Bag Holders Patents (Class 248/95)
  • Patent number: 5090756
    Abstract: A device for compacting and containing compactible material, includes a collapsible directing element having an entrance funnel section which converges into an exit section of smaller dimensions than said entrance funnel section, the funnel section including a hole therein; a clamp strap for clamping a netting material on the exit section; restraining straps for securing the clamp strap on the directing element, the restraining straps being connected between the directing element and the clamp strap; and an elongated cord for preventing movement of the directing element during a compacting operation, the elongated cord having a first end connected to the directing element at the hole and a second free end extending forwardly of the entrance funnel section and which can be engaged by a person for preventing movement of the directing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Pfister Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Dieter E. Pfisterer
  • Patent number: 5088667
    Abstract: A unitary one-piece holder for removably retaining and spreading open a trash bag. The holder includes a pair of retainer halves, each of which has a respective internal face, first adjoining edge that adjoin one another and second remote edge. The halves are joined together along the respective adjoining edges thereof by at least one hinge. The halves are pivotable about the hinge in a first closed direction and in a second open direction. In the first direction, the remote edges and the internal faces are moved toward one another for closing the device with a "snap-action" and clamping at least a portion of the bag therebetween, so that the bag is at least partially spread open. In the second direction, the remote edges and the internal faces are moved away from one another for opening the device and unclamping and releasing the trash bag from therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Inventor: Ralph C. Olson
  • Patent number: 5080237
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for holding at least one bag in an inverted position to allow the bag to be sprayed with water for cleaning and then air dried. A support base, resting on a flat surface, has a top face with a plurality of engagement slots therein. At least one frame is included, each frame having two arms, each arm being segmented into two portions pivotally joined at their ends. The support base has two clips to hold at least one frame for compact storage and portability. The ends of each arm are adapted for engagement into said engagement slots. One portion of each arm is pivotally joined to the like portion of the other arm to allow the joined portions to move in scissor-like motion. The distal ends of each arm are adjusted so that the distance between the distal ends is approximately equal to the inside dimension of the bag, the bag being placed in an inverted position over the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Inventor: James P. Hefner
  • Patent number: 5074500
    Abstract: A waste disposed bag comprises (1) a bag part made of flexible material which has a closed lower end and an open upper end, (2) a bag collar made of relatively stiff material which firmly attached the upper end of the bag part, and (3) a lid which is adapted to be placed on the bag collar to close and seal the bag. The circumference of the bag collar is fitted with support elements for the lid so that the lid can be easily removed or can be inserted into or placed on the bag collar. Catch elements are provided below the support elements and function together with compatible elements on the lid to tightly secure the lid to the bag collar. The lid is fitted with at least one handle for carrying the bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Johannes Loebbert
  • Patent number: 5064061
    Abstract: The retractable hook assembly, preferably for an article of luggage, includes a rigid shaft received within a cylindrical member, the shaft being movable between extended and retracted positions. A washer with a projecting stud is fixed to the inner end of the shaft. A slot in the cylindrical member receives the stud to, in one rotational orientation, hold the shaft and its hook extended, and when released from the slot, to cam the shaft into a second rotational orientation as the shaft is driven by a spring into the cylindrical member, thereby to provide a self aligning and self retracting hook assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Ultrahook, Inc.
