IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0281487
(2002-10-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan &
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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A bag holder assembly is provided for suspending a storage bag and maintaining the orifice of the bag in the open position. The bag holder includes a base member, a plurality of bag support members, and a bag attachment means. The base member is preferably comprised of multiple beams joined together
A bag holder assembly is provided for suspending a storage bag and maintaining the orifice of the bag in the open position. The bag holder includes a base member, a plurality of bag support members, and a bag attachment means. The base member is preferably comprised of multiple beams joined together by a connecting means. The bag support members attach to and extend from the base member. Each bag support member comprises a bag attachment means for grasping and securing a portion of the bag to the bag support member. Once the opposing lips of the bag are secured against opposing bag support members, the orifice of the bag will remain open due to tension generated by the respective bag support members, thus allowing the use of two hands to place items in the bag or remove contents from the bag. Once loading or unloading has been accomplished, the user can rotate the bag support members approximately 270 degrees about the opposing ends of the base member until the opposing bag support members lie substantially flat against the underside of the base member. The invention further includes a method for loading and unloading a storage bag.
대표청구항
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1. A bag folder for supporting a storage bag, said bag holder comprising:(a) a base member; a plurality of projections, said plurality of projections attached to said base member; and a plurality of bag support members, said bag support members attached to said projections and rotatable about said p
1. A bag folder for supporting a storage bag, said bag holder comprising:(a) a base member; a plurality of projections, said plurality of projections attached to said base member; and a plurality of bag support members, said bag support members attached to said projections and rotatable about said projections, wherein said bag support members are rotated approximately two hundred seventy (270) degrees about said base member and folded beneath said base member for substantially flat storage. 2. A bag holder for supporting a storage bag, said bag holder comprising:(a) a base member; (b) a plurality of projections said plurality of projections attached to said base member; (c) a plurality of bag support members, said bag support members attached to said projections and rotatable about said projections through an angle of at least forty-five degrees, wherein each of said bag support members rotates independently of the other bag support members; (d) an attachment means, said attachment means secured to at least one of said plurality of bag support members and adapted to hold said storage bag in an open position, wherein said attachment means is selected from the group consisting of molded clips, spring clips, binder clips, adhesives, and clothespins. 3. A bag holder for supporting a storage bag, said bag holder comprising:(a) a base member; (b) a plurality of projections, said plurality of projections attached to said base member; and (c) a plurality of bag support members, said bag support members attached to said projections and rotatable about said projections, wherein said bag support members further comprise a plurality of hinge apertures for receiving said projections, and each of said bag support members rotates independently of the other bag support members. 4. The bag holder described in claim 3, wherein said base member is flexible to allow for the insertion of said projections into said hinge apertures.5. The bag holder described in claim 3, wherein each of said bag support members further comprise a foot, said foot adapted to provide stable contact with a support surface and containing one of said hinge apertures.6. A bag holder for supporting a storage bag, said bag holder comprising:(a) a base member, said base member further comprising: (i) at least one longitudinal beam; and (ii) a plurality of transverse beams, each of said transverse beams connected to said at least one longitudinal beam; (a) a plurality of projections said plurality of projections attached to said base member; and (b) a plurality of bag support members, said bag support members attached to said projections and rotatable about said projections through an angle of at least fort-five degrees, wherein each of said bag support members rotates independently of the other bag support members. 7. The bag holder described in claim 6, wherein said at least one longitudinal beam further comprises a telescoping means, wherein said telescoping means is adapted to extend or reduce the length of said longitudinal beam in order to accommodate different sizes of said storage bags.8. The bag holder described in claim 6, wherein said at least one longitudinal beam and said plurality of transverse beams fit together in a snapping relationship.9. A bag holder for supporting a storage bag, said bag holder comprising:(a) a base member; (b) a plurality of projections, said plurality of projections attached to said base member; and (c) a plurality of bag support members, said bag support members attached to said projections and rotatable about said projections through an angle of at least forty-five degrees, wherein each of said bag support members rotates independently of the other bag support members, said bag support members further comprising (i) at least one support arm; and (ii) an arresting means, said arresting means adapted to resist the movement of said bag support members about said projections. 10. The bag holder described in claim 9, said bag holder further comprising a plurality of attachment means, each of said attachment means secured to one of said plurality of bag support members and adapted to hold said storage bag in an open position.11. The bag holder described in claim 10, wherein said attachment means is selected from the group consisting of molded clips, spring clips, binder clips, adhesives, and clothespins.12. The bag holder described in claim 9, wherein each of said bag support members further comprise at least two support arms with a cross bar connected to said at least two support arms, wherein said cross bar provides additional support to each of said bag support members.13. The bag holder described in claim 9, wherein said arresting means is at least one spur attached to said at least one support arm.14. The bag holder described in claim 9, wherein said bag support members are rotated approximately two hundred seventy (270) degrees about said base member and folded beneath said base member for substantially flat storage.15. The bag holder described in claim 14, wherein said at least one support arm on one of said plurality of bag support members is offset from said at least one support aim on an opposing bag support member to allow said plurality of bag support members to be folded underneath said base member such that said support arms are parallel to said base member.16. The bag holder described in claim 14, said bag holder further comprising a plurality of attachment means, each of said attachment means secured to one of said plurality of bag support members and adapted to hold said storage bag in an open position, wherein said arresting means, after being folded underneath said base member, prevent said attachment means from contacting a surface onto which said bag holder is placed.17. A method for loading or unloading a storage bag said method comprising the steps of:(a) providing a base member; (b) attaching a plurality of projections to said base member; (c) attaching a plurality of bag support members to said projections, such that said bag support members are rotatable about said projections through an angle of at least forty-five degrees; (d) securing an attachment means to at least one of said plurality of bag support members; (e) attaching said storage bag to said attachment means, such that the orifice of said storage bag is held in an open position. 18. The method described in claim 17, said method further comprising the step of attaching said base member to a rigid structure, said surface selected from the group consisting of a horizontal surface, an overhanging surface, or a vertical surface.19. The method described in claim 18, said method further comprising the step of orienting said attachment means to maintain said orifice of said storage bag in an upright position when said rigid structure is an overhanging surface or a vertical surface.
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