Container with Liner Slots
A one-piece, open top container with two or more parabola-shaped securing slots for securing handled bags used as liners.
1 . A container, comprising:
a container body that has an open top, an upper rim, at least one side, an interior, and an exterior; and
at least two securing slots between the interior and the exterior, each securing slot comprising a parabola shape with a lower portion at its vertex between two upper portions, wherein the upper portions are closer to the upper rim than the lower portion;
wherein each securing slot is opposing another securing slot on the body of the container.
2 . The container of claim 1 wherein the upper rim is reinforced.
3 . The container of claim 2 further comprising a bottom that is smaller than the open top to allow one container to be nested within another like container.
4 . The container of claim 3 wherein adjacent sides are connected between the bottom and the open top of the container creating corners with a corner length.
5 . The container of claim 4 wherein most of the corner length protrudes toward the interior of the container.
6 . The container of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of opposing securing slots throughout the container body to provide securing locations for bags of various sizes and shapes.
7 . The container of claim 1 wherein the upper portions of each securing slot comprise vertices of inverted parabola shapes.
8 . The container of claim 7 wherein the parabola and inverted parabolas combine to make a sinewave shaped securing slot, the slot having a lateral length with a center, the length from 2π radians to 3π radians, with the lower portion at the center.
9 . The container of claim 7 wherein each slot has a sinewave shape with a length of more than 3π radians and a plurality of upper portions and lower portions.
10 . A container, comprising:
a container body that has an open top, a bottom, an upper rim, at least one side, an interior, and an exterior; and
at least two securing slots, each slot comprising:
a lateral length generally aligning with the upper rim and a distance away from the upper rim;
a sinewave-like shape that is from about 2π radians to about 3π radians long;
a least one lower portion; and
at least two upper portions;
wherein the upper portions are closer to the upper rim than the at least one lower portion; and
wherein each lower portion is between at least two upper portions along the lateral length; and
wherein each slot is opposing another slot on the body of the container.