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US 4,738,478 AGranted
Bag attaching device
OwnerPaul W. Bean, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A bag holder comprises a closed loop of generally U-shaped cross-section having an outwardly facing open sided channel. A flexible bag has its open neck extending upwardly through a central opening of the loop and is folded over the loop to cover the open sided channel. An elastic loop is received in the open sided channel to captivate the entire periphery of the sack in the channel. A handle extends from below the free edge of the sack to a radially spaced location where it can be grasped by the user.
Claims12
A bag holder for spreading the mouth of a sack, comprising
- a closed loop having a large central opening providing a central axis generally perpendicular to the loop;
- a sack having an open end, received in the central opening, of inverted J-shaped section passing over and reverted about the loop, the inverted J-shaped section having a short leg comprising an open edge portion of the sack;
- the loop comprising an upper wall abutting the inverted J-shaped section and a spaced lower wall defining therebetween an open sided channel facing away from the central axis, the short leg of the J-shaped section extending across the open sided channel throughout the periphery of the open end of the sack;
- an elastic restraining loop received in the open sided channel and in engagement with the short leg throughout the periphery of the open end of the sack for captivating the open edge portion of the sack in the channnel;
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- a handle secured to the loop and extending away from the central axis at a first location spaced from the open sided channel to a second location spaced from the first location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.