    Inventor: H. Edward Moxley
  • Patent number: 5062533
    Abstract: A bag holder for recyclable materials is disclosed, the holder having a body portion being adapted for mounting on a wall and having one or more bag securing stations. The stations utilize an aperture with a ring partially framing the aperture and adapted to pivot toward and away from the body portion. A portion of the bag is directed through the aperture and the ring, below the ring, and then back through the aperture, the weight of the bag serving to bias the ring toward the body portion and secure the bag therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: William H. Fickes
    Inventors: William H. Fickes, Edward A. Fickes
  • Patent number: 5060809
    Abstract: A device for holding a plurality of differently sized bags adjacent a mounting surface, each bag having at least one support hole, having a mounting bracket or a pair of mounting brackets, an elongated hinge member hingedly attached to the mounting bracket and a plurality of hooked members provided on the hinge member, each of the plurality of hooked members having an attachment flange or a pair of attachment flanges upon which a plurality of bags of a given size may be placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Tara Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Bayes, Dennis B. Brashear
  • Patent number: 5033703
    Abstract: Ring assemblies for supporting one or more refuse, garbage or lawn and garden bags so that such bags are retained in an open configuration and vertically stabilized to thereby facilitate the filling of the bags and wherein the assemblies include primary ring members which are cantilevered from support racks having horizontally offset support members and wherein the bags are locked to the primary ring members by secondary ring members that are selectively supported by the primary ring members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Inventor: Johnny G. Allen, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5031808
    Abstract: A receptacle for the collection of litter or the storage of loose items in a vehicle interior is disclosed. The receptacle comprises a container with an integrally formed flap for suspending the container from a vehicle door for convenient access by a vehicle occupant to the container interior. The flap includes a tab which engages the vehicle door window slot and which provides a wedged attachment within the door when supporting heavier loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Plasticolor Molded Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Dolenc
  • Patent number: 5028022
    Abstract: A trash bag securement device includes a continuous loop member defined by a planar body wall, with a scalloped top edge and a planar continuous bottom edge. The top edge includes downwardly depending grasping fingers formed with an arcuate upper surface and a planar lower surface. The fingers taper and narrow from the top edge to their free forward terminal end to grasp and secure a trash bag liner between an interior wall of a trash can and the free end of the fingers. The liner is preferably formed of flexible memory retentent materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: James C. Metcalf
  • Patent number: 5028099
    Abstract: A trash recycling container is provided and consists of a plurality of drawers, each hold one type of trash therein and slideable within a front of the cabinet. A mechanism one the cabinet is for transporting the cabinet to a remote location so that the drawers with their different types of trash can be removed allowing the trash to be dumped into separate pails for recycling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Leonard J. Bertucco
  • Patent number: 5011103
    Abstract: A collapsible frame supports a leaf bag in such a position that a portion of the bag rests horizontally on the ground and the remainder of the bag is so attached to the frame so as to present a large arch-shaped opening to facilitate the collection of leaves, grass trimmings and other garden and lawn debris. The arch is formed by an overhead, resilient rod member inserted through an overhead receiving hem or fabric tunnel in or adjacent the perimeter of entrance to the bag. A pair of elongated rigid stabilizing feet are placed along the ground within the entrance to the bag. The ends of the overhead rod member are then inserted in an upwardly facing support cavity on each stabilizing foot. The overhead member forms an arcuate hoop or arch which supports the opening of the bag in a generally upright plane, with the remainder of the bag extending horizontally and parallel to the stabilizing feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: A.R.T. of Asheboro, Ltd.
    Inventors: Franklin A. Hayes, Harold E. Sexton
  • Patent number: 5009458
    Abstract: A pouch is mounted on a vehicle door that comprises a frame, an inside panel, and screws securing the inside panel to the frame, using an elongate mounting bracket coupled to the pouch and having two opposite ends and a hole adjacent each end. Two of the screws are removed, from opposite respective edges of the door, and the bracket is placed against the inside panel with the holes aligned with the screw holes in the door frame. The screws are inserted into the door frame through the respective holes in the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas A. Shute
  • Patent number: 5007787
    Abstract: A material debagging apparatus includes a receptacle movable between upright loading and inverted dumping positions. The receptacle defines a bagged material holding chamber with a closed bottom and an open top. A rupturing mechanism in the form of a pair of generally parallel drums having circumferential rows of teeth thereon is carried on the receptacle adjacent the closed bottom of the chamber. The rupturing mechanism is operable for rupturing a bag at least partially filled with material and disposed in the chamber with the bottom of the bag overlying the rupturing mechanism. A clamping device is mounted on the receptacle adjacent the open top of the chamber for clamping and securing the top of the bag while the bottom of the bag is ruptured by the rupturing mechanism. The clamping device includes a pair of clamp members positioned side-by-side and normally urged into a clamping condition by a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Ford New Holland, Inc.
