Apparatus for retaining bags

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for retaining bags in accordance with the invention disclosed and claimed herein;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 1 (the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view);

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the apparatus for retaining bags in accordance with the invention disclosed and claimed herein;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a left side view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 6 (the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view);

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 6;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a second alternative embodiment of the apparatus for retaining bags in accordance with the invention disclosed and claimed herein;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 11 (the right side view being a mirror image of the left side view);

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 11; and,

FIG. 15 is a rear view of the apparatus for retaining bags of FIG. 11.

It will be understood that the hidden lines shown throughout the drawings are for illustration only, forming no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an apparatus for retaining bags, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D495140
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 2002
Date of Patent: Aug 31, 2004
Inventor: Michael Reynolds (Berkley, MI)
Primary Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 29/166,177
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D3/328; D3/215
International Classification: 0399;