Trashcan assembly including bag engaging member
AssigneePressix Technologies, LLC
InventorFranklin M. Ramsey
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Abstract
A trashcan assembly includes a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a rim of the peripheral wall defining an opening extending into the container; and a bag engaging member located in an area of the peripheral wall. The bag engaging member is generally coplanar with the peripheral wall in the area and is configured for receiving a portion of a trash bag for securing the trash bag to an outer surface of the peripheral wall. A trash bag may be extended over the rim and secured to the peripheral wall with the bag engaging member.
Claims12
A trashcan assembly, said assembly comprising:
- (a) a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a rim of said peripheral wall defining an opening into said container;
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- (b) a bag engaging member located in an area of said peripheral wall, said bag engaging member being generally coplanar with said peripheral wall in said area and being configured for receiving a portion of a trash bag for securing the trash bag to said peripheral wall;
- (c) wherein (i) said bag engaging member comprises an aperture and a plurality of at least five slots extending away from said aperture, (ii) said slots define a plurality of fingers between adjacent ones of said slots, and (iii) said fingers do not include pointed ends all converging toward a common point,
- whereby a trash bag may be extended over said rim and secured to said peripheral wall with said bag engaging member.
A trashcan assembly, said assembly comprising:
- (a) a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a rim of said peripheral wall defining an opening into said container;
- (b) a bag engaging member located in an area of said peripheral wall, said bag engaging member being generally coplanar with said peripheral wall in said area;
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- (c) a trash bag received within said container and extending over said rim and secured to said peripheral wall with said bag engaging member, a portion of said trash bag extending through said bag engaging member into an interior of said trashcan assembly;
- (d) wherein (i) said bag engaging member comprises an aperture and a plurality of at least five slots extending away from said aperture, (ii) said slots define a plurality of fingers between adjacent ones of said slots, and (iii) said fingers do not include pointed ends all converging toward a common point.
A method of making a trashcan assembly configured for receiving a trash bag, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, a rim of said peripheral wall defining an opening into said container;
- (b) forming an arrangement of slots in said peripheral wall, said arrangement being configured for receiving a portion of said bag and securing said bag to said peripheral wall;
- (c) wherein (i) the arrangement of slots includes at least five slots extending away from an aperture, (ii) the slots define a plurality of fingers between adjacent ones of the slots, and (iii) the fingers do not include pointed ends all converging toward a common point,
- whereby a trash bag may be extended over said rim and secured to said peripheral wall by insertion of a portion of the trash bag through the arrangement of slots, and
- wherein the arrangement of slots is formed with a device configured for punching said arrangement in the peripheral wall of said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.