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US 9,067,700 B1Granted
Trash bag opener
OwnerJerry L. Middletoninventor
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Abstract
A trash bag opener that removably locks an existing trash bag open circularly at the bag's opening, supports that circular opening, provides a handle, and provides ease of bag removal.
Claims2
A trash bag opener comprising:
- a circular upper ring;
- an extrusion extended from an approximate center of a bottom of the upper ring;
- a pair of diametrically opposed lock extensions extended perpendicularly downward from an exterior edge of the upper ring;
- a tab extended laterally inward from a bottom of each lock extension;
- an upwardly disposed rounded edge on each tab;
- a circular lower ring;
- a groove disposed in a top of the lower ring;
- wherein the groove is configured to removably accept the extrusion;
- a skirt disposed perpendicularly downward from an outer perimeter of the lower ring;
- a concavity disposed within the skirt;
- wherein the concavity is configured to removably retain the tabs;
- a handle having a pair of identical spaced apart upwardly angled upper arms, each upper arm connected to the upper ring, each upper arm spaced apart from a horizontally disposed lower arm, the handle disposed centrally between the lock extensions;
- a verticality connecting each upper arm to each lower arm, respectively;
- a rounded corner connecting each verticality to each horizontal arm;
- a grip connecting the verticalities at an approximate top of the verticalities;
- and
- a pair of identical spaced apart ears disposed on the lower ring, each ear in pivotal receipt of one of the lower arms;
- and
- wherein the upper ring is configured to pivotally engage and disengage the lower ring, thereby entrapping and releasing, respectively an existing trash bag.
16 more elements
A trash bag opener comprising:
- a flat circular upper ring;
- an extrusion extended from an approximate center of a bottom of the upper ring;
- a pair of diametrically opposed lock extensions extended perpendicularly downward from an exterior edge of the upper ring;
- a tab extended laterally inward from a bottom of each lock extension;
- an upwardly disposed rounded edge on each tab;
- a flat circular lower ring;
- a groove disposed in a top of the lower ring;
- wherein the groove is configured to removably accept the extrusion;
- a skirt disposed perpendicularly downward from an outer perimeter of the lower ring;
- a concavity disposed within the skirt;
- wherein the concavity is configured to removably retain the tabs;
- a handle having a pair of identical spaced apart upwardly angled upper arms, each upper arm connected to the upper ring, each upper arm spaced apart from a horizontally disposed lower arm, the handle disposed centrally between the lock extensions;
- a verticality connecting each upper arm to each lower arm, respectively;
- a rounded corner connecting each verticality to each horizontal arm, each upper arm, lower arm, verticality, and rounded corner having vertically flat sides;
- a grip connecting the verticalities at an approximate top of the verticalities;
- and
- a pair of identical spaced apart ears disposed on the lower ring, each ear in pivotal receipt of one of the lower arms;
- and
- wherein the upper ring is configured to pivotally engage and disengage the lower ring, thereby entrapping and releasing, respectively an existing trash bag.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.