Collapsible receptacle with prefabricated lift loops and method of making

A method of forming collapsible receptacles comprising:

• forming a rectangular piece of fabric into a tubular receptacle side wall;
• securing a fabric top wall to the upper end of the tubular receptacle side wall to close the upper end of the receptacle;
• securing a fabric bottom wall to the lower end of the tubular receptacle side wall to close the lower end of the receptacle;
• providing a length of fabric material having a length at least as long as the circumference of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• providing a length of webbing material;
• securing the length of webbing material to the length of fabric material in the form of a plurality of substantially equally sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops having lowermost ends;
• said step of securing the length of webbing material to the length of fabric material being characterized by securing the opposite ends of each loop through the length of fabric material at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material and with the central portion of each lift loop unattached and extending above the upper edge of the length of fabric material and with the lowermost ends of the lift loops positioned more than a predetermined distance above the lower edge of the length of fabric material;
• subsequently securing the length of fabric material having the length of webbing material previously secured thereto to the upper portion of the tubular receptacle side wall with the unattached central portions of the lift loops extending above the upper edge of the tubular receptacle side wall;
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• the step of securing the length of fabric material to the tubular receptacle side wall being further characterized by forming a line of stitching to at least partially secure the length of fabric material to the tubular receptacle side wall, said line of stitching being positioned at least said predetermined distance below the lowermost ends of the lift loops, said predetermined distance including the sum of the distance between an imaginary stitching receiving line and the lower edge of the length of fabric material and the distance between the lowermost edges of the lift loops and the imaginary stitching receiving line, wherein said stitching receiving line comprises a location for connection of said length of fabric material to the remainder of said collapsible receptacle and the distance between the lowermost edges of the lift loops and the imaginary stitching receiving line is such that tensile stress imposed on said lift loops is dissipated into said length of fabric material between said lift loops and said imaginary stitching receiving line.

A collapsible receptacle comprising:

• a tubular receptacle side wall formed from fabric and having a predetermined circumference;
• a length of fabric material having a length at least as long as the circumference of the tubular receptacle side wall and secured to the upper portion of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• a length of webbing material secured to the length of fabric material in the form of a series of substantially equally sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops having lowermost ends;
• each of the lift loops comprising the length of webbing material including attached portions at the opposite ends thereof and an unattached central portion extending above the upper end of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• each end portion of each lift loop comprising the length of webbing material being secured to the length of fabric material at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material;
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• at least one line of stitching forming at least a partial connection between the tubular receptacle side wall and the length of fabric material, said line of stitching being positioned at least a predetermined distance below the lowermost ends of the lift loops.

A method of making collapsible receptacles comprising:

• providing a length of fabric material having a longitudinal axis and formed from a predetermined material;
• providing a length of webbing material formed from the same predetermined material as the length of fabric material;
• securing the length of webbing material to the length of fabric material in the form of a plurality of substantially equal sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops;
• the securing step being further characterized by positioning each lift loop comprising the length of webbing material with the central portion thereof extending above the upper edge of the length of fabric material and securing the opposite end portions of each lift loop to the length of fabric material with each secured end portion of each lift loop extending at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material.

A method of forming collapsible receptacles comprising:

• forming a rectangular piece of fabric into a tubular receptacle side wall;
• securing a fabric top wall to the upper end of the tubular receptacle side wall to close the upper end of the receptacle;
• securing a fabric bottom wall to the lower end of the tubular receptacle side wall to close the lower end of the receptacle;
• providing a length of fabric material having a length at least as long as the circumference of the tubular receptacle side wall and formed from a predetermined material;
• providing a length of webbing material formed from the same predetermined material as the length of fabric material;
• securing the length of webbing material to the length of fabric material in the form of a plurality of substantially equally sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops;
• said step of securing the length of webbing material to the fabric material being characterized by securing the opposite ends of each loop through the length of fabric material at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material and with the central portion of each lift loop unattached and extending above the upper edge of the length of fabric material;
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• subsequently securing the length of fabric material having the length of webbing material previously secured thereto to the upper portion of the tubular receptacle side wall with the unattached central portions of the lift loops extending above the upper edge of the tubular receptable side wall.

A collapsible receptacle comprising:

• a tubular receptacle side wall formed from fabric and having a predetermined circumference;
• a length of fabric material having a length at least as long as the circumference of the tubular receptacle side wall and secured to the upper portion of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• a length of webbing material secured to the length of fabric material in the form of a series of substantially equally sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops;
• the length of fabric material and the length of webbing material being formed from the same predetermined material;
• each of the lift loops comprising the length of webbing material including attached portions at the opposite ends thereof and an unattached central portion extending above the upper end of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• each end portion of each lift loop comprising the length of webbing material being secured to the length of fabric material at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material.

A method of making collapsible receptacles comprising:

• providing a length of fabric material having a longitudinal axis;
• providing a length of webbing material;
• securing the length of webbing material to the length of fabric material in the form of a plurality of substantially equal sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops;
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• the securing step herein further characterized by positioning each lift loop comprising the length of webbing material with the central portion thereof extending above the upper edge of the length of fabric material and securing the opposite end portions of each lift loop to the length of fabric material with each secured end portion of each lift loop extending at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material.

A method of forming tubular receptacles comprising:

• forming a recentangular piece of fabric into a tubular receptacle side wall;
• securing a fabric top wall to the upper end of the tubular receptacle side wall to close the upper end of the receptacle;
• securing a fabric bottom wall to the lower end of the tubular receptacle side wall to close the lower end of the receptacle;
• providing a length of fabric material having a length at least as long as the circumference of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• providing a length of webbing material;
• securing the length of webbing material to the length of fabric material in the form of a plurality of substantially equally sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops;
• said step of securing the length of webbing material to the fabric material being characterized by securing the opposite ends of each loop through the length of fabric material at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material and with the central portion of each lift loop unattached and extending above the upper edge of the length of fabric material;
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• subsequently securing the length of fabric material having the length of webbing material previously secured thereto to the upper portion of the tubular receptacle side wall with the unattached central portions of the lift loops extending above the upper edge of the tubular receptacle side wall.

A collapsible receptacle comprising:

• a tubular receptacle side wall formed from fabric and having a predetermined circumference;
• a length of fabric material having a length at least as long as the circumference of the tubular receptacle side wall and secured to the upper portion of the tubular receptacle side wall;
• a length of webbing material secured to the length of fabric material in the form of a series of substantially equally sized, substantially equally spaced lift loops;
• each of the lift loops comprising the length of webbing material including attached portions at the opposite ends thereof and an unattached central portion extending above the upper end of the tubular receptacle side wall;
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• each end portion of each lift loop comprising the length of webbing material being secured to the length of fabric material at a predetermined angle with respect to a line extending normal to the longitudinal axis of the length of fabric material.