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US 6,648,386 B2Granted
Refuse bag holder
OwnerBeverly J. Rheinhardtinventor
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Abstract
A refuse bag holder having a central pole is adapted to be inserted into the ground. Connectable to the central pole is a loop. In the preferred embodiment the loop is made of three generally linear rigid members which are flexibly connected to each other such that, when the the rigid members are connected to the central pole, the formed loop extends at an upward angle from the pole. The loop, and in some embodiments, a handle on the central pole, form the basis for securing the refuse bag so that it is kept open for easy use.
Claims17
A refuse bag holder comprising:
- a) a central pole adapted to be inserted into the ground and having a first and a second securing mechanism secured thereto;
- and,
- b) a loop having,
- 1) first, second, and third rigid members,
- 2) wherein,
- A) said first rigid member is flexibly connected at a first end to a first end of said second rigid member,
- B) said third rigid member is flexibly connected at a first end to a second end of said second rigid member, and,
- 3) wherein,
- A) a second end of said first rigid member is connectable to the first securing mechanism of said central pole, and,
- B) a second end of said third rigid member is connectable to the second securing mechanism of said central pole.
7 more elements
A refuse bag stand comprising:
- a) a vertically mounted central pole;
- and,
- b) a removable loop securable to said central pole such that when said removable loop is secured to said central pole, said removable loop extends at an upward angle from said central pole wherein said removable loop includes first, second, third rigid members, and wherein:
- 1) said first rigid member is flexibly connected at a first end to a first end of said second rigid member;
- 2) said third rigid member is flexibly connected at a first end to a second end of said second rigid member;
- 3) a second end of said first rigid member is connectable to said central pole;
- and
- 4) a second end of said third rigid member is connectable to said central pole.
5 more elements
A holder for a refuse bag comprising:
- a) a central pole adapted to be manually inserted into the ground, said central pole having a first and second securing mechanism secured thereto;
- and,
- b) a loop secured to said first and second securing mechanism, said loop includes first, second, third rigid members having said first rigid member flexibly connected at a first end to a first end of said second rigid member, and said third rigid member flexibly connected at a first end to a second end of said rigid member, wherein said loop extends at an upward angle from a vertically mounted central pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.