Waste container with bag handling assembly
OwnerDavid M Stravitzinventor
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Abstract
Container including a base and an outer wall defining an interior space receivable of a bag. A bag handling assembly is coupled to the wall and includes a retainer connected to the wall, a bag support pivotally coupled to the retainer by cooperating hinge components on the retainer and bag support, and a closure component pivotally coupled to the bag support by cooperating hinge components on the bag support and closure component, independent of the pivotal coupling of the bag support to the retainer. The container includes two separate and independent pivotal attachment mechanisms, one of which serves to fix a bag between the closure component and bag support and the other of which serves to enable better access to the interior of the container for bag insertion and removal.
Claims20
A container, comprising:
- at least one wall defining an interior space receivable of a bag;
- and
- a bag handling assembly coupled to said at least one wall,
- said bag handling assembly comprising:
- a retainer extending inward from said at least one wall at an upper end region of said at least one wall, said retainer defining an opening;
- a bag support pivotally coupled to said retainer, said bag support defining an opening;
- and
- a closure component pivotally coupled to said bag support independent of the pivotal coupling of said bag support to said retainer, said closure component defining an opening,
- said bag support and said closure component including cooperating clamping structure that clamps the bag between said bag support and said closure component while said closure component is pivoted against said bag support,
- whereby the bag is clamped by said cooperating clamping structure and, while said closure component is pivoted against said bag support and said bag support is pivoted against said retainer, passes through the openings defined by said bag support and said retainer and enables access to an interior of the bag through the openings defined by said closure component, said bag support and said retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.