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US 11,745,941 B2Granted
Cinches for waste receptacles and waste receptacles including cinches
AssigneeRubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
InventorsJuan Carlos Perez, Ryan Baker, Christopher Parke, Wesley Alan Steen
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Abstract
A waste receptacle includes a cinch tab and a cinch defined by the cinch tab. The cinch includes an opening configured to admit a liner portion of a waste liner. The cinch also includes a notch continuous with and extending away from the opening. At least a portion of the opening narrows in width in a direction extending away from the notch. The opening and the notch are configured to retain the liner portion to at least partially secure the waste liner to the waste receptacle.
Claims20
A waste receptacle, comprising:
- a receptacle wall that defines an upper rim of the waste receptacle;
- a removably attached cinch tab comprising one or more clips configured to secure the cinch tab to the upper rim;
- and
- a cinch defined by the removably attached cinch tab;
- wherein the cinch comprises an opening configured to admit a liner portion of a waste liner,
- wherein the cinch comprises a notch continuous with and extending away from the opening,
- wherein at least a portion of the opening narrows in width in a direction extending between the notch and a lower end of the cinch,
- wherein the opening and the notch are configured to retain the liner portion to at least partially secure the waste liner to the waste receptacle,
- wherein the cinch tab is spaced from the receptacle wall by a spacing S adjacent a lower edge of the opening,
- wherein the spacing S is defined by the receptacle wall and the cinch tab, and wherein the spacing S is greater than a predetermined threshold spacing.
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A waste receptacle, comprising:
- a receptacle wall that defines an upper rim of the waste receptacle;
- a removably attached cinch tab comprising one or more clips configured to secure the cinch tab to the upper rim;
- and
- a cinch defined by the removably attached cinch tab;
- wherein the cinch comprises an opening configured to admit a liner portion of a waste liner,
- wherein the cinch comprises a notch continuous with an extending from the opening,
- wherein at least a portion of the opening narrows in width in a direction extending from the notch,
- wherein the opening and the notch are configured to retain the liner portion to at least partially secure the waster liner to the waste receptacle,
- wherein the opening is spaced from the receptacle wall by a spacing S,
- wherein the spacing S is defined by the receptacle wall and the cinch tab, and
- wherein the spacing S is greater than a predetermined threshold spacing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.