Apparatus and system for waste management
OwnerDonald R. Barrett, Richard J. Baranowskiinventors
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Abstract
A waste management system comprising a trash receptacle, a pouch fixed to a surface of the trash receptacle and including a clasp means, and a cartridge with an arrangement of retainer slots. The retainer slots are positioned to correspond with the clasp means when the cartridge is inserted into the pouch so that the retainer slots are penetrated by the clasp means. The cartridge contains a plurality of liners hung from a support member within said cartridge, the hung liners positioned for distribution through a combination longitudinal notch and transverse slit provided in the cartridge.
Claims17
A waste management system, comprising:
- a) a trash receptacle;
- b) a pouch fixed to a surface of said trash receptacle, said pouch including a clasp means;
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- c) a cartridge, comprising
- i) an arrangement of retainer slots positioned along said cartridge to correspond with said clasp means when said cartridge is inserted into said pouch, said retainer slots penetrated by said clasp means when inserted;
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- ii) a plurality of liners housed within said cartridge, said plurality of liners hung from a support member within said cartridge, said plurality of liners hung at a position to distribute liners from said cartridge.
Waste management apparatus, comprising:
- a) a trash receptacle comprising a continuous wall extending between an open end and a closed end;
- b) a pouch integral with said trash receptacle, comprising
- i) a continuous panel extending in an upward direction from said trash receptacle closed end and positioned inboard from said trash receptacle continuous wall;
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- ii) at least one pair of sidewalls extending between said continuous panel and said trash receptacle continuous wall, each sidewall of said at least one pair including a clasp;
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- c) a cartridge containing a plurality of liners, comprising:
- i) a front panel opposite a back panel, said front panel including a longitudinal notch that intersects a transverse slit through which liners are dispensed, a pair of side panels extending between said front panel and said back panel, and a top panel opposite a bottom panel, the top and bottom panels extending between said front panel said back panel and said pair of side panels;
- ii) an arrangement of retainer slots positioned along said pair of side panels to correspond with each said sidewall clasp when said cartridge is inserted between said at least one pair of sidewalls, said retainer slots penetrated by each said clasp;
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- iii) a support member comprising a first leg and a second leg, said plurality of liners hung from said support member so that a central portion of said plurality of liners is suspended between said first leg and said second leg, a first end portion of said plurality of liners is suspended between said first leg said front panel, and a second end portion of said plurality of liners is suspended between said second leg and said back panel.
A waste management system, comprising:
- a trash receptacle, a pouch fixed to a surface of said trash receptacle and including a clasp means, and a cartridge with an arrangement of retainer slots positioned to correspond with said clasp means when said cartridge is inserted into said pouch, said retainer slots penetrated by said clasp means, said cartridge containing a plurality of liners hung from a support member within said cartridge, said hung plurality of liners positioned for distribution through a combination longitudinal notch and transverse slit to distribute liners through a combination notch and slit provided in said cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.