    Inventor: Llewellyn R. Schnader
  • Patent number: 5002451
    Abstract: A material debagging apparatus includes a receptacle movable between upright loading and inverted dumping positions. The receptacle defines a bagged material holding chamber with a closed bottom and an open top. A rupturing mechanism in the form of a pair of generally parallel drums having circumferential rows of teeth thereon is carried on the receptacle adjacent the closed bottom of the chamber. The rupturing mechanism is operable for rupturing a bag at least partially filled with material and disposed in the chamber with the bottom of the bag overlying the rupturing mechanism. A drive mechanism is coupled to the drums of the rupturing mechanism for transmitting rotary power thereto to cause counterrotation of the drums. A clamping device normally disposed in a clamping condition is mounted on the receptacle adjacent the open top of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Ford New Holland, Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Hale, Jack W. Crane, J. Keith Weinlader
  • Patent number: 4995770
    Abstract: A material debagging apparatus includes a receptacle movable between upright loading and inverted dumping positions. The receptacle defines a bagged material holding chamber with a closed bottom and an open top. A rupturing mechanism in the form of a pair of generally parallel drums having circumferential rows of teeth thereon is carried on the receptacle adjacent the closed bottom of the chamber. The rupturing mechanism is operable for rupturing a bag at least partially filled with material and disposed in the chamber with the bottom of the bag overlying the rupturing mechanism. A drive mechanism is coupled to the drums of the rupturing mechanism for transmitting rotary power thereto to cause counterrotation of the drums. The rupturing mechanism includes a grate-like structure consisting of a plurality of laterally spaced bars disposed above the drums for supporting the bag while it is being ruptured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Ford New Holland, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack W. Crane
  • Patent number: 4984758
    Abstract: A scrap catcher provides a hard work table for the placement of a serger thereon, a resilient pad thereunder to absorb vibration and noise from the serger, and, an aperture for removably receiving a bag to catch and store the serger fabric scrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Inventor: Diane P. Young
  • Patent number: 4979547
    Abstract: An elongated sleeve made of a plurality of substantially rigid panels interconnected with one another in folding relationship. When in the stored condition, the sleeve is folded flat. When in condition to be used for its intended purpose, the sleeve is unfolded to form an open ended sleeve closed on the sides. The sleeve is adapted to positively retain and support a collapsible bag at the top while the bag is being filled by filling the interior of the sleeve. Handles are provided in the top edges of the sleeve to facilitate removal of the sleeve from the full bag. The panels are internally laminated with a water repellant adhesive while the inside of the sleeve is coated with a moisture resistant compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventor: L. Jeanne Hoerner
  • Patent number: 4974746
    Abstract: A waste separation container for selectively separating and storing waste material includes a receptacle with an upper edge with slits in its opening upwardly to receive and hold a plurality of thin plastic bags in an open position. The slits are preferably defined by flexible lobes, contiguous one another and extending along the upper edge of the receptacle. Preferably, a closure for the receptacle is provided, that has specifically designated through apertures that allow for discernable placement of recyclable material in a correspondingly appropriate compartment or bag. The provision of strips of flexible material with lobes defining between them bag-retaining slits, either to be mounted on existing containers, on partitions for existing containers or holders to be placed in existing containers permits retrofitting of existing waste receptacles to accomplish the object of making easy the segregation of waste as it is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Inventor: Addison M. Dickinson
  • Patent number: 4974799
    Abstract: A bag support to be mounted on a shopping trolley, so that the bag support will receive and retain the handle of a shopping bag so as to retain the shopping bag in an open configuration to facilitate filling of the shopping bag. The bag support includes a support member which is movable between an operative position extending across the open top of the shopping trolley, to an inoperative position located adjacent a side of the shopping trolley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Gorresen's Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Lana R. E. Palmer
  • Patent number: 4948075
