# US 10,308,426 B2 · Trash bag apparatus

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- Number: US 10,308,426 B2
- Document ID: US10308426B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/193,972
- Filed: 2016-06-27
- Published: 2016-10-20
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2015-11-05
- Applicants: Deja S. Castro
- Inventors: Deja S. Castro
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10308426B2

## CPC

- B65F 1/1415: {for flexible receptables, e.g. bags, sacks}
- A47F 9/042: {Shopping bags or carton-dispensing systems therefor}
- A47F 13/085: {Shopping-bag holders (A47F9/042 takes precedence)}
- B65B 67/1205: {collapsible or foldable (B65B67/1216, B65B67/1244, B65B67/1255 take precedence)}
- B65B 67/1227: {only by a part of the periphery, e.g. by single points or handles, or by one side or two opposite sides only (B65B67/1244 takes precedence)}
- B65B 67/1266: {specially adapted for storing or dispensing sacks from a supply}
- B65D 33/001: {Blocks, stacks or like assemblies of bags}
- B65F 1/062: {having means for storing or dispensing spare bags}
- B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36})
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A trash bag apparatus for trash bags having a main body, front and rear panels, detachable cutout sections that may be perforated and a flip section that provides a user access to the trash bags within the trash bag apparatus. The detachable cutout sections, when detached, enable dispensing of trash bags from the apparatus. The trash bag apparatus also contemplates a number of mounting holes that align with the holes of trash bags and bars or mounting structures of trash bag receptacles.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for dispensing at least one bag positioned therein, comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel that form an enclosure, the front panel having at least one front panel opening, at least one bag disposed within the enclosure between the front and rear panels in a storage position and comprising more than one mounting hole, wherein the rear panel further comprises at least one rear panel hole,
and at least two bag support rods,
wherein the at least two bag support rods extend through the at least one rear panel hole, through a at least one of the more than one mounting hole of the at least one bag, and through the at least one front panel opening thereby enabling the at least one bag to be dispensed from the at least one front panel opening while simultaneously moving along the at least two bag support rods from within the enclosure.