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US 2023/0415978 A1Published application
Heavy duty garbage bag support
OwnerGeorge Lapoussis, Peter Lapoussisinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a bag, particularly a heavy-duty bag, in an open-position on a support-surface. The apparatus includes a support-frame, a frame-backing, at least one fastener, and in some embodiments, at least one clip. The apparatus may be mounted to any support-surface. The apparatus is particularly useful for supporting a heavy-duty bag on any surface in a warehouse.
Claims16
An apparatus for supporting a bag in an open-position on a support-surface, the bag having a heavy-duty load capacity, the open-position including the bag having an open-mouth and a rim bordering the open-mouth, the apparatus comprising:
- a support-frame, the support-frame constructed from an at least substantially shatter-resistant material, the support-frame includes a substantially semi-circular profile being defined by an arced-section and a horizontal-section, wherein the horizontal-section defines a rear-side of the support-frame and has a horizontal-length, and wherein the arced-section defines a front-side of a support frame, the support-frame further defining an opening, the opening configured to receive the bag therethrough, the support-frame being configured to support the rim of the bag when the bag is inserted therethrough and hold the bag in the open-position;
- at least one fastener, the at least one fastener configured to removably mount the rear-side of the support-frame to the support-surface;
- and
- a plurality of bag fasteners, each of the plurality of bag fasteners extending along a vertical length of the support-frame and spaced at variable distances from the other plurality of clips along the arced-section and horizontal-section of the support frame, each of the plurality of bag fasteners having an elastic strap having a strap body, an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being secured to the interior wall of horizontal-section and the arced-section, each of the plurality of bag fasteners being configured to secure the rim of the bag to the arced-section and horizontal-section of the support frame and having a hook shaped clip secured the strap body between the strap body and the support-frame and located proximate to the lower end but sufficiently away from the lower end to allow a user to grip the strap body between the clip and the lower end,
- wherein the support-frame and the at least one fastener are structured and arranged such that the apparatus is able to support the bag at its maximum load capacity.
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A method of using an apparatus for supporting a bag in an open-position on a support-surface, the bag having a heavy-duty load capacity, the open-position including the bag having an open-mouth and a rim bordering the open-mouth, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the apparatus, the apparatus including:
- a support-frame, the support-frame constructed from an at least substantially shatter-resistant material, the support-frame includes a substantially semi-circular profile being defined by an arced-section and a horizontal-section, wherein the horizontal-section defines a rear-side of the support-frame and has a horizontal-length, and wherein the arced-section defines a front-side of a support frame, the support-frame further defining an opening, the opening configured to receive the bag therethrough, the support-frame being configured to support the rim of the bag when the bag is inserted therethrough and hold the bag in the open-position,
- at least one fastener, the at least one fastener configured to removably mount the rear-side of the support-frame to the support-surface, and
- a plurality of bag fasteners, each of the plurality of bag fasteners extending along a vertical length of the support-frame and spaced at variable distances from the other plurality of clips along the arced-section and horizontal-section of the support frame, each of the plurality of bag fasteners having an elastic strap having a strap body, an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being secured to the interior wall of horizontal-section and the arced-section, each of the plurality of bag fasteners being configured to secure the rim of the bag to the arced-section and horizontal-section of the support frame and having a hook shaped clip secured the strap body between the strap body and the support-frame and located proximate to the lower end but sufficiently away from the lower end to allow a user to grip the strap body between the clip and the lower end,
- wherein the support-frame and the at least one fastener are structured and arranged such that the apparatus is able to support the bag at its maximum load capacity, placing the rear-side of the support-frame against the support-surface;
- mounting the support-frame to the support-surface via the at least one fastener;
- inserting the bag through the opening of the support-frame;
- attaching the rim of the bag to the support-frame such that the support-frame holds the bag in the open-position;
- filling the load capacity of the bag;
- and
- selectively removing the bag from the support-frame when needed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.