    Abstract: Retention ring assemblies for supporting one or more refuse, garbage or lawn and garden bags so that such bags are retained in an open configuration and vertically stabilized to thereby facilitate the filling of the bags and wherein the assemblies include ring members which are cantilevered from offset horizontal support racks which may be free standing or suspended from other structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Inventor: Johnny G. Allen
  • Patent number: 4946065
    Abstract: A plastic open-ended generally U-shaped holder (25) has three sides (31, 33 and 35) of suitable area for advertising. The free ends of the legs of the U are bent together and flared out to form a slot (37). This can be parted with the fingers so as to fit over the top edge of a waste basket (38), the handles (40) of plastic grocery bags (26) can be anchored within the attachment in order to suspend said bags in open and upright position for receiving waste for disposal. Holder (25) can also be used when inverted to receive and embrace handles (40) of one or more plastic bags (26) so as to provide a handpiece (25) for comfortable carrying of bags (26) to and from a vehicle. In the vehicle, or elsewhere, the holder holds said handles clustered together so as the prevent rolling and spilling of the contents of said bags during travel. At a destination, the said bags can then be collectively removed and carried to the kitchen with speed and ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: David Pressman
    Inventors: Victor H. Goulter, Brian A. Brown
  • Patent number: 4934636
    Abstract: A storage bag which is supported by and maintained upon a stackable storage rack is disclosed for handling, storing and moving items of irregular shape or configuration in a manufacturing, shipping, warehousing, or receiving facility. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage bag is hung on a device that is supported by the storage rack. This hanging device can be moved from storage rack to storage rack and can be loaded or unloaded from its top. The use of this hanging device permits the bag to be filled while in place in the storage rack and, therefore, easily moved with a forklift. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the storage bag is supported by the storage rack at its top and lower portions by strapping material to maintain shape and front retention devices to contain the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Axia, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald P. Orlosky, Robert A. Kellogg
  • Patent number: 4932560
    Abstract: A bag pad and dispenser therefor especially arranged for use at the point of sale of, for instance, discount stores, fast food outlets, and the like, in which the bag pad is made up of a number of identical all plastic bags in stacked congruent relation each having front and rear panels, closed bottoms and sides, and tear off lines transversely across the front and rear panels of the respective bags adjacent to but spaced from the top of bags that are congruently located through the thickness of the bag pad and that define a header for the bag pad at which the bags of the pad are adhered together and are free for full separation below the tear off lines, with the dispenser for such bag pad defining a pocket into which the bag pad header is slipped and secured to the dispenser for hanging the bag pad therefrom, which dispenser also defines a securing flange that accommodates anchoring of the dispenser to dispose the bag pad for bagging at the point of sale, and in its bag dispensing relation, in which an area
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: T. C. Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph M. Roen
  • Patent number: 4925056
    Abstract: Apparatus facilitating the use of a plastic grocery bag as a trash container may take the form of an adapter for supporting the plastic grocery gag in a condition for receiving trash, a trash can for supporting the plastic bag as a liner therein or a clip for securing the plastic bag within a trash can. The adapter form of the apparatus includes a ring adapted to be snugly received by the opening of the plastic bag and a plurality of spike-like formations for puncturing the walls of the plastic bag and for thereby suspending the plastic bag from the adapter. Furthermore and inasmuch as each plastic grocery bag commonly includes a pair of handle-providing apertures adjacent the opening of the bag, the adapter includes a pair of hook-like projections intregally connected to the ring for projecting through the handle-providing apertures of the bag permitting the bag and ring to be suspended across the mouth of a trash can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Inventor: James E. McCoig
  • Patent number: 4919374
