Cassette and apparatus for use in disposing waste materials into an elongated flexible tube
AssigneeInternational Refills Company Limited
InventorMichel Morand
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Abstract
A cassette for packing waste material into an elongated tube of flexible material is provided. The cassette includes a ring-shaped receptacle defining a central opening and a storage area for receiving the elongated tube of flexible material. The cassette also includes a cover at a top portion of the storage area and a plurality of projecting elements extending from a periphery of the cassette and being configured to support the cassette in a waste storage container. Also provided is a cassette which includes a lip having a variable projection width. A waste storage container is also provided including a cassette holder having a hollow area for removably receiving a cassette, the cassette being configured to matingly fit into the hollow area.
Claims17
A cassette for packing waste material into an elongated tube of flexible material, the cassette comprising:
- a. a ring-shaped receptacle defining a central opening, the central opening extending along a generally vertical axis, the ring-shaped receptacle defining a storage area receiving the elongated tube of flexible material in a collapsed condition outward of the central opening;
- b. a lip projecting outwardly from the ring-shaped receptacle and extending along at least a portion of a periphery of the cassette, the lip having a variable projection width,
- c. the lip having a plurality of edge regions, including a first pair of generally straight and parallel edge regions and a second pair of generally straight and parallel edge regions, which extend generally transversally to the first pair of edge regions, wherein the first pair of edge regions is spaced to accommodate the ring shaped receptacle therebetween, and wherein the second pair of edge regions is spaced to accommodate the ring shaped receptacle therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.