Trash receptacle with attachment strap
AssigneeMarine 360 LLC
InventorsPamela A. Butler, Michael W. Carter
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Abstract
The present invention provides a waste receptacle comprising an outer bag having a flexible construction forming an opening at a top side and at least a pair of upper straps capable a third strap for retaining peripheral items, of attaching the receptacle to a rail, a lid attached at a top of bag to close the opening. The receptacle having an inner bag having a backbone circumferentially disposed around the inner bag to help maintain the inner bag in a generally cylindrical shape, the inner bag insertable through the opening of the outer bag and a pull string to disposed at the top of the inner bag being capable to cinch the top of the inner bag closed and a buoyant float member disposed in the outer bag.
Claims17
A trash receptacle comprising:
- an outer bag having a flexible construction forming an opening at a top side and at least a pair of first and second upper straps capable of attaching the receptacle to a rail;
- a lid attached at a top of the outer bag to close the opening;
- an inner bag having a backbone circumferentially disposed around the inner bag to help maintain the inner bag in a generally upright position, the inner bag insertable through the opening of the outer bag;
- a pull string disposed at the top of the inner bag being capable to cinch the top of the inner bag closed;
- a buoyant float member including a foam insert disposed in the outer bag;
- a third strap disposed on the outer bag;
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- wherein the lid includes a slit having flexible sides, the slit capable of being stretched apart in order to allow for insertion of waste into the interior of the outer bag and to be received by the inner bag, the flexible sides movable between an open and closed position and the sides automatically retractable to the closed position.
A receptacle assembly comprising:
- an outer bag having a lid attached at a top of the outer bag to close an opening at the top of the bag, the outer bag formed from a flexible material capable of orienting the outer bag between a collapsed and upright condition;
- an inner bag formed of a flexible nylon material, the inner bag insertable through the opening of the outer bag;
- a buoyant float member disposed in the outer bag;
- an attachment strap disposed at the top of the outer bag;
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- wherein the lid being hingedly attached to the outer bag, the lid including a slit having flexible sides including a resilient member disposed along each side of the slit, the slit capable of being stretched apart in order to allow for insertion of waste into the interior of the outer bag and to be received by the inner bag, the flexible sides movable between an open and closed position and the sides retractable to the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.