    Abstract: A process and a device for holding a flexible plastic liner within a rigid or semi-rigid waste or storage container.The device or apparatus includes a split or divided shaft 30 which is attached to a ratchet wheel 104, which is controlled by a worm gear 102. Worm gear 102 is capable of moving the ratchet wheel both forwards and backwards and holding the wheel stationary. The worm gear is attached to or is a formed part of the shaft 111 which is further attached to a key or handle 100, that when rotated, turns the shaft 111, the ratchet wheel 104, and the split or divided shaft 30. The worm gear 102, the shaft 111, and the ratchet wheel 104 are housed in a split housing with top part 98 and bottom part 99. The housing 98-99, contains an attachment strap holder 46 through which the attachment strap 44 passes, thereby, attaching the device to the attachment strap 44. The attachment strap 44 is further hooked over the top edge 110 of the container 108, thereby, attaching the device to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: J - MARK Industries
    Inventor: Marland R. Julian
  • Patent number: 4904235
    Abstract: A device for holding dialysis bags includes a hollow funnel-like member for holding dialysis bags of various sizes. A hanger arrangement extends from the funnel-like member, whereby said member carrying a dialysis bag may be suspended within a vessel or the like without additional support. A cap is secured to the funnel-like member to seal said member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Bel-Art Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Avraham Yaniv, Arnona Gazit
  • Patent number: 4880121
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the sorting of material in which a rigid rack includes a plurality of horizontally extending elements arranged in vertically spaced arrangement, and a plurality of bags are removably supported on the horizontally extending elements for receiving material therein. The horizontally extending elements and the bag members are respectively constructed and arranged to hold the bag members with their mouth portions stretched open and facing forwardly one above the other on the rack. The rack further includes elements for maintaining the bag members substantially horizontally one above the other with their mouth portions open. The bag members are selectively removed from the frame with the inserted material therein by horizontally sliding the bag member off the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Delco Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald J. D'Elia
  • Patent number: 4858781
    Abstract: A rigid waste container having a bottom and walls and a peripherally depending rigid shift for offsetting the bottom of the container from a support surface. The skirt has one or more spaced orifices and affixed to the underside of the bottom of the container is a ratchet bar. A holder for a package of waste container liners is mounted on the side of the container. The holder includes a pawl arm, an upright member joined to the pawl arm and a pawl escapement tooth formed on the pawl arm. The holder is located through the orifice of the skirt so as to be in slideable engagement with the ratchet bar. This arrangement is adapted to receive a supply package of liner bags located between the upright member and the wall of the container. The supply package is of sufficient resiliency so as to permit locking engagement of the package between the upright member and the container. The holder is formed of one piece construction and is flat prior to assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Kane, Carl Meyerhoefer, David C. Miller, Thomas J. Pendleton
  • Patent number: 4856669
    Abstract: A concave shaped rigid member whose principle axis lies in the horizontal plane and is mounted on a post lying in a vertical plane, said concaved member adaptable for holding refuse bags or the like, at a height which is adjustable to provide insusceptibility for encroachment from animals, and said concaved member being provided with a means of rotation and drainage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Inventors: Chester C. Averitt, Thomas R. Byrne
  • Patent number: 4854530
    Abstract: A hanger system hangs flexible plastic bags by an increased thickness of plastic near the tops of the bags. The bags' increased thickness results from ridges of slightly thicker plastic wall at the top of the bag, such as is common to rib and groove bag closures. Bags are supported downhanging from slots defined between adjacent rails, or fingers. The width of the slot is normally such as to maintain a downhanging bag securely closed, but may be widened over a short region. The seal of the bag may be opened at this widened region and material, particularly liquids and gases, may be inserted into or extracted from the cavity of the downhanging bag, particularly by use of a tube, or straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Inventor: Thomas P. Baglio
  • Patent number: 4846427
    Abstract: A portable, collapsible lawn and leaf bag cart is disclosed which includes a U-shaped back frame, wheels attached to and extending behind the back frame and a bag supporting platform pivotally connected to a lower end portion of the back frame which is tiltable upwardly from an extended position perpendicular to the back frame to a storage position in line with the back frame. The cart also includes a pair of arms pivotally connected on an upper end portion of the back frame for supporting a rectangularly shaped bag supporting frame thereon, which arms are tiltable downwardly from an extended position perpendicular to the back frame to a storage position between and in line with the legs of the back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Inventor: Hubert B. Jones
