ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,431, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Creative Plastic Concepts LLC (Sycamore, Ohio).
"Heavy duty trash bin" was invented by Jacob H. Whitta (Bluffton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trash bin is provided which includes a hollow body having an open end and a closed end, the open end providing access to a cavity. The trash bin may also include a first handle, a second handle, and a third handle. The trash bin may include a foothold disposed at the closed end. The foothold may include a foot recess projecting into the cavity of the hollow body, the foot recess having a bottom step substantially coextensive with a bottom of the...