Trash bag with inflatable rim
OwnerE. Gordon Boydinventor
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Abstract
A flexible bag such as a trash bag is disclosed. The bag includes a flexible bag body having an open end with inflatable means located at the open end of the bag for maintaining the open end of the bag in an open position so that matter can be easily deposited into the bag through the bag's open end. In a preferred embodiment, the inflatable means includes a chamber-defining, inflatable rim which extends substantially around the open end of the bag body. An inflating means such as a valve or sealable stem-like member is also provided in communication with the chamber of the inflatable rim for receiving air to inflate the inflatable rim. The inflatable rim, when inflated, significantly enhances the ease with which matter may be deposited into the bag by defining an opening for receiving such matter.
Claims16
A bag comprising:
- a flexible bag body having an open end;
- and
- inflatable means located at said open end for maintaining said open end in an open position so that matter can be deposited into said bag body through said open end, said inflatable means including a chamber-defining, inflatable rim extending substantially around said open bag body.
A method of providing a flexible bag having an open end with an inflatable rim extending substantially around the bag's open end, said method comprising the steps of:
- turning a selected portion of the open end of the bag inside out;
- heat sealing a selected exposed portion of the outturned open end to an underlying surface of the bag to define an inflatable rim which extends around the open end of the bag;
- and
- providing inflating means in communication with a chamber defined by the inflatable rim for receiving air to inflate the inflatable rim.
A flexible bag such as a trash bag comprising:
- a bottom, an inflatable rim and a single layered sidewall extending between said bottom and said inflatable rim, said inflatable rim defining an open end of the bag which open end, in turn, defines an opening for receiving matter to be deposited in the bag when said inflatable rim is inflated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.