Refuse container

摘要

A receptacle configurable for the removal of air or atmosphere from a container while preventing solids and liquids from entering a means for removing the air. The receptacle comprising a container, a first standoff and an air-permeable support.

主权项

1. A receptacle comprising:
a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral sidewall extending upwardly therefrom circumscribing a receptive cavity and terminating in an open top end having a rim, wherein the bottom wall includes a bottom interior surface and a bottom exterior surface, and wherein the rim and the receptive cavity are configured to receive a disposable liner; a first standoff disposed on the bottom interior surface of the bottom wall comprising:
a peripheral sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom interior surface that circumscribes a first gas transfer chamber, wherein the peripheral sidewall of the first standoff is perforated with at least one hole positioned a first distance from the bottom interior surface and the at least one hole is configured to provide fluid communication between the receptive cavity and the first gas transfer chamber, anda top surface positioned a second distance from the bottom interior surface; and an air-permeable support comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a peripheral surface removably coupleable to the peripheral sidewall of the container at a third distance from the bottom interior surface above the top surface of the first standoff.