Bag and Method of Collecting a Material in the Bag
OwnerChester LENON, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A bag includes an upper surface and a lower surface. When the bag is in use, a material being collected in the bag is placed on the upper surface, and the lower surface is in contact with a support surface. The bag further includes a channel and a drawstring located in the channel. The channel has an opening through which the drawstring is accessible by a user of the bag. The opening is located in a corner of the bag. The bag is cinched closed by pulling on the drawstring.
Claims17
A bag comprising:
- an upper surface, wherein a material being collected in the bag is placed on the upper surface when the bag is in use in a flat state;
- a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is in contact with a support surface when the bag is in use in the flat state;
- a channel;
- a drawstring located in the channel, wherein the channel includes an opening through which the drawstring is accessible by a user of the bag, and wherein the opening is located in a corner of the bag.
A bag comprising:
- an upper surface, wherein a material being collected in the bag is placed on the upper surface when the bag is in use in a flat state;
- a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is in contact with a support surface when the bag is in use in the flat state;
- a channel defining a shape having an area, wherein the portion of the bag located within the channel has a surface area greater than the area of the shape;
- a drawstring located in the channel, wherein the channel includes an opening through which the drawstring is accessible by a user of the bag.
A method of collecting a material in a bag, the bag including a channel and a drawstring located in the channel, wherein the channel includes an opening through which the drawstring is accessible by a user of the bag, and wherein the opening is located in a corner of the bag, the method comprising:
- placing a lower surface of the bag in contact with a support surface while the bag is in a flat state;
- placing the material on an upper surface of the bag while the bag is in the flat state;
- and
- cinching the bag closed by pulling on the drawstring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.