IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0878437
(2010-09-09)
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등록번호 |
US-8458866
(2013-06-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
17 |
초록
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A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side includes a connection portion arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side and includes a bag supporting portion arranged for insertion into the bag and the
A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side includes a connection portion arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side and includes a bag supporting portion arranged for insertion into the bag and the container. The bag supporting portion may be disposed adjacent the upper sidewall of the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side. A head portion connects the connection portion and the bag spreading portion with the connection portion and the bag supporting portion being spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container.
대표청구항
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1. A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising: a plurality of outer legs arranged to interface with the
1. A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising: a plurality of outer legs arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side;a bag supporting portion arranged for insertion into the bag and the container, the bag supporting portion being disposed in the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side;a head portion connected to the plurality of outer legs, the plurality of outer legs extending from the head portion in a first direction, the head portion also connected to the bag supporting portion, the bag supporting portion extending from the head portion in the first direction, the plurality of outer legs and the bag supporting portion being spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container such that when the plurality of outer legs interfaces with the outer surface of the container, the bag supporting portion is disposed within the bag in the container,the head portion being structurally arranged to lie adjacent the edge of the container when the plurality of outer legs interfaces with the outer surface of the container and the bag supporting portion is disposed within the bag in the container; anda compliant attachment element connected to and extending from the head portion adjacent the plurality of outer legs, the attachment element being shaped to curve from the head portion toward the bag supporting portion to interface with the container to help secure the bag spreader to the container. 2. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the attachment element has an S-shape and is arranged to flex to extend over a lip of the container when the bag spreader is being attached or removed from the container. 3. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the bag supporting portion is arranged to cooperate with the container to extend into the container more than 15% of the depth of the container. 4. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the head portion comprises a grip configured to be grasped by a user when attaching or removing the spreader from the container. 5. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the bag supporting portion comprises a plurality of inner legs. 6. The bag spreader of claim 5, wherein the plurality of outer legs are spaced apart from each other by a first distance and the plurality of inner legs are spaced apart from each other by a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance. 7. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the plurality of outer legs extends substantially parallel to the bag supporting portion, and wherein each of the plurality of outer legs comprises a protruding portion protruding toward the bag supporting portion to interface with the outer surface of the container and orient the bag spreader. 8. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the bag supporting portion comprises a rounded or tapered distal end. 9. The bag spreader of claim 1, wherein the plurality of outer legs extends from the head portion by a first length and the bag supporting portion extends from the head portion by a second length, the second length being greater than the first length. 10. A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising: a first plurality of legs lying substantially in a first plane, the first plurality of legs being arranged to interface with an outer surface of the container;a second plurality of legs lying substantially in a second plane, the second plane being substantially parallel to the first plane, the second plurality of legs being arranged for insertion into the container and into the bag in the container in a manner that supports the bag a distance spaced from the container opening,the first and second planes being offset a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container such that when the first plurality of legs interfaces with the outer surface of the container, the second plurality of legs is disposed within the container;a head portion connecting the first and second plurality of legs so that the first plurality of legs and the second plurality of legs extend in substantially parallel directions; anda compliant attachment element connected to and extending from the head portion adjacent the first plurality of legs, the attachment element being shaped to curve from the head portion toward the second plurality of legs to interface with the container to help secure the bag spreader to the container. 11. The bag spreader of claim 10, wherein the head portion comprises a first side and a second side with a grip formed in the first side configured to be grasped by a user when attaching or removing the spreader from the container. 12. The bag spreader of claim 10, wherein each leg of the first plurality of legs comprises a protruding portion protruding toward the second plurality of legs. 13. The bag spreader of claim 10, wherein each leg of the first and second pluralities of legs have rounded or tapered leading edges. 14. The bag spreader of claim 10, wherein the first plurality of legs comprises two substantially parallel legs and the second plurality of legs comprises two substantially parallel legs. 15. The bag spreader of claim 10, wherein the second plurality of legs having a length greater than the first plurality of legs. 16. A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising: a plurality of outer legs structurally arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side, each of the plurality of outer legs having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being extending substantially straight in a first direction and the distal portion having a curve forming a protruding portion;a plurality of inner legs structurally arranged for insertion into the bag and the container when the plurality of outer legs are interfacing with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container, the plurality of inner legs being disposed in the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side; anda head portion attached to and connecting each of the plurality of outer legs and attached to and connecting each of the plurality of inner legs in a manner that the plurality of outer legs and the plurality of inner legs extend from head portion substantially parallel to each other in the first direction, the plurality of outer legs and the plurality of inner legs being connected to and spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container when the plurality of outer legs interface with the outer surface of the container, the plurality of inner legs are disposed within the bag in the container, each of the plurality of inner legs and each of the plurality of outer legs having a length greater than about twenty-four inches,the head portion being structurally arranged to lie adjacent the edge of the container when the plurality of outer legs interface with the outer surface of the container and the plurality of outer legs are disposed within the bag in the container, the head portion having an outer side flush with the plurality of outer legs and having an inner side flush with the plurality of inner legs,the protruding portion of the plurality of outer legs protruding in a direction toward the plurality of inner legs in a manner that the distance between the inner legs and the protruding portion is less than the distance between the inner legs and the outer legs as measured adjacent the head portion. 17. The bag spreader of claim 16, further comprising a curved compliant attachment element extending from the head portion and disposed in a gap between the plurality of outer legs, the compliant attachment mechanism being structurally arranged to flex about an edge of the container when the bag spreader is introduced onto the container. 18. The bag spreader of claim 16, wherein each of the plurality of inner legs has a first angled surface and a second angled surface that meet at an apex facing toward the outer legs to interface with and support the bag when the bag spreader is disposed on the container. 19. The bag spreader of claim 16, wherein the inner side comprises a handle grip formed therein in a gap between the plurality of inner legs. 20. A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising: one or more outer legs arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side;one or more bag-supporting inner legs arranged for insertion into the bag and the container, the one or more bag-supporting inner legs being disposable in the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side;a head portion comprising an outer head portion and an inner head portion, the inner head portion abutting against the outer head portion when the inner head portion and outer head portion are connected to each other, the outer head portion being connected to and carrying the one or more outer legs, the one or more outer legs extending from the outer head portion in a first direction, the inner head portion connected to and carrying the one or more bag-supporting inner legs, the one or more bag-supporting inner legs extending from the head portion in the first direction when the outer head portion and inner head portion are connected, the one or more outer legs and the one or more bag-supporting inner legs being spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container such that when the one or more outer legs interfaces with the outer surface of the container, the one or more bag-supporting inner legs is disposed within the bag in the container,the head portion being structurally arranged to lie adjacent the edge of the container when the one or more outer legs interfaces with the outer surface of the container and the one or more bag-supporting inner legs is disposed within the bag in the container. 21. The bag spreader of claim 20, further comprising a screw extending transverse to said first direction, the screw attaching the inner head portion and the outer head portion.
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