US 2006/0213914 A1 · Wastebasket and collar

Abstract

A wastebasket with a removable collar adapted to fit snugly on the top of the wastebasket to hold a disposable liner bag in place while hiding from sight the portion of the liner bag extending beyond the wastebasket rim. The collar has a lower, preferably flared portion around the outside of the collar. When the collar is in place, the lower portion defines a retention space within the collar and external to the wastebasket for permitting an upper portion of the bag to be tucked in so as to hide it from view and improve the external appearance of the wastebasket. In another embodiment, the collar is also adjustable to fit wastebaskets of varying sizes and shapes. The invention also includes the collar itself, which may be purchased and used separately.

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Dependent claims

A method for securing a plastic bag liner to a wastebasket comprising the steps of:

(a) attaching a collar to the top rim of the wastebasket to secure the upper portion of the liner to the rim such that the upper end of the liner extends beyond the rim;
and
(b) providing a retention space between the collar and the outside of the upper portion of the wastebasket to receive and hide from view all of the upper end of the liner.

In combination, a wastebasket and a collar for securing a disposable plastic bag liner to the wastebasket, wherein the wastebasket comprises a floor and sidewalls and an open top, the upper edges of the sidewalls defining a top rim, the wastebasket adapted to receive the liner which is of a size to extend over and beyond the rim of the wastebasket, the collar being adapted to be placed about the upper end of the wastebasket, said combination characterized in that the collar comprises:

an upper portion adapted to fit about the outside of the upper portion of the wastebasket at or below the rim in sufficiently close proximity to the wastebasket to retain the liner in contact with the wastebasket;
and
a lower portion disposed in spaced relation to the outside of the wastebasket to define a retention space between the lower portion of the collar and the wastebasket, said retention space having sufficient volume to receive and hide from view all of the extended portion of the liner.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wastebasket and collar

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