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US 10,329,115 B2Granted
Speedy bag—bag dispensing system
OwnerJack Joseph Licatainventor
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Abstract
A bag dispensing apparatus is described that comprises a container that includes a box and a series of garbage bags. The box includes a top and the top defines an opening. The last bag of the series of garbage bags connects a cut in a plate positioned in the container. When the last bag is pulled from a trash can the last bag pulls the container and plate from the trash can. The container and plate can then be separated from the last bag and recycled.
Claims20
A bag dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a container having a rectangular shape that includes a top, a bottom, two opposed first elongate sidewalls and two opposed second sidewalls, the second sidewalls having a length less than a length of the first elongate sidewalls, wherein the top defines an opening, and the container is made of a first recyclable material;
- a plate positioned in the container, the plate sized to be larger than the opening, the plate defining a cut, and the plate having a length and a width, wherein the cut is a single slit, and the cut is parallel to the length of the plate, and wherein the plate is made of the first recyclable material;
- a series of garbage bags connected in sequence and positioned in the container, wherein an end of a last bag of the series of garbage bags extends at least partially through the cut in the plate, the cut binds the last bag of the series of bags at least partially through the cut in the plate, and the cut binds an end of the last bag of the series of bags, wherein the container is adapted to be positioned in a bottom of a trash can, wherein when the last bag has completed its deployment in the trash can, the plate and container are adapted to be pulled from the trash can with the last bag, the cut in the plate has sufficient frictional binding force to retain the connection with the end of the last bag and the plate has sufficient structural rigidity that the plate is unable to pass through the opening in the top of the container, the last bag connected to the plate in the container is removed from the trash can;
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- wherein the last bag is separated from the container, the the separation of the last bag from the container including retaining the container and applying sufficient pulling force to overcome the binding force between the end of the last bag and the cut in the plate and pulling the last bag from the container, the application of the pulling force overcoming the binding force between the end of the last bag and the cut in the plate and separating the last bag from the cut in the plate and pulling the last bag through the opening in the top of the container, the plate retained in the container and the container and plate separated from the last bag.
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A bag dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a container having a rectangular shape that includes a top, a bottom, two opposed first elongate sidewalls and two opposed second sidewalls, the second sidewalls having a length less than a length of the first elongate sidewalls, wherein the top defines an opening, and the container is made of a first recyclable material;
- a plate positioned in the container, the plate having a width and a length that approximates the length and width of the top of the container, the width and length of the plate sized to be larger than the opening in the top of the container, wherein the plate is sufficiently rigid that the plate does not pass through the opening, wherein the plate defines a single slit, the slit is parallel to the length of the plate, and the slit a controlled slit, and wherein the plate is made of the first recyclable material;
- a series of garbage bags connected in sequence and positioned in the container, wherein at least a portion of an end of a last bag of the series of garbage bags extends at least partially through the slit in the plate, the slit binds the last bag of the series of bags at least partially through the slit in the plate, the slit binds an end of the last of the series of bag, wherein the container is adapted to be positioned in a bottom of a trash can, wherein when the last bag has completed its deployment in the trash can, the plate and container are adapted to be pulled from the trash can with the last bag, wherein a frictional binding force of the controlled slit in the plate retains the connection between the plate and the at least a portion of the end of the last bag, and the plate is unable to pass through the opening in the top of the container when the last bag is removed, wherein the controlled slit releases the end of the last bag upon the application of additional pulling force to the last bag, the application of additional pulling force separates the last bag from the controlled slit in the plate and pulls the last bag through the opening in the top of the container, the plate is retained in the container and the container and plate separated from the last bag.
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