# US 5,704,511 A · Waste can with bag dispenser and removable liner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,704,511 A - Document ID: US5704511A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/647,134 - Filed: 1996-05-09 - Granted: 1998-01-06 - Earliest claimed: 1996-05-09 - Inventors: Kelly Kellams - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704511A ## CPC - B65F 1/08: with rigid inserts - B65F 1/06: with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks {(B65F1/0073 takes precedence)} - B65F 1/062: {having means for storing or dispensing spare bags} - B65F 1/163: {Pedal-operated lids} - B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36}) ## Abstract A new form of trash receptacle that has an outer frame and a hinged lid. At the bottom of the outer frame is a housing designed to hold a large roll of plastic trash bags. The bottom of the housing is fitted with a space to accommodate the lid-lifting mechanism. At the top of the bag housing is a platform that supports a removable inner lining. The lower part of the lining is a rectangular box with a solid bottom and an open top. On top of this box is another rectangular box that has an open top and an open bottom. The top box is designed to interlock with the lower box. New bags are dispensed from the roll through a slot in the back of the frame. A new bag is torn off and the supply of bags remains in this slot ready for the next replacement. Two sets of bag holders hold the new bag in place. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A trash receptacle, for holding a removable trash bag, comprising: a) an outer frame having a front and a back; b) a removable inner liner, including i) an upper box portion, having an open top and an open bottom, and ii) a lower box portion, having an open top and a closed bottom, said removable inner liner being removably disposed within said outer frame; and c) means for securing said removable trash bag within said removable inner liner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The trash receptacle of claim 1 wherein the upper box portion and lower box portion of said removable inner liner are interlocking. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The trash receptacle of claim 1 further comprising a means for dispensing a supply of trash bags, operably installed within said outer frame. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The trash receptacle of claim 1 wherein the means for securing said removable trash bag comprise a front portion, operable attached to the front of said outer frame; and a back portion, operably attached to the back of said outer frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The trash receptacle of claim 4 wherein the front portion of said means for securing said removable trash bag comprise a pair of plates, having a closed position and an open position, rotatably attached to the front of said outer frame, whereby said pair of plates hold said removable trash bag by friction in the closed position and release the removable trash bag in the open position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The trash receptacle of claim 4 wherein the back portion of said means for securing said removable trash bag comprise: a pair of blocks, having shafts, extending outwardly therefrom; a trip plate, fixedly attached to said shafts, a means for operably engaging said trip plate, whereby when said trip plate is in an open position, said shafts are pulled away from an inner bag holding wall, causing said pair of blocks to move away from said inner bag holding wall, thereby creating a gap between said pair of blocks and said inner bag holding wall and when said trip plate is in a closed position, said shafts and said pair of blocks are moved forward against said inner bag holding wall; such that in the open position, a removable trash bag can be inserted into said gap, and when in the closed position, said removable trash bag is secured by said pair of blocks. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The trash receptacle of claim 1 further comprising a lid, hingably attached to said outer frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The trash receptacle of claim 7 further comprising a means for lifting said lid, operably attached to said outer frame and said lid. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The trash receptacle of claim 8 wherein the means for lifting said lid includes a foot lever. ### Claim 10 A trash receptacle for holding a removable trash bag, comprising: a) an outer frame having a front and a back and having inside dimensions; b) a removable inner liner, including a set of flat plates, said set of flat plates forming a box having an open top and a closed bottom and having four side walls that conform the inside dimensions of the outer frame, said set of flat plates being interlocking and being removable from said outer frame; and c) a means for securing said removable trash bag within said removable inner liner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The trash receptacle of claim 10 further comprising a means for dispensing a supply of trash bags, operably installed within said outer frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The trash receptacle of claim 10 wherein the means for securing said removable trash bag comprise a front portion, operable attached to the front of said outer frame; and a back portion, operably attached to the back of said outer frame. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The trash receptacle of claim 12 wherein the front portion of said means for securing said removable trash bag comprise a pair of plates, having a closed position and an open position, rotatably attached to the front of said outer frame, whereby said pair of plates hold said removable trash bag by friction in the closed position and release the removable trash bag in the open position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The trash receptacle of claim 12 wherein the back portion of said means for securing said removable trash bag comprise: a pair of blocks, having shafts, extending outwardly therefrom; a trip plate, fixedly attached to said shafts, a means for operably engaging said trip plate, whereby when said trip plate is in an open position, said shafts are pulled away from an inner bag holding wall, causing said pair of blocks to move away from said inner bag holding wall, thereby creating a gap between said pair of blocks and said inner bag holding wall, and when said trip plate is in a closed position, said shafts and said pair of blocks are moved forward against said inner bag holding wall; such that in the open position, a removable trash bag can be inserted into said gap, and when in the closed position, said removable trash bag is secured by said pair of blocks. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The trash receptacle of claim 10 further comprising a lid, hingably attached to said outer frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The trash receptacle of claim 15 further comprising a means for lifting said lid, operably attached to said outer frame and said lid. ### Claim 17 A trash receptacle for holding a removable trash bag, comprising: a) an outer frame having a front and a back, and a top; b) a removable inner liner, including i) an upper box portion, having an open top and an open bottom, and ii) a lower box portion, having an open top and a closed bottom, said removable inner liner being removably disposed within said outer frame and further such that the upper box portion and lower box portion of said removable inner liner are interlocking; c) a means for securing said removable trash bag within said removable inner liner; and d) a means for dispensing a supply of trash bags, including a reel, having a plurality of trash bags stored thereon; a pair of mounts, to support said reel, a means for deploying said plurality of trash bags from said reel to the top of said outer frame, and a means for locking said reel to prevent said reel from coming off of said pair of mounts. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The trash receptacle of claim 17 further comprising: a lid, hingably attached to said outer frame; and a means for lifting said lid, operably attached to said outer frame and said lid, including a foot lever. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The trash receptacle of claim 17 wherein the means for securing said removable trash bag comprise: a) a pair of plates, having a closed position and an open position, rotatably attached to the front of said outer frame, whereby said pair of plates hold said removable trash bag by friction in the closed position and release the removable trash bag in the open position; b) a pair of blocks, having shafts, extending therefrom; and c) a trip plate, fixedly attached to said shafts, a means for operably engaging said trip plate, whereby when said trip plate is in an open position, said shafts are pulled away from an inner bag holding wall, causing said pair of blocks to move away from said inner bag holding wall, thereby creating a gap between said pair of blocks and said inner bag holding wall, and when said trip plate is in a closed position, said shafts and said pair of blocks are moved forward against said inner bag holding wall; such that in the open position, a removable trash bag can be inserted into said gap, and when in the closed position, said removable trash bag is secured by said pair of blocks.