US 5,238,139 AGranted

Adjustable multiple recycling receptacle retaining apparatus

OwnerRobert D. Biscegliainventor

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Abstract

The disclosed apparatus supports and secures a plurality of trash liner like bags in a trash receptacle like receptacle. The apparatus allows, by the use of splines, that each bag be secured and removed independently of the remaining bags. Splines are used either secured to the four member support frame and cross members or incorporated into each bag. The four member support frame and cross members may be presized to a specific receptacle or adjustable to be used with a variety of receptacles. The cross members are moveable in order to allow an appropriate cross sectional area and resulting volume for each bag. The four member frame, cross members and splines may be in kit form that could be assembled by the purchaser. The apparatus may be used for sorting a variety of materials including but not exclusively trash for recycling.

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Dependent claims

Apparatus for supporting a plurality of trash bags at the rim of a trash receptacle in order that the bags may be suspended at the receiving end of each bag and each bag may be removed independently of the other bags and may have a variety of cross sectional areas, and resulting volumes devoted to each bag, said apparatus comprising:

a rectangular hoop, shaped and sized to test within, and be frictionally secured, at the top opening of the receptacle, said hoop having two pairs of parallel sides, one pair forming the latitudinal sides and one pair forming the longitudinal sides, said hoop having a groove on the inward and upward facing surface of the latitudinal sides and a channel on the inward facing surface of the longitudinal sides;
a plurality of cross members each having smaller sized ends protruding to fit slideably within the channels of the longitudinal sides of the said hoop, and be secured to said hoop, and said cross members having a hexagonal cross section and having grooves along both inner and upward facing planar surfaces;
and a plurality of compressible splines made of compressible material, sized to be frictionally held within said grooves when in said compressed state, said splines having a first end and a second end, the first end being secured in said grooves upon compression by frictional contact, one at each of the two latitudinal sides of the hoop and one to each side of each cross member, said splines securing the plurality of bags to the hoop and cross members by frictional contact when compressed and inserted into said grooves, the second end being formed and shaped into an enlarged tab.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.