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US 5,226,576 AGranted
Vehicle trash container
OwnerBrian G. Ellsworthinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a waste receptacle with an outer container having foldable sidewalls, a rectangular bottom and an inner means for supporting and securing a disposable bag liner. The liner is preferably a recycled plastic grocery bag.
Claims8
A waste receptacle comprising:
- an outer container having front and back walls, foldable sidewalls and generally rectangular shaped bottom;
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- an inner support means for supporting and securing a disposable bag liner inside said outer container;
- wherein the said sidewalls have a first pleat with a seam folded towards the inside of said container and stitched, and a second pleat with a seam folded towards the outside of said container and stitched;
- the first pleat extending up from an intersection point of said front wall and said bottom to a first point at a top of said sidewalls and located between the tops of said front and back walls and the second pleat extending up from said intersection point to a second point on the back wall at the top of said sidewalls.
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