Bracket for Securing a Bag in a Shipping Container and Method of Use
OwnerGary D. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A bag securing device is described that fits over the corner of a corner of a produce shipping container once a shipping bag contained therein has been opened and splayed over the edges of the container. By fitting the devices to each of the four corners of the container, a shipping bag is securely held therein substantially eliminating the risk of the bag being pulled from the container when the contents, such as lettuce, are dumped there from for further processing.
Claims20
A bag securing device configured for fitment over a corner of a shipping container wherein the shipping container includes a shipping bag lining its interior, the mouth of the bag being further folded over and around the top edges of an open top side of the shipping container, the device further adapted to secure the bag within the shipping container at the corner.
The bag securing device for securing a shipping bag lining the interior of a shipping container to shipping container when a mouth of the bag has been folded over and around the edges of an open top side of the shipping container, the device comprising:
- a bracket section, the bracket section being configured to attach over and against a corner of the open top side wherein the corner and top side are covered by the plastic shipping bag;
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- a pin section, the pin section comprising an elongated rod, the rod being attached to the bracket section at a proximal end with a substantial portion of the rod extending generally vertically downwardly therefrom to a distal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.