Waste receptacle with inner bag
OwnerPamela A. Butler, Michael W. Carterinventors
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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 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 bouyant float member disposed in the outer bag.
Claims18
A 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 of attaching the receptacle to a rail;
- a lid attached at a top of the outer bag to close the opening via a zipper extending around the top of the outer bag, the outer bag having a front side having a semi-circular shape and an opposite back side having a flat surface;
- an inner bag having a backbone circumferentially disposed around the inner bag to help maintain the inner bag in a generally cylindrical shape and having a generally cylindrically shaped base, the inner bag insertable through the opening of the outer bag to mount the inner bag within the outer bag so that the base is adjacent a bottom of the outer bag having a bottom,
- a pull string disposed at a top of the inner bag being capable to cinch the top of the inner bag closed;
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- a buoyant float member disposed in the outer bag, the float member disposed in a compartment located between the bottom and the base of the inner bag, a strap to maintain the float member at the bottom.
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 via a zipper extending around the top, the outer bag formed from a flexible material capable of orienting the outer bag between a collapsed and upright condition, the outer bag having a front side and an opposite back side, the front side forming a semi-circular shape and the back side forming a flat surface;
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- an inner bag formed of a flexible nylon material, the inner bag insertable through the opening of the outer bag and the inner bag having a centerline oriented along a vertical axis of the inner bag and the inner bag collapsible within the outer bag upon collapsing the outer bag in a direction parallel to the centerline;
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- the outer bag including a buoyant member disposed in a compartment formed at a base of the outer bag, a strap provided to maintain the buoyant member in a position at the base of the outer bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.