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US 5,511,691 AGranted
Plastic grocery bag dispenser and storage container
OwnerStanley M. West, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a container that will store a plurality of used plastic grocery bags. The container of the present invention consists of a hollow cylindrical sleeve having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion further includes an open end while the bottom portion includes a bottom panel. The bottom panel is integral with the sleeve. A slot is located at the bottom portion of the sleeve. This slot permits for bags to be extracted individually and efficiently.
Claims5
A container for holding used plastic grocery bags comprising:
- a vertically extending sleeve;
- said sleeve has a top portion, a front, a back, and a bottom portion;
- said sleeve has a circular cross-section;
- said circular cross-section includes a first diameter;
- an open top is located at said top portion;
- said open top is adapted to receive said used plastic grocery bags;
- a bottom panel;
- said bottom panel is integral to said bottom portion of said sleeve;
- a horizontal slot is in said sleeve at said front of said bottom portion;
- said slot has a height that is in a range of 11/4 to 11/2 inches;
- and
- said slot has a length that is 1/2 said first diameter of said sleeve whereby, the above dimensions of the slot effect the release of one bag at a time.
9 more elements
A container for holding used plastic grocery bags comprising:
- a vertically extending sleeve;
- said sleeve has a top portion, a front, a back, and a bottom portion;
- said back of said sleeve includes a flat surface;
- said flat surface has a width of 1 inch;
- an open top is located at said top portion;
- said open top is adapted to receive said used plastic grocery bags;
- a bottom panel;
- said bottom panel is integral to said bottom portion of said sleeve;
- a horizontal slot is in said sleeve at said front of said bottom portion;
- and
- said slot has a height that is in a range of 11/4 to 11/2 inches whereby, the above dimension of the slot effects the release of one bag at a time.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.