  • Patent number: 4832290
    Abstract: This invention provides a means of hanging or supporting, flexible plastic bags which have an increased thickness of plastic near the top of the bag. This increased thickness may be processed into the bags for many reasons including, but not limited to; closure mechanisms such as the rib and groove bag closures, handle ridges along the top of the bag, or ridges of slightly thicker plastic wall at the top of the bag due to bag processing methods.The invention consists of rigid rails on each side of a slot or slots. This slot is wide enough for the thin sides of the plastic bag to pass through but not the greater width of the plastic at the point of increased thickness near the top of the bag. Thus, once inserted, the bag and its contents hang suspended downward from between the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventor: Thomas P. Baglio
  • Patent number: 4832292
    Abstract: In the preferred embodiment a one-piece injection molded apparatus for holding and facilitating the filling of a trash bag and method for use is disclosed. The apparatus has a perimeter for holding the bag open, a curved rim on one side of the perimeter for retaining the bag and for gripping when lifting the bag, and a flattened portion of the perimeter for engaging a surface. The flattened portion has a protruding lip opposite the curved rim for standing the apparatus upright and for acting as a receiving ramp for sweeping into the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventor: William T. Beckham
  • Patent number: 4805969
    Abstract: A bag holder comprises a generally rectangular housing in which plastic shopping bags having peripheral dimensions larger than those of the housing itself can be stored. The housing has a forward opening and a pair of doors which are hinge-mounted on opposing sides of the opening for movement between open and closed positions. A bag retainer is mounted on a rear wall of the housing and inserts into aligned handles associated with the bags to releasably retain upper bag portions. A bag folding element is hinge-mounted in the interior of the housing for movement between a first position in which the folding element extends through the housing opening and permits lower bag end portions to be rested between the folding element and rear housing wall and a second position in which the folding element folds the lower bag end portions upwardly and is concealed within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Inventor: Stephanie Heacock
  • Patent number: 4792171
    Abstract: Device for maneuvering large capacity bags filled with powdered or granular materials wherein a square 6 formed from four tubes 11-14 is placed on the bag, the cross-pieces 9 formed by the ends of the tubes being engaged in the straps 2-5 of the bag. The forks of a forklift truck can be inserted in two parallel tubes enabling the bag to be maneuvered without risk of overturning, without the truck driver leaving his seat and without the help of another person. Equipped with an annular accessory 18 forming a support for the funnel 21 of a bag 20 which can be locked onto the inner sides of the tubes so that is inscribed in the square, one of the major applications of the device according to the invention is the robotization of the emptying and filling of flexible containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: Mecaroute S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lamy
  • Patent number: 4787890
    Abstract: The invention relates to a feeding system (1) for enteral feeding comprising a container (2) preferably constructed as a disposable article for receiving the food. Said container (2) is disposed in a suspension means (3) which is constructed such that the container (2) in the suspended state points with its opening (5) upwardly and assumes a position inclined to the horizontal. As a result when the tubing system (4) is introduced into the container for suppyling the nutrient solution to the patient no leaks can occur because the opening (5) points upwardly so that along the periphery of a piercing tube (17) introduced into the container (12) no solution can drip out. Nevertheless, due to the inclined position of the container (2) and the arrangement of the end of the inserted piercing tube (17) at the lowermost point (6) of the container (2) all the solution can be extracted; for this purpose for the extraction preferably a drip chamber (21) is provided in connection with a tube clamp ( 26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Fresenius AG
    Inventor: Rudiger Ufermann
  • Patent number: 4787522
