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US 2017/0217676 A1Published application
Compact Waste Disposal Device and Cassette
AssigneeEdgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
InventorsAlexander Chenvainu, Christopher Leatherman, Robert F Rosasco, III
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Abstract
A waste disposal system with a compact footprint. The waste disposal system device accepts a cassette having a length of tubular liner film. The waste disposal device and cassette can have similar cross-sectional geometry. The waste disposal device and/or cassette comprise a first wall, a second wall, and a first included angle defined therebetween between about sixty and about one-hundred twenty degrees.
Claims19
A cassette for receiving waste, comprising:
- a first side edge;
- a second side edge, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge are configured to have an included angle therebetween in the range of about 60 to about 120 degrees;
- a front edge, extending between and connected to the two side edges;
- and
- a length of generally tubular liner film having, during use, an open end for receiving waste and a closed end for storing waste;
- wherein said cassette has a shape that is generally triangular, a Reuleaux triangle, a conical section, a frusto-conical section, or combinations thereof.
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A cassette for receiving waste, comprising:
- a first side edge;
- a second side edge, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge are configured to have a first included angle therebetween in the range of about 60 to about 120 degrees;
- a front edge having a first edge portion and a second edge portion such that said first edge portion and said second edge portion have a second included angle therebetween in the range of about 90 to about 150 degrees;
- and
- a length of generally tubular liner film having, during use, an open end for receiving waste and a closed end for storing waste,
- wherein said cassette is generally diamond in shape.
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A cassette for receiving waste, comprising:
- a first side edge;
- a second side edge, wherein the first side edge and the second side edge are configured to have an included angle therebetween in the range of about 60 to about 120 degrees;
- a front edge, extending between and connected to the two side edges;
- and
- a length of generally tubular liner film having, during use, an open end for receiving waste and a closed end for storing waste;
- wherein said cassette has a maximum widthwise dimension located proximal said front edge, and
- wherein said cassette has a maximum depthwise dimension extending along a bisector of said included angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.