System for disposing waste packages such as diapers
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65F-001/06
B65B-007/12
B65B-067/12
출원번호
US-0609842
(2009-10-30)
등록번호
US-8739501
(2014-06-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Dunn, Steven B.
Hatherill, Mark A.
Johnson, Kevin D.
출원인 / 주소
Munchkin, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Evora, Esq., Robert Z.
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23인용 특허 :
180
초록▼
Systems and methods for facilitating hygienic storage and disposal of waste packages such as used disposable diapers include a housing, a lid, and a bag unit having a bag frame and an attached single use flexible bag. The flexible bag is pleated and larger in cross-section at a lower portion than it
Systems and methods for facilitating hygienic storage and disposal of waste packages such as used disposable diapers include a housing, a lid, and a bag unit having a bag frame and an attached single use flexible bag. The flexible bag is pleated and larger in cross-section at a lower portion than it is at the connection to the bag frame. The bag frame is releasably mounted to the housing so that it will not rotate. The lower portion of the flexible bag is positioned in a storage chamber of the housing that is shaped so as to align and center the bag. A rotatable member having radially extending flexible fingers is engaged with an intermediate portion of the bag. When the lid is closed, the rotatable member will twist the intermediate portion of the bag, sealing odors in the lower portion of the bag. A parent or caregiver will push the waste package through the resistance of the twisted intermediate portion into the lower portion of the bag, and close the lid to re-seal the twisted portion.
대표청구항▼
1. A diaper pail assembly, comprising: a housing;a bag releasably mounted to said housing so as not to rotate with respect to said housing; anda rotatable member for twisting a portion of said bag, said rotatable member comprising a plurality of flexible, inwardly extending fingers, said fingers hav
1. A diaper pail assembly, comprising: a housing;a bag releasably mounted to said housing so as not to rotate with respect to said housing; anda rotatable member for twisting a portion of said bag, said rotatable member comprising a plurality of flexible, inwardly extending fingers, said fingers having distal, radially innermost tip portions and base blade portions, wherein a thickness at the tip portions is thicker than at the base blade portions. 2. A diaper pail according to claim 1, wherein each of the base blade portions has a substantially constant thickness extending to the tip portion. 3. A diaper pail according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said fingers has a generally concave side edge having an average radius of curvature that that is substantially within a range of about 50 mm to about 400 mm. 4. A diaper pail according to claim 3, wherein at least one of said flexible fingers has a convex tip portion having an average radius of curvature that that is substantially within a range of about 0.5 mm to about 3.0 mm. 5. A diaper pail assembly according to claim and 1, wherein said fingers have a bag contact portion has a kinetic frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.37 to about 0.67. 6. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 5, wherein said fingers have a bag contact portion has a kinetic frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.42 to about 0.62. 7. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 1, wherein an external surface of said bag has a frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.12 to about 0.47. 8. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 7, wherein an external surface of said bag has a frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.15 to about 0.42. 9. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 1, wherein said fingers are fabricated from an elastomeric material having a hardness that is within a range of about 70 Shore A to about 110 Shore A. 10. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 9, wherein said elastomeric material has a hardness that is within a range of about 80 Shore A to about 100 Shore A. 11. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 1, wherein said fingers are fabricated from an elastomeric material comprising a slip additive. 12. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 1, wherein said fingers are fabricated from an elastomeric material that comprises thermoplastic urethane. 13. A diaper pail assembly, comprising: a housing;a bag releasably mounted to said housing so as not to rotate with respect to said housing; anda rotatable member for twisting a portion of said bag, said rotatable member comprising: a concentric main body with an aperture; and a plurality of flexible, inwardly extending fingers that curve gradually downwardly and extend from a proximal connection adjacent to the concentric main body to an intermediate midportion, the fingers then flatten out and extend substantially in a horizontally direction from the intermediate midportion to a distal portion. 14. A diaper pail according to claim 13, wherein said fingers have a convex curvature with a greater radius at the proximal connection than at the distal portion. 15. A diaper pail according to claim 13, wherein at least one of said flexible fingers has a convex tip portion having an average radius of curvature that that is substantially within a range of about 0.5 mm to about 3.0 mm. 16. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 13, wherein said fingers have a bag contact portion that has a kinetic frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.37 to about 0.67. 17. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 16, wherein said fingers have a bag contact portion has a kinetic frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.42 to about 0.62. 18. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 13, wherein an external surface of said bag has a frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.12 to about 0.47. 19. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 13, wherein an external surface of said bag has a frictional coefficient that is within a range of about 0.15 to about 0.42. 20. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 13, wherein said fingers are fabricated from a elastomeric material having a hardness that is within a range of about 70 Shore A to about 110 Shore A. 21. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 20, wherein said elastomeric material has a hardness that is within a range of about 80 Shore A to about 100 Shore A. 22. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 13, wherein said fingers are fabricated from an elastomeric material comprising a slip additive. 23. A diaper pail assembly according to claim 13, wherein said fingers are fabricated from an elastomeric material that comprises thermoplastic urethane. 24. A diaper pail assembly, comprising: a housing;a bag releasably mounted to said housing so as not to rotate with respect to said housing;a rotatable member for twisting a portion of said hag, said rotatable member comprising a plurality of flexible, inwardly extending fingers, said fingers having distal, radially innermost tip portions and base blade portions, wherein a thickness at the tip portions is thicker than at the base blade portions; anda transmission mechanism for rotating said rotatable member a predetermined angular distance when a lid is closed to create a twisted portion in an intermediate portion of the bag.
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