    Abstract: A storage device for bags of selected width and wherein each of the bags has a top end portion with a rib extending thereacross and the rib being of greater thickness than the bag top end portion, the device comprising a member having a slot substantially as long as the bag width, the slot being narrower than the rib thickness but of a width which will freely receive the bag top portion thickness, and an entrance into the slot through which the top end portion of the bag can be slidably inserted for storage of the bag with the rib at one side of the slot and the remainder of the bag at the opposite side of the slot. The device may taken various desirable forms such as an upright display stand on which the bags can be stored in display orientation, or a storage drawer in which the bags are supported on a slotted drawer bottom panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Minigrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Nocek, George C. Perry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4735340
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bracket for retaining and supporting limp plastic bags as liners in a trash receptacle. The bracket includes leg means for clamping onto the upper rim of the trash receptacle and includes two or more projections, upwardly extending, to engage openings within said limp flexible plastic liner for holding and retaining said liner in the trash receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Inventor: John H. Preston
  • Patent number: 4723740
    Abstract: A support hook for supporting a plastic bag inside a waste container comprises two side walls disposed in side by side relation and joined by an intermediate wall which extends therebetween. Three arms project laterally from one side wall and a hook projects laterally from the other side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Inventors: Richard Courtemanche, Timothy D. McCormack
  • Patent number: 4723695
    Abstract: A support for a fish landing net comprises a pouch of such size as to accommodate the net and having a mouth through which the net may pass into and out of the pouch. The mouth constantly is maintained in an open position by a stiffeningmember. The pouch may be permanently or removably secured to the back of a fisherman's garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Inventor: Hugh A. Farber
  • Patent number: 4711367
    Abstract: A portable trash container for holding a removable plastic bag for storing paper, bottles, cans, and like trash. The container includes a body member having a rectangular cavity with a hinged cover and a reinforced bottom. The bag is inserted into the cavity and the open end of the bag is folded over the top perimeter of the body member. The bag is held in place when part of the open end of the bag is slid into inwardly directed slots located at the junction between the rear wall of the body member and the cover. The container is coupled to a fixed object by a pair of straps which have a first end joined to the rear wall and a second end having an elongated cross head. The cross heads extend through slots in the rear wall of the body member to form a loop around the fixed object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Inventor: Robert V. Albertson
  • Patent number: 4708307
    Abstract: A stand that holds a leaf bag in an upright configuration and maintains it in an open configuration. The stand includes a fixed diameter outer ring member and a variable diameter inner ring member that cooperate with one another to hold the leaf bag in an upright position when being filled with leaves and to hold the mouth of the bag open as well. A bag to be held is positioned so that its upper peripheral rim or mouth is encircled by the outer ring; the upper portion of the bag is then flared or folded radially outwardly so that it overlies the outer ring. The inner ring is then placed inside the mouth of the bag and the diameter of the inner ring is increased until a tight sandwiching relation is achieved between the outer and inner rings, with the upper portion of the bag positioned therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Inventor: Rosaire Daigle
  • Patent number: 4699613
    Abstract: A gravitational fluid administration apparatus for large animals includes: a mechanism to allow a person of average strength to lift, lower, and suspend containers of blood, plasma, parenteral fluids, drugs, and supplemental salt solutions weighing as much as 25 kg without injuring the animal or human personnel; a hanger to hold the fluid containers; and a swivel mechanism to allow the suspended fluid containers to turn as the animal moves and to prevent kinking of the associated tubing. Further, there are "primary" and "secondary" tubing systems. The purpose of the primary tubing system is to convey fluids and drugs from fluid containers to the animal through a closed system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Inventors: William J. Donawick, Betty L. Teichman
  • Patent number: 4695020
