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US 8,770,454 B1Granted
Personal trash bag holding apparatus
OwnerShane Lutzinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for holding trash bags and facilitating trash pick up includes a bag holding base ring and interchangeable insert ring and opening ring which selectably attach to the base ring. The trash bag is secured between the opposing pairs of rings, which are each attachable to a waist belt worn by the user or can be carried individually by an attachable handle. The insert ring also includes a stripping membrane along a top surface to remove the refuse from a trash picker and retain it inside the bag.
Claims16
A trash bag holding apparatus comprising:
- a base assembly having an opening therethrough for receiving a trash bag such that an upper perimeter edge of said trash bag is foldable over a circumferential edge of said base assembly;
- an insert assembly having a central insert opening for receiving refuse selectably attachable to said base assembly to retain said upper perimeter of said trash bag between opposing surfaces thereof;
- a strap wearable around the shoulders of a user and removably attachable between a pair of said base assemblies;
- a belt wearable around the waist of said user such that said pair of base assemblies are each removably attachable to a pair of belt fasteners of said belt;
- and,
- a base ring comprising a pair of protruding “T”-shaped fasteners each insertingly attachable to an individual belt fastener to attach said base ring to said belt.
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A trash bag holding apparatus comprising:
- a base ring having an open inner diameter to receive a trash bag therethrough such that an upper perimeter edge of said trash bag is foldable over a circumferential edge of said base assembly;
- an insert ring having a closed inner diameter with a central insert opening for receiving refuse therethrough and a downwardly protruding hollow cylindrical skirt having a diameter slightly smaller than said base ring inner diameter;
- an opening ring having an open inner diameter approximately equal to said base ring inner diameter;
- and,
- a handle removably attachable to said base ring;
- wherein said insert ring is attachable to said base ring such that said skirt is inserted through said base ring inner diameter and into said trash bag, such that said upper perimeter of said trash bag is secured between opposing surfaces thereof;
- wherein said opening ring is attachable to said base ring, such that said upper perimeter of said trash bag is secured between opposing surfaces thereof to support said trash bag in an open position;
- said insert opening further comprises a circular stripping member having an “X”-shaped slit defining four flexible fingers;
- wherein said base ring further comprises a plurality of twist fasteners rotatably attached to an upper surface thereof;
- and
- wherein said insert ring and said opening ring each further comprises a plurality of fastener apertures disposed therethrough to receive said twist fasteners when said insert ring or said opening ring is selectably attached to said base ring.
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A trash bag holding apparatus comprising:
- a pair of base rings each having an open inner diameter to receive a trash bag therethrough such that an upper perimeter edge of said trash bag is foldable over a circumferential edge of said base assembly;
- a pair of insert rings each having a closed inner diameter with a central insert opening for receiving refuse therethrough and a downwardly protruding hollow cylindrical skirt having a diameter slightly smaller than said base ring inner diameter;
- a pair of opening rings each having an open inner diameter approximately equal to said base ring inner diameter;
- a strap wearable around the shoulders of a user and removably attachable between said pair of base assemblies;
- and,
- a belt wearable around the waist of said user such that said pair of base assemblies are each removably attachable to a pair of belt fasteners of said belt opposite said strap;
- wherein each of said insert rings is attachable to said base ring such that said skirt is inserted through said base ring inner diameter and into said trash bag, such that said upper perimeter of said trash bag is secured between opposing surfaces thereof;
- and,
- wherein each of said opening rings is attachable to said base ring, such that said upper perimeter of said trash bag is secured between opposing surfaces thereof to support said trash bag in an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.