Bag holder
OwnerJohn L. Kerekes, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A holder for a bag. The holder comprises a stand or trash can and chute elements rotatably engaged to the stand or trash can. The chute elements are for opening the bag when frictionally engaging interior surfaces of the bag. The chute elements comprise a first pair and a second pair of chute elements. Each of the first pair of chute elements have stop elements for limiting rotation on the stand or trash can of each of the second pair of chute elements, when each of the first pair of chute elements has engaged sides of the bag in the holder.
Claims12
A holder for a bag, comprising chute elements adapted to rotatably engage the bag for opening the bag when frictionally engaging interior surfaces of the bag,
- wherein the chute elements comprise at least a first chute element that imparts force to at least a second chute element, the second chute element providing force to keep the bag open,
- wherein the force is imparted from a lower edge of the first chute element to at least the second chute element upon rotation of the first chute element relative to the second chute element, and
- wherein rotation of the first chute element causes rotation of the second chute element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.