    Abstract: Bag holding apparatus is disclosed comprising a foldable structure which permits the attachment thereto of reusable plastic or paper bags. A planar member is foldable into a back member, side members hingedly rotatable into a perpendicular position with respect to the back member on each side thereof, and a top member hingedly rotatable down onto the top edges of the side members. Alternative means are formed into the side members to allow the attachment of the reusable bags to the foldable structure. One alternative means comprises contoured cutouts in the side members whereby a reusable bag having handles attached thereto may be secured to the cutouts in the side members. Another alternative means comprises snap means whereby a handless bag may be secured to the side members with the thickness of the bag being captured between a raised protrusion which snap fits within a hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Inventor: John Collins
  • Patent number: 4664455
    Abstract: A lidless garbage bag holder for mounting on the inside vertical surfaces of cupboard doors is described. In a preferred embodiment, the bag holder has a frame portion fixed to the door and a movable portion coupled pivoted to the fixed portion, the movable portion automatically moving to the open position as the door opens and to the closed position as the cupboard door is closed by engagement between a leading portion of the movable portion such as a horizontal rod, and a ramp mounted on the cabinet floor. The closure ramp also provides means to keep the door firmly shut when it is in the closed position. The bag holder has handle receiving portions with friction fit caps and can accomodate bags with and without handles, the friction fit caps holding the bags without handles on the frame portions. In an alternative embodiment the ramp is part of the leading portion of the movable frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Inventor: James G. Greenhow
  • Patent number: 4650478
    Abstract: A liquid drainage system comprising, a receptacle having a chamber to receive the liquid, and a support member adjacent an upper portion of the receptacle. The system has a support hook having an outwardly directed first bar, and a downwardly directed second bar extending from an outer portion of the first bar. The system has a device for pivotally connecting the hook to the support member such that the hook is movable between a first position generally perpendicular to the support member and a second position generally aligned with the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: The Kendall Company
    Inventor: William J. Dunn
  • Patent number: 4637580
    Abstract: In combination, a closing assembly means for resealably closing and sealing the neck of a food bag and a storage rack means for supporting the closing assembly. A plurality of disk-shaped members each receiving in a cavity centrally therethrough the neck of a food bag or like container. Each disk member includes a closing member pivoting from the disk member at one end whereby an intermediate portion of the closing member moves across the cavity into a ring-shaped portion thereof internal of the disk member. In operation, when the food bag neck extends through the cavity and the closing member is pivotally moved within the ring-shaped portion of the cavity, the neck is forced into the cavity and retained therein in a press-fit. The storage rack means includes a plurality of semi-circular rack apertures having diameters slightly smaller than that of the disk-shaped members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Inventor: Paul H. Idstein
  • Patent number: 4620681
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for receiving empty beverage cans is disclosed in which a bag (42, 44) has a plurality of closure bands (48) positioned about the periphery of its mouth (46), and an annular support member (10-18) has a plurality of corners (20) provided with downwardly curved, essentially U-shaped slits (36, 38, 40) extending through the thickness of the annular member on each side of the corners, whereby the closure bands of the bag may be drawn over the upper edge of the annular member and slipped into and upward within one of the slits to cause the ends of the slits to grip the closure bands on each side of the corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Inventors: Ellis J. Staley, III, John G. Walsh, III
  • Patent number: 4618353
    Abstract: An improved filter bag assembly is shown for use in a filter bag housing having a plurality of filter bags, each of the filter bags being anchored at a lower end and being suspended within the bag housing in a tensioned relation by an upper end thereof. A bag spring is provided having a central coil, and a pair of angularly arranged spring sides extending outwardly from the coil. A hanger bracket is used to suspend the bag spring by engaging a selected spring side and the opposite spring side is engaged by a flexible strap attached to the bag upper end. The bag spring is tensionable between tensed and relaxed positions by applying force to the flexible strap free end, whereby relaxing the spring serves to tense the filter bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Inventor: Gerald J. Reier