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US 2005/0087657 A1Published application
Apparatus to secure the mouth of a bag open for sliding debris into the bag
OwnerRobert Draninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus to hold the mouth of a bag open to facilitate sliding debris into a bag being a pair of a loops, each having at least one straight side, that mate together with the open edge of the bag between them.
Claims20
An apparatus for holding the mouth of a flexible bag open, the apparatus comprising:
- a generally rigid self supporting first member forming a continuous loop, the loop having at least one substantially straight segment;
- a second member;
- and
- wherein one member of the first and second members has a slot formed therein, the slot extending substantially a length of the one member and being adapted to matingly receive the other member of the first and second members therein along substantially the entire periphery of the other member in a generally parallel orientation to each other with an entire periphery of the flexible bag proximate the mouth sandwiched therebetween;
- and
- wherein the slot encloses a substantial portion of the other member.
3 more elements
An apparatus to hold the mouth of a flexible bag open, the apparatus comprising:
- a support loop comprising a generally rigid self supporting material, the support loop having at least one straight segment and a generally rectangular cross section;
- and
- a retaining loop comprising a generally rigid and resilient material, the retainer loop having a generally C-shaped cross section defining a slot, the slot being sized to tightly receive the support loop with substantially the entire periphery of a portion of the flexible bag proximate the mouth wrapped around the support loop;
- wherein a least one side of the support loop is completely enclosed by the retainer loop and a majority of at least two other sides of the support loop are covered by the retaining loop.
1 more element
An apparatus to hold the mouth of a flexible bag open, the apparatus comprising:
- a support member, the support member comprising a self-supporting loop of substantially rigid material and having a generally concave outer peripheral surface;
- and
- a retaining member, the retaining member comprising a looped band that is adapted to be received in the concave outer peripheral surface to bias a portion of the flexible bag sandwiched therebetween against the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.