摘要 |
<p>A mobile bin has an attached lid lifting assembly, the assembly having a pivoting foot operated arm member which is pivotally attached to the bin side wall for pivoting movement about a horizontal axis, and which is attached to the bin wall adjacent a lower portion of the bin, the arm member having a forward portion which can be depressed by a person's foot and a rear portion, a rigid link member having a lower portion attached to the rear portion of the arm member and which extends to the bin lid and is closely spaced from the side wall of the bin at least between a position from above the bin wheels to below the bin lid, the link member having an upper portion which abuts against the bin lid, whereby depression of the arm member causes the link member to move upwardly to open the bin lid.</p> |