ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,394, issued on May 6.
"Trash can and method of use" was invented by Jason Hoagland (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trash can that can be broken down for washing is disclosed. The trash can includes a lid, one or more intermediate segments, a base connecting segment having a female connector, a base having a male connector, one or more fasteners, and one or more magnets. The one or more fasteners allows the lid to engage with an intermediate segment; an intermediate segment with another intermediate segment; and an intermediate segment with the base connecting segment. The one or more magnets allows the base connec...