Title: Partitioned ventilated clothes hamper

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1. A partitioned ventilated clothes hamper comprising:

an open-top elongated receptacle;

a cover pivotally connected to said receptacle so as to be pivotable between a first closed position where the open top of the receptacle is covered and a second open position where access is provided to the interior of the receptacle;

and a hollow foraminous partition extending lengthwise within the receptacle to thereby divide the receptacle into separate compartments.

2. A clothes hamper according to claim 1, wherein said partition is removably positioned within said receptacle.

3. A clothes hamper according to claim 1, including a plurality of through openings formed in said cover.

4. A clothes hamper according to claim 3, including a foraminous bottom wall for said receptacle and a base member underlying the periphery of said bottom wall whereby said bottom wall is spaced from the supporting surface for the hamper to provide for circulation of air from beneath the hamper through the bottom wall upwardly through said hollow partition and out of the openings in the cover.

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Inventors: Capelli, John J. (Brooklyn, NY, US)

Application Number: 620169
Filing Date: 1975-10-06
Publication_date: 1976-05-25
Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc. (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 220/532 220/501, 220/909
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2796309	Jun, 1957	Taylor	312/211.
3692204	Sep, 1972	Provi et al.	220/4.
3759412	Sep, 1973	Bush	220/4.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Price, William
Assistant Examiner: Pollard, Steven M.
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