Receptacle-assembly rim system
AssigneeTbuck Global LLC
InventorsThomas K. Buck, Dale Woiken
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Abstract
A receptacle assembly configured to accommodate a bag includes a ring or a lid, and a bin or a crown including at least one wall defining an interior space, a mouth in communication with the interior space, and a rim proximate to the mouth. The rim includes at least one lip and at least one structure. At least a portion of the structure is at an elevation below the at least one lip. When the receptacle assembly is assembled, a rim-space is defined between the at least one wall and a peripheral portion of the receptacle assembly, and the structure extends into the rim-space. The peripheral portion of the receptacle assembly includes a peripheral portion of the ring or the lid. The rim-space is configured to accommodate an edge and a border of the bag.
Claims22
A receptacle assembly configured to accommodate a bag, the receptacle assembly comprising:
- a ring or a lid;
- a bin or a crown comprising:
- at least one wall defining an interior space;
- a mouth in communication with the interior space;
- and
- a rim proximate to the mouth, the rim comprising:
- at least one lip;
- and
- at least one structure, at least a portion of the at least one structure being at an elevation below the at least one lip,
- wherein, when the receptacle assembly is assembled, a rim-space is defined between the at least one wall and a peripheral portion of the receptacle assembly, the peripheral portion of the receptacle assembly comprising a peripheral portion of the ring or the lid, the rim-space being configured to accommodate an edge and a border of the bag, and
- wherein, when the receptacle assembly is assembled, the at least one structure extends into the rim-space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.