method of servicing the same
Robert Kling, Gothenburg (SE); and Agne Svedberg, Borlange (SE)
Assigned to ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG, Gothenburg (SE)
Appl. No. 17/782,877
Filed by Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag, Gothenburg (SE)
PCT Filed Dec. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SE2019/051244
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/112731, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002151 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B65F 1/08 (2006.01); B65F 1/00 (2006.01); B65F 1/14 (2006.01); B65F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 1/006 (2013.01) [B65F 1/08 (2013.01); B65F 1/1426 (2013.01); B65F 1/1607 (2013.01); B65F 2210/1443 (2013.01); B65F 2210/18 (2013.01); B65F 2210/184 (2013.01); B65F 2240/1568 (2013.01); B65F 2250/111 (2013.01); B65F 2250/112 (2013.01); B65F 2250/1143 (2013.01); B65F 2250/1146 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste bin for waste paper products and other types of waste, the waste bin comprising:
a frame for supporting at least two, compartments;
an upper compartment supported by the frame and configured to receive waste paper product; and
a lower compartment supported by the frame and configured to receive other types of waste;
wherein the upper compartment is arranged above the lower compartment in a vertical direction of the waste bin,
wherein at least a portion of the upper compartment is air permeable and at least a front or side of the frame is open to expose the upper compartment to allow air to enter the upper compartment from the front or the side of the frame,
wherein at least a portion of the upper compartment is liquid permeable such that liquid within the upper compartment may be gravity-fed to the lower compartment,
wherein the lower compartment comprises a liquid-impermeable bottom section and liquid-impermeable side-wall sections such that the liquid from the upper compartment may be held by the lower compartment,
wherein at least one of the upper and lower compartments is detachable from the frame, and
wherein each of the upper compartment and the lower compartment is accessible for introducing waste material thereinto independently from the respective other compartment.