Gripper
OwnerHugh E. Buck, John Buck, deceased +1inventors
InventorsHugh E. Buck, John Buck, deceased, by Dorothy I. Buck, executor
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Abstract
A gripper having an elongated first member which has a pair of spaced walls which form a locking channel into which a second member having a projecting tubular locking portion can push a layer of flexible material. The flexible material and the tubular locking portion are releasably held by the locking channel on the first member. A layer of adhesive material is on the back of the first member for attaching the first member to a surface. A keeper is provided for connecting the first and second members when not in use.
Claims7
A gripper for holding a plastic trash bag in place in a receptacle so that the trash bag can cover and protect the edge about the opening in a receptacle and the interior of the receptacle from contamination by refuse being placed in the receptacle comprising:
- an elongated first member having a first and a second side, a pair of spaced, substantially parallel upstanding walls forming a locking channel extending the full width of said first member;
- a layer of adhesive material on said second side of said first member for attaching said said first member to the outside of a receptacle at a position spaced from an opening in a receptacle;
- an elongated second member having an elongated locking portion for insertion into said locking channel on said first member for holding a portion of a plastic trash bag between said first and second members enabling a plastic bag to extend upwardly from a position where said first member is attached to the outside of a receptacle over the edge bounding the opening in the receptacle and down into the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.