IP Library Granted Patent US 9,745,125
Granted Patent B2
US 9,745,125 · App. 14/473,776 · Granted Aug 29, 2017

Disposable bag and the method of using the same

Inventors: Thomas E. McConnell (Santa Ynez, CA); Yafei Lu (Pizhou, CN)
Assignee: Thomas E. McConnell
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Patent No.
US 9,745,125
App. No.
14/473,776
Granted
Aug 29, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of quick and easy diaper management by providing a collar ring on the upper rim of a garbage bag, such that the collar ring snugly fits over a diaper pail. Further, the garbage bag has attachments points on its body portion so the body portion can be anchored to the diaper pail. The ring collar has receiving structures such as a notch so that a user may seal tie the garbage bag by simply twisting its neck and then insert the twisted neck into the receiving structure on the collar.

Claims (33)

1. A disposable bag to fit around an opening of a waste container, the disposable bag comprising:

a body portion having an internal space;

a neck portion coupled to the body portion;

an opening defined by an upper rim of the disposable bag, and the upper rim is coupled to the neck portion;

at least one gripper permanently coupled to the upper rim, wherein the gripper makes engaging contact with the opening of the waste container, thereby fixing the upper rim of the bag to the opening of the waste container;

a notch disposed in a collar forming a cove sufficiently large to encircle the entire neck portion when the neck portion is twisted; and

a catch disposed on the body portion and above a midline which is equidistant to said gripper and a bottom of said bag.

2. The disposable bag as recited in claim 1 , wherein the cove is at least one of a T-shaped cut out or a L-shaped cut out.

3. The disposable bag as recited in claim 1 further comprising at least one protruding finger disposed on the collar adjacent the cove.

4. The disposable bag as recited in claim 1 , wherein the body portion has at least one of a reinforced aperture or a sleeve.

5. The disposable bag as recited in claim 1 , wherein the gripper is a circular collar.

6. The disposable bag as recited in claim 5 , wherein the circular collar has a abutting wall whose plane is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the disposable bag.

7. The disposable bag as recited in claim 5 , wherein the circular collar has a vertical wall whose vertical plane is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the disposable bag.

8. The disposable bag as recited in claim 7 , wherein the circular collar has an abutting wall coupled to and perpendicular to the vertical wall.

9. The disposable bag as recited in claim 7 , wherein the notch is disposed on the vertical wall.

10. A disposable bag to make detachable engagement with a waste container, the disposable bag comprising:

a flexible body portion having an internal space;

a neck portion coupled to the body portion;

an opening defined by an upper rim of the disposable bag, and the upper rim is coupled to the neck portion;

at least one gripper fixed to the upper rim of the disposable bag; and

a flexible catch disposed below the neck portion and above a midline which is equidistant to said gripper and a bottom of said bag, said flexible catch being permanently disposed on the body portion to receive a corresponding structure of the waste container.

11. The disposable bag as recited in claim 10 , wherein the catch is at least one selected from a group consisting of a reinforced aperture, a sleeve, and a tab.

12. The disposable bag as recited in claim 11 , further comprising at least one gripper fixed to or near said upper rim of the disposable bag wherein the gripper is a loop structure.

13. The disposable bag as recited in claim 12 , wherein the loop structure has an abutting wall whose plane is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bag.

14. The disposable bag as recited in claim 12 further comprising a notch on the loop structure.

15. The disposable bag as recited in claim 14 , wherein the notch correspondingly receives a protuberance of the waste container, when the bag is fitted in the container.

16. A method of waste management for quick and easy garbage handling using a disposable bag and a waste container, the method comprising:

providing the disposable bag having a gripper permanently coupled to the upper rim of the bag and a catch disposed on a body portion and above a midline which is equidistant to said gripper and a bottom of the bag, wherein the gripper has a receiving structure;

abuttingly engage the gripper to an opening of the waste container for a snug fit, and

attaching and securing a body portion below a neck portion of the bag to a mechanical structure located on an inner wall of the waste container.

17. The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein a receiving structure is at least one selected from the group consisting of an oval shaped notch, a T-shaped notch, and a protruding finger.

18. The method as recited in claim 16 , further comprising the step of removing the bag from the waste container and then receiving a neck portion of the bag when it is twisted in the receiving structure of the gripper.

19. The method as recited in claim 17 , wherein the gripper is a loop structure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2018
From: MCCONNELL, THOMAS E.
To: 1316 LLC
Reel/Frame 045278/0919 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2014
From: LU, YAFEI
To: MCCONNELL, THOMAS E.
Reel/Frame 033665/0259 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 14473685 · Aug 29, 2014
Related Publication 20160060026A1 · Mar 3, 2016