Bag stand
AssigneePratt Industries, Inc.
InventorJohn Richard Muse
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Abstract
Disclosed is a bag stand including at least three side panels, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, a right end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, each side panel having two adjacent side panels, each right end of each side panel connected to the left end of one of the adjacent side panels and each left end of each side panel connected to the right end of the other adjacent side panel, thereby forming a substantially continuous bag stand having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of panel tabs, each panel tab hingedly connected to the top end of the bag stand, each panel tab having at least one interfacing end for connection to at least one other of the plurality of panel tabs.
Claims20
A method of assembling a bag stand comprising the steps of:
- receiving a blank formable into a bag stand having at least one side panel, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, and a right end, at least one side panel connected to at least one adjacent side panel by a bend line, the blank also having a plurality of panel tabs, each panel tab connected to the top end of at least one side panel by at least one bend line, each panel tab having at least one interfacing end for connection to at least one other of the plurality of panel tabs, the blank also having at least one connection panel connected to at least one side panel by at least one bend line;
- bending the blank along at least one bend line;
- and
- connecting the at least one connection panel to the blank by a feature of the connection panel that is not the bend line.
A method of assembling a bag stand comprising the steps of:
- receiving a bag stand having at least one side panel, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, and a right end, the right end of each at least one side panel connected to the left end of at least one adjacent side panel, the bag stand also having a plurality of panel tabs, each panel tab hingedly connected to the top end of at least one side panel, each panel tab having at least one interfacing end for connection to at least one other of the plurality of panel tabs, the bag stand in a flattened arrangement;
- unflattening the bag stand to a shape sufficient to hold open a refuse bag, the shape defining a cross-sectional shape of the bag stand;
- and
- arranging the plurality of panel tabs such that the at least one interfacing end of each panel tab interfaces with an interfacing end of at least one other of the plurality of panel tabs to form a top end of the bag stand.
A method of using a bag stand comprising the steps of:
- receiving a bag stand having at least one side panel, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, and a right end, the right end of each at least one side panel connected to the left end of at least one adjacent side panel, the bag stand having a top end and a bottom end, the bag stand also having a plurality of panel tabs, each panel tab hingedly connected to the top end of at least one side panel, each panel tab having at least one interfacing end for connection to at least one other of the plurality of panel tabs;
- orienting the bag stand in a sufficient shape to hold open a refuse bag, wherein the top end of the bag stand defines an opening and wherein the bag stand defines a cavity therein in communication with the opening;
- standing the bag stand by placing the bottom end of the bag stand downward;
- receiving a refuse bag having a top end and a bag portion, the bag portion being substantially continuous and having an inner surface and an outer surface, the top end defining an opening;
- coupling the top end of the refuse bag with the top end of the bag stand;
- supporting the bag portion of the refuse bag by one of
- inserting the bag portion of the refuse bag into the opening of the bag stand to occupy at least a portion of the cavity;
- and
- inserting the bag stand through the opening of the refuse bag and into the bag portion of the refuse bag;
- and
- inserting refuse into the opening of the refuse bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.