Compressible waste receptacle
OwnerBradley E. Erickson, Brian L. Rileyinventors
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Abstract
A compressible waste receptacle for easily setting up and disposing waste-receiving members. The compressible waste receptacle includes a bag member having an open top, a closed bottom, and a rim disposed along an outer edge at the open top thereof; and also includes a biasedly-extended coiled spring member capable of being compressed onto itself and also being removably disposed in the bag member; and further includes an assembly for fastening the bag member to the biasedly-extended coiled spring member; and also includes an assembly to retain the biasedly-extended coiled spring member in a compressed position.
Claims3
A compressible waste receptacle comprising:
- a bag member having an open top, a closed bottom, and a rim disposed along an outer edge at the open top thereof;
- a biasedly-extended coiled spring member capable of being compressed onto itself and also being removably disposed in the bag member, said biasedly-extended coiled spring member having an inner-extended section which is positioned upon said closed bottom in said bag member, and also having an outer-extended section which is fastened to said rim in said bag member, and further having an intermediate-extended section which supports a wall of said bag member, said inner, outer, and intermediate-extended sections of said biasedly-extended coiled spring member lying substantially in a plane upon said biasedly-extended coiled spring member being compressed upon itself;
- a means for fastening said bag member to said biasedly-extended coiled spring member;
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- a means to retain said biasedly-extended coiled spring member in a compressed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.