Sanitary product disposal device
OwnerSheryl McLindeninventor
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Abstract
A sanitary product disposal device includes an outer telescopic member and a flexible inner liner for holding a sanitary product to be dispensed. The outer telescopic member is adjustable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. The telescopic member has two sealable ends. The inner liner has a dispensing end at one of the two sealable ends. The dispensing end of the liner is configured to receive a sanitary product. The telescopic member is in the collapsed position before receiving a sanitary product, and in the expanded position after receiving the sanitary product.
Claims20
A sanitary product disposal device comprising:
- an outer telescopic member and a flexible inner liner for holding a sanitary product to be dispensed, the outer telescopic member being adjustable between a collapsed position and an expanded position;
- wherein the telescopic member has two sealable ends, and the inner liner has a dispensing end at one of the two sealable ends, the dispensing end of the liner is configured to receive the sanitary product;
- and
- wherein the telescopic member is in the collapsed position before receiving the sanitary product, and in the expanded position after receiving the sanitary product.
A method of disposing a sanitary product using a sanitary product disposal device, the disposal device includes an outer telescopic member and an inner liner for holding a sanitary product to be dispensed, the telescopic member has two sealable ends, and the inner liner has a dispensing end at one of the two sealable ends, the dispensing end of the liner is configured to receive the sanitary product, the outer telescopic member is adjustable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, and the telescopic member is in the collapsed position before receiving a sanitary product, and in the expanded position after receiving the sanitary product, the method comprising:
- receiving a sanitary product into the liner via the liner dispensing end;
- moving the sanitary product into the telescopic member as the telescopic member extends from the collapsed position to the expanded position;
- sealing the dispensing end of the liner;
- placing the liner inside the telescopic member;
- and
- sealing two sealable ends of the telescopic member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.