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US 10,207,864 B2Granted
Waste bin liners and methods of use
OwnerBrandon Thomas McBrideinventor
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Abstract
Waste bin liners, such as rigid liners, methods of using waste bin liners, and combinations of waste bins with a liner, are disclosed. In one example hook parts of a waste bin liner are extended in sequence over and under a perimeter rim of a waste bin, and laterally inward of a part of the perimeter rim. In one example a rigid liner has multi-purpose hook parts that lock to the rim of a waste bin, and also form lifting handles for removing the liner from the bin.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- inserting a rigid liner into a receptacle of a waste bin, the rigid liner conforming to an interior shape of the receptacle;
- extending a plurality of hook parts from the rigid liner in sequence over and under a perimeter rim of the waste bin to lock the rigid liner to the waste bin;
- in which each hook part connects to the rigid liner by a respective hinge;
- and
- in which each hinge has a hinge axis parallel to a part of a perimeter axis of the rigid liner that is adjacent the hinge, and extending further comprises rotating each hooking part in a downward direction into a locked position.
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A method comprising:
- inserting a rigid liner into a receptacle of a waste bin, the rigid liner conforming to an interior shape of the receptacle;
- extending a plurality of hook parts from the rigid liner in sequence over and under a perimeter rim of the waste bin to lock the rigid liner to the waste bin, in which each hook part connects to the rigid liner by a respective hinge;
- unlocking the plurality of hook parts from the perimeter rim;
- and
- lifting the rigid liner from the waste bin by gripping the plurality of hook parts;
- in which:
- the perimeter rim is formed by a bin ledge and a skirt, the bin ledge extended laterally outward from a top part of the waste bin, with the skirt depending from the bin ledge;
- each hook part has an arm with a hook tip that projects upward and laterally inward from the arm, and laterally inward of the skirt, when in the locked position;
- and
- each hook tip and arm collectively define a finger receiving cavity that faces downward when in the lifting position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.