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US 6,474,495 B1Granted
Garbage can and method therefor
OwnerLynn A. Freiinventor
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Abstract
An improved garbage can defining apertures around an open end and a closed end of a receptacle in order to maintain equilibrium of air pressure within the receptacle so as to avoid the suction-cup effect when inserting and removing a garbage bag from the receptacle.
Claims17
An improved garbage can comprising:
- a receptacle having an open end and a close end and dimensioned to receive a garbage bag through said open end wherein the open end has a rim having a diameter greater than said closed end;
- a first handle coupled to a first side of said open end of said receptacle;
- a second handle coupled to a second side of said open end of said receptacle;
- a first protrusion member coupled to a third side of said open end of said receptacle and dimensioned to penetrate through said garbage bag;
- and
- a second protrusion member coupled to a fourth side of said open end of said receptacle and dimensioned to penetrate through said garbage bag;
- and
- wherein said receptacle defines a plurality of apertures formed around a circumference of said rim of said open end and dimensioned to expel air out of said receptacle when said garbage bag is inserted into said receptacle while at the same time said apertures of said open end are dimensioned to draw air into said receptacle when said garbage bag is removed from said receptacle;
- wherein said receptacle defines a plurality of apertures proximate said closed end dimensioned to expel air out of said receptacle when said garbage bag is inserted into said receptacle while at the same time said apertures of said closed end are dimensioned to draw air into said receptacle when said garbage bag is removed from said receptacle.
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A method for inserting a garbage bag into a receptacle, comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- providing a receptacle having an open end and a close end and dimensioned to receive a garbage bag through said open end wherein the open end has a rim having a diameter greater than said closed end;
- providing a first handle coupled to a first side of said open end of said receptacle;
- providing a second handle coupled to a second side of said open end of said receptacle;
- providing a first protrusion member coupled to a third side of said open end of said receptacle and dimensioned to penetrate through said garbage bag;
- and
- providing a second protrusion member coupled to a fourth side of said open end of said receptacle and dimensioned to penetrate through said garbage bag;
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- wherein said receptacle defines a plurality of apertures formed around a circumference of said rim of said open end and dimensioned to expel air out of said receptacle when said garbage bag is inserted into said receptacle while at the same time said apertures of said open end are dimensioned to draw air into said receptacle when said garbage bag is removed from said receptacle;
- wherein said receptacle defines a plurality of apertures proximate said closed end dimensioned to expel air out of said receptacle when said garbage bag is inserted into said receptacle while at the same time said apertures of said closed end are dimensioned to draw air into said receptacle when said garbage bag is removed from said receptacle;
- providing a garbage bag;
- inserting said garbage bag into said receptacle;
- puncturing a first side of an open end of said garbage bag with said first protrusion member;
- and
- puncturing a second side of an open end of said garbage bag with said second protrusion member so as to maintain said open end of said garbage bag open in a position to receive garbage.
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A method for removing a garbage bag from a receptacle, comprising, in combination, the steps of:
- providing a receptacle having an open end and a close end and dimensioned to receive a garbage bag through said open end wherein the open end has a rim having a diameter greater than said enclosed end;
- providing a first handle coupled to a first side of said open end of said receptacle;
- providing a second handle coupled to a second side of said open end of said receptacle;
- providing a first protrusion member coupled to a third side of said open end of said receptacle and dimensioned to penetrate through said garbage bag;
- and
- providing a second protrusion member coupled to a fourth side of said open end of said receptacle and dimensioned to penetrate through said garbage bag;
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- wherein said receptacle defines a plurality of apertures formed around a circumference of said rim of said open end dimensioned to expel air out of said receptacle when said garbage bag is inserted into said receptacle while at the same time said apertures of said open end are dimensioned to draw air into said receptacle when said garbage bag is removed from said receptacle;
- wherein said receptacle defines a plurality of apertures proximate said closed end dimensioned to expel air out of said receptacle when said garbage bag is inserted into said receptacle while at the same time said apertures of said closed end are dimensioned to draw air into said receptacle when said garbage bag is removed from said receptacle;
- providing a garbage bag filled with garbage, wherein said filled garbage bag has an outer diameter substantially the same as an inner diameter of said receptacle;
- disengaging a first side of an open end of said garbage bag from said first protrusion member;
- and
- disengaging a second side of an open end of said garbage bag from said second protrusion member;
- and
- removing said garbage bag from said receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.