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US 5,927,800 AGranted
Theater trash bag
OwnerMarcus Stallworthinventor
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Abstract
A trash bag for theater seats includes a bag having front and rear panels connected along opposing side edges and the bottom, and a mouth formed by upper edges of the front and rear panels. A pair of cooperable fasteners are connected to the bag with first halves of the fasteners mounted on opposite ends of the mouth and second halves of the fasteners attached to a chair. Elastic strips are mounted along the upper edges of the bag to bias the bag to a closed position when removed from the fasteners on the chair.
Claims12
In combination:
- a chair including a back and a seat which is pivotal between an upright inoperative position and a substantially horizontally disposed operative position;
- said seat including a bottom surface;
- a trash bag having front and rear panels connected together along opposing side edges, a bottom, and a mouth formed by upper edges of the front and rear panels;
- an elastic strip attached along the bag front and rear panel upper edges;
- and
- a bag support means on said seat bottom surface, said bag support means including at least one protrusion or indentation of size and shape for removably receiving said elastic strip and for maintaining said elastic strip in a stretched condition;
- said bag support means further including a member attached to said seat bottom surface and positioned transversely across said opposing side edges for maintaining said bag in a position adjacent said seat bottom surface when said seat is in its said operative position.
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In combination:
- a chair;
- a trash bag removably attached to the chair;
- said bag having front and rear panels connected together along opposing side edges, a bottom, and a mouth formed by upper edges of the front and rear panels;
- and
- at least one, cooperable fastener connecting the bag to the chair, including a first half mounted on the bag rear panel and a second half mounted to the chair;
- a trash liner, having an enclosed bottom end and an open mouth, removably inserted within the trash bag with the liner mouth projecting outwardly of the trash bag mouth;
- and a retainer plate mounted on the chair, said retainer plate having enlarged opposing ends;
- said mouth of said trash liner being attached around the retainer plate ends to maintain said mouth of said liner in a slightly open condition for easy access.
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In combination:
- a chair;
- a trash bag removably attached to the chair;
- said bag having front and rear panels connected together along opposing side edges, a bottom, and a mouth formed by upper edges of the front and rear panels;
- and
- a plurality of cooperable fasteners connecting the bag to the chair, each of said fasteners including a first half mounted on the bag rear panel and a second half mounted to the chair;
- said chair including a back and a seat, the seat having a bottom surface, said fastener second halves being mounted on the seat bottom surface;
- said fastener second halves being horizontally aligned and spaced-apart a distance equal to the distance between the opposing ends of the bag rear panel upper edge;
- and an elastic strip attached along the bag front and rear panel upper edges, the elastic strip being positioned in a stretched condition when the fastener first and second halves are connected together.
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In combination:
- a chair;
- a trash bag removably attached to the chair;
- said bag having front and rear panels connected together along opposing side edges, a bottom, and a mouth formed by upper edges of the front and rear panels;
- at least two spaced-apart cooperable fasteners removably connecting the bag to the chair, said fasteners including first halves mounted on the bag rear panel and second halves affixed to the chair;
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- an elastic strip attached along the bag front and rear panel upper edges, said strip positioned in a stretched condition when the fastener first and second halves are connected together.
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A method for maintaining cleanliness in an area having a plurality of adjacent chairs aligned in a plurality of rows, each of said chairs including a seat having a bottom surface, comprising the steps of:
- connecting an empty bag to each of said bottom surfaces of each of said chairs so that said bags are positioned adjacent to said bottom surfaces;
- inserting a trashliner in each of the bags, with a mouth of the liners projecting out of the bags;
- after a period of time, removing all trash liners having refuse therein;
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- inserting an empty liner in each bag from which a trash liner was removed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.