U.S. patent application number 10/334967 was filed with the patent office on 2004-11-25 for shopping bag miser.
Invention is credited to Kung, Luke C..
Application Number | 20040232288 10/334967 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33449517 |
Filed Date | 2004-11-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040232288 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Kung, Luke C. |
November 25, 2004 |
Shopping bag miser
Abstract
In order to make reusing plastic shopping bags efficiently and
free of nuisance, a simple and pliable device is offered to the
public. This device, a pair of shopping bag holders, comprises an
upper grip, horizontally set on the rim of a trash container, a
jaw-shaped lower part and two linking limbs, each to integrate a
trouble free device for plastic shopping bag mounting are designed.
The simple, adjustable and economical characteristics clearly claim
superior to the currently available tools in manufacturing and
application.
Inventors: |
Kung, Luke C.; (Lutz,
FL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Luke C. Kung
18241 Clear Lake Drive
Lutz
FL
33548-6436
US
|
Family ID: |
33449517 |
Appl. No.: |
10/334967 |
Filed: |
May 5, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/99 ;
248/303 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65B 67/1233 20130101;
B65F 2001/061 20130101; B65F 1/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/099 ;
248/303 |
International
Class: |
B65B 067/04; A47H
001/16 |
Claims
1. My invention is a simple solution to re-use plastic shopping
bags in daily life to accomplish recycling of the material;
2. The application is extremely simple to use without complicated
mechanic processes in installation, in avoidance of disassembling
or a long process of reading instructions;
3. The said invention possesses the portability, e.g. being easy in
transferring from garbage container to another one;
4. Since the material used in manufacturing is wire, my invention
is characterized by its adjustability and flexibility, which enable
users to mold over the rim tailoring to suit almost any shape of
container and, to a certain extend, to adjust the length, whenever
applicable;
5. Extended use in any plastic bag by creating a pair of holes
adjacent to the opening of the bag, mimicking a shopping bag;
6. Due to the simple structure, freedom of requiring welding and
uncomplicated process, in manufacturing, whereby, this device will
be superior to the existing products of the same category in
economic and affordability.
Description
BACKGROUND-FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to plastic shopping bag holders,
specifically to such holders which are used for the purpose of
reusing the plastic shopping bag in garbage collection, simply and
efficiently.
BACKGROUND-DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
[0002] Plastic shopping bags are frequently reused as garbage bags
for trash collection. However, due to the limb status and/or
mismatch of their sizes and shapes, this purpose is usually
difficult. The inventor's vigorous search disclosed numerous
available devices, which are complicated in manufacturing and
application and at a higher cost. In addition, some of the cited
devices even mandate lengthily mechanical instillation prior to
application. Last, but not the least, they invariably lack
portability, whereby are of nuisance in transportation.
1 Cited References Patent number 4537377 Bag holder Shewchuk Patent
number 6460814 Shopping bag holder Bolik Patent number 4458867 Wire
rack bag holding device Goff Patent number 4418835 Support for
garbage bags Ferron Patent number 4418835 Trash container apparatus
Watts Patent number 4332361 Bag holder support system Mc Clellan
Patent number 4199122 Support rack for polyethylene Christie bag
Patent number 4062170 Apparatus for loading bags Orem
[0003] This claim provides an inexpensive and simple applicable way
to resolve the above problems, inexpensively and efficiently, by
mounting the plastic shopping bag to this invented wire-made device
without welding, screws and nails.
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGER
[0004] Accordingly, due to its simple structure and convenience, my
invention possesses the superiority to the existent products as
listed in the following:
[0005] (A) To be manufactured in an inexpensive cost;
[0006] (B) To require no lengthy assembling and to offer instant
usefulness;
[0007] (C) To be readily adjusted to tailor to garbage can in
almost all shapes;
[0008] (D) Freedom of complexity in assembling in setup and in
dissembling in transferring.
SUMMARY
[0009] My invention comprises a pair of wire-made holders with two
upper hooks in each member to hang on the rim of the unfit garbage
can and the jaw-shaped lower single hook in each member, to
maintain a plastic shopping bag open for garbage collection.
DESCRIPTION
[0010] This invention consists of a pair of wire made pieces. Each
piece with an S-shape comprises upper hooks, a lower hook, and a
linking straight middle section. The sole and wide lower hook are
uninterrupted and integrated by a horizontal segment. The convexity
of this part is to design a secure traction to the bag handle. The
flexibility of the wire used in manufacturing renders the nature of
their suitability to various shapes of garbage cans or bins, and
adjustability to hold handles of different shopping bags.
[0011] Furthermore, the said invention is readily utilized in
holding a limp plastic bag without fenestration, if a pair of holes
are cut adjacent to its upper portion for traction mimicking a
shopping bag.
[0012] Descriptions of Drawings: (refer to pages 10-16 for
drawings)
[0013] FIG. 1. Front Perspective View.
[0014] FIG. 2. Side Perspective View.
[0015] FIG. 3. Rear Perspective View.
[0016] FIG. A-1. Front Perspective View with labeled
components:
[0017] 1. Upper lever with a convex hook on each side;
[0018] 2. Lower lever with a concave limb on each side;
[0019] 3. Horizontal integrating limb to bind both side forming a
jaw-shape grip.
[0020] FIG. A. The claimed devices are placed on the rim of a
garbage can. (The garbage can is not part of this claim.)
[0021] FIG. B. The claimed devices hook to the garbage can,
mounting a shopping bag and remain in an opened stage. (The garbage
can and shopping bag are not part of the claim.)
[0022] FIG. C. Side view of the claimed devices (a) and the upper
Portion of a plastic shopping bag (b) with an opening. This
illustrates the operation and application. (d) indicates the
direction to position the shopping bag to the jaw-shape hook in the
lower limb of the said device. To facilitate the opposite side of
the same device and in the same manner will assure the satisfactory
opening of the bag, if the bag, in order to receive garbage
collection.
Operation
[0023] In operation of the above said device, one can fully
understand the setup from the illustrations below. Simply hang the
upper hooks on the rim of a garbage can as shown (FIG. A.) and let
the single jaw-shaped hook position in the inside of the can. If
any adjustment is needed to match the shape of the can, gently bend
the appropriate part(s) of the device. The handles of the plastic
shopping bag should be hooked on to the jaw-shaped hooks (FIG. B
and C).
[0024] Further extended use of this device is to cut two holes in
the upper end of a plastic bag, mimicking a plastic shopping bag
for the same utilization.
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