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Is a trash can patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a trash can have been patented many times, but "a trash can" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 823 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “trash canbin” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 353 best keyword matches we examined, 138 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: SIMPLEHUMAN LLC (18), YANG FRANK (11), EKO GROUP LTD (8), JIANGMEN JINLONG HIGH TECH INDUSTRIAL CO LTD (5).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B65F (331), Y10S (31), B65D (22), Y02W (15).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a trash can
- Pedal type flip-up trash can US-2026001715-A1 2026 · ZHEJIANG SHUANGYI HOUSEWARE CO LTD
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 …
View on Google Patents - Bag replacement head, sealing and bag replacement head and smart trash can WO-2025112144-A1 2025 · SHANGHAI TOWNEW INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
The present invention relates to the technical field of smart trash cans. Disclosed are a bag replacement head, a sealing and bag replacement head and a smart trash can, which solve the technical problems in existing smart trash c…
View on Google Patents - Trash can with lid assembly US-11858734-B1 2024 · NINE STARS GROUP U S A INC
A trash can includes a lid assembly including a lid and a retainer rim and a transition arrangement coupled with the lid assembly that enables the lid to be selectively transited between a normal state and a transition state. In t…
View on Google Patents - Trash can with rodent guard and latching lid US-2022297933-A1 2022 · ELAYWAN SHEILA
The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid is a container. The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid is configured for use in storing refuse. The trash can with rodent guard and latching lid forms a protected space us…
View on Google Patents - Odor lock mechanism and odor-resistant trash can lid provided with same WO-2022062435-A1 2022 · TOP PROFIT MFG CO LTD
An odor lock mechanism and an odor-resistant trash can lid provided with same. The odor-resistant trash can lid comprises: fixed bases (100), clamping rods (200), a rack (300), linkage rods (400), arm rods (500), and a lid (800). …
View on Google Patents - Trash can having function of sealing and cutting plastic bag WO-2021145533-A1 2021 · LEE HYUN GU
The present invention relates to a trash can including a main body in which a plastic bag for storing trash is built, and a lid provided on the main body to be opened and closed and having the function of sealing and cutting the p…
View on Google Patents - Trash can and trash bag combination US-2021016963-A1 2021 · LIN PO HUI
A trash can and trash bag combination includes a parallelepiped shell including three clipping members on front and rear ends and a first side of an open top respectively, each clipping member having an adhesive double sided tape …
View on Google Patents - Bag securing trash can system US-2017166395-A1 2017 · TAYLOR ROMAINE
A trash can system includes a trash can. A bag is removably positioned within the trash can. A lid is hingedly coupled to the trash can such that the lid selectively covers the opening. A gripping unit is movably coupled to the tr…
View on Google Patents - Trash can system with a folded bag dispensing supply US-8807378-B2 2014 · KABERNA DARREN
A trash can system and component elements are described. Folded or interfolded trash bags are provided in a container beneath a flexible insert. The flexible insert provides separation between a trash bag in an operative position …
View on Google Patents - Pedal opening device for closed trash can WO-2012034491-A1 2012 · ZHANG XUANHAO
A pedal opening device for a closed trash can is composed of a pedal lever (1), a connecting rod (2), an annular transmission bar (3) and a lid connecting rod. One end of the pedal lever (1) is hinged to a pivot (8) on the bottom …
View on Google Patents - Trash bin with pull-out bucket supported and guided by frame to which both pedal and lid are pivoted US-2010193518-A1 2010 · TONTARELLI SERGIO
A trash bin having a waste holding bucket, closed by a folding lid that can be indirectly lifted by means of a pedal, in which the said bucket is supported and guided by a frame to which both the pedal and the folding lid are pivo…
View on Google Patents - Trash can with lid US-7748556-B2 2010 · SIMPLEHUMAN LLC
A trash can assembly has a shell having an enclosing wall that defines a periphery. The assembly has a lid fitted over the top of the shell, and a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom of the shell, with a portion of the foot …
View on Google Patents - Trash can assembly with locking lid US-7086550-B2 2006 · SIMPLEHUMAN LLC
A trash can assembly has a shell, a lid fitted over the top end of the shell, a foot pedal positioned adjacent the bottom end of the shell, a link assembly coupling the foot pedal and the lid, and a lock secured to the lid and rem…
View on Google Patents - Trash can assembly with motion damper for lid US-2006186121-A1 2006 · YANG FRANK
A trash can assembly has an outer shell, a foot pedal pivotably coupled to the bottom end of the outer shell along the front side of the outer shell, a lid pivotably coupled to the top end of the outer shell, and a link assembly c…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a trash can been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.