U.S. patent number 3,677,596 [Application Number 05/054,689] was granted by the patent office on 1972-07-18 for caddy for disposable plastic bags.
Invention is credited to Gary A. Yonaites, Rosemary C. Yonaites.
United States Patent |
3,677,596 |
Yonaites , et al. |
July 18, 1972 |
CADDY FOR DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS
Abstract
A caddy for disposable plastic bags which supports the bag with
the mouth open to receive trash to be swept therein. The bag is
clamped on a wire frame by a moveable open frame having a U-shaped
groove in which the wire frame is seated. A wedge shaped lip is
pivotally mounted on the lower end of the caddy and is spring urged
downwardly. The lip is engaged against the surface and the caddy is
pressed downwardly to hold the lip tightly against the surface
while it serves as a ramp for the sweeping when filling the
bag.
Inventors: |
Yonaites; Rosemary C.
(Evanston, IL), Yonaites; Gary A. (Evanston, IL) |
Family
ID: |
21992859 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/054,689 |
Filed: |
July 14, 1970 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
294/1.4 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04H
1/12 (20130101); A47L 13/52 (20130101); B65F
1/1415 (20130101); B65B 57/12 (20130101); B65F
2210/136 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
13/08 (20060101); A47F 13/00 (20060101); A47L
13/10 (20060101); A47L 13/52 (20060101); A47f
013/08 () |
Field of
Search: |
;248/99,101 ;294/1,19
;150/12,1,.5 ;15/257.7,257.1 ;229/55,53,48 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Machlin; Leon G.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A caddy for disposable plastic bags comprising a bracket, a
handle detachably secured to said bracket, an open wire frame
rigidly secured to the lower end of said bracket and offset
therefrom, a movable frame, means hingedly securing said movable
frame to said bracket for movement into and out of clamping
engagement with said wire frame to clamp the open end of a plastic
bag therebetween, means for normally urging said movable frame into
clamping engagement with said wire frame, and a wedge shape lip
pivotally mounted to the lower end of said movable frame for
engagement with the surface to be cleaned.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein spring means is provided
between said wedge shape lip and said moveable frame for normally
urging said wedge shape lip downwardly with respect to said
moveable frame.
3. A caddy for disposable plastic bags comprising a bracket, a
handle detachably secured to said bracket, an open wire frame
rigidly secured to the lower end of said bracket and offset
therefrom, a movable frame, means hingedly securing said movable
frame to said bracket for movement into and out of clamping
engagement with said wire frame to clamp the open end of a plastic
bag therebetween, means for normally urging said movable frame into
clamping engagement with said wire frame, said means for normally
urging said movable frame into engagement with said wire frame
including a coil spring seated in said movable frame and engaging
said bracket.
4. A device as claimed in claim 3 including a second handle
integrally formed on said movable frame for facilitating the
engagement and disengagement of said movable frame with said wire
frame.
5. A device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the contacting surfaces
of said wire frame are offset perpendicularly from both said
bracket and said movable frame to provide complete peripheral
contact between the mating surfaces of said movable frame and said
wire frame while clamping said plastic bag therebetween.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to devices for serving as dust pans
for receiving sweepings from the floor or table.
Summary of the Invention
A caddy for disposable plastic bags in which an elongate handle is
provided at its lower end with a generally rectangular wire frame.
An open frame is hingedly connected to the handle for engagement
against the wire frame with the open frame having a U-shaped groove
in which the wire frame is seated to clamp the open end of the
plastic bag therebetween. A spring system retains the open frame in
contact with the wire frame. A wedge shape lip is mounted to the
lower end of the open frame on a transverse pivot and is spring
pressed downwardly to provide firm engagement with the surface to
be cleaned when the caddy is in use.
The primary object of the invention is to provide a caddy for
disposable plastic bags in which the bag is supported with its open
end spread apart for receiving trash.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following
specification when considered in the light of the attached
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation of the caddy with the handle broken
away for convenience of illustration;
FIG. 3 is a front elevation of the wire frame;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 4--4 of
FIG. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken along the line
5--5 of FIG. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken along the
line 6--6 of FIG. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary front elevation of the lip;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the wire frame
and moveable frame with the plastic bag clamped therebetween;
and
FIG. 9 is an enlarged side elevation of the joint between the
handle and the moveable frame.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference
characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures the
reference numeral 10 indicates generally a caddy for disposable
plastic bags constructed in accordance with the invention.
The caddy 10 includes an elongage handle 11 having a hand grip 12
on the upper end thereof. The handle 11 may either be straight or
off set as shown in FIG. 1. A bracket 13 is secured to the lower
end of the handle 11 by means of a pin 14 extending therethrough. A
clamp jaw 15 is secured to the handle 11 below the bracket 13. A
second clamp jaw 16 is detachably secured to the clamp jaw 15 by a
clamp bolt 17 which extends therethrough.
A wire frame generally indicated at 18 has a generally straight
lower section 19 having spaced parallel side sections 20, 21
integrally secured to opposite ends thereof. A short upper section
22 is integrally secured to the section 20 and is arranged in
spaced parallel relation to the lower section 19. A short upper
section 23 is integrally secured to the side section 21 and extends
in spaced parallel relation to the lower section 19 and the short
sections 22, 23 are arranged in aligned relation. The short section
22 has a rearwardly and upwardly offset leg 24 integrally secured
thereto and the short section 23 has a rearwardly and upwardly
offset leg 25 integrally secured thereto with the legs 24, 25
extending into and clamped between the jaws 15, 16 as can be seen
in FIG. 9.
The bracket 13 has a forwardly extending leaf 26 integrally formed
thereon. A moveable frame generally indicated at 27 has a
bifurcated upper portion 28 which engages on opposite sides of the
leaf 26 and is pivotally secured thereto by a pivot pin 29. A coil
spring 30 is seated in a socket 31 in the upper end of the moveable
frame 27 and extends upwardly to engage the leaf 26 so as to secure
the moveable frame 27 in either over dead center position of the
frame 27 with respect to the leaf 26 as shown in full line and
dotted lines in FIG. 9. A handle 32 is integrally formed on the
frame 27 to assist in swinging the frame 27 from its position in
contact with the wire frame 24 to a released position as
illustrated in FIG. 1 in dotted lines. The frame 27 is provided
with a recess completely around the rear face thereof and the wire
frame 18 is seated in the recess when the moveable frame 27 is in
the position illustrated in full lines in FIGS. 1 and 9.
A wedge shaped lip 34 is pivotally mounted on a pivot pin 35 to the
lower end of the frame 27. A coil spring 36 is mounted on the pivot
pin 35 and engages the lip 34 to normally urge the lip 34
downwardly with respect to the frame 27.
In the use and operation of the invention a plastic trash bag 37 is
drawn through the wire frame 18 from the rear with the moveable
frame 27 swung upwardly out of engagement with the wire frame 18.
The plastic bag 37 is then folded around the wire frame 18
outwardly and the moveable frame 27 is swung downwardly into
clamping engagement with the plastic bag 37 to a position where the
wire frame 18 is seated in the recess 33.
The caddy 10 is then placed adjacent trash to be swept up with the
lip 34 engaging the floor. Slight downward pressure on the handle
11 then causes the lip 34 to pivot upwardly so that its outer edge
is in tight engagement with the floor to guide sweepings into the
plastic bag 37. After the initial use of the caddy 10 it may be
hung up with the plastic bag containing trash hanging from the
lower end thereof until subsequent use is required. Finally as the
plastic bag 37 is filled it is removed and replaced with an empty
bag.
Having thus described the preferred embodiments of the invention it
should be understood that numerous structural modifications and
adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of
the invention.
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