Waste bag and assembly methods
A dumpster bag has: a flexible bag member including a bottom and a sidewall structure extending upward from the bottom to a rim; at least one rim stay comprising a bungee pole; and at least one corner stay.
1 . A dumpster bag comprising:
a flexible bag member including a bottom and a sidewall structure extending upward from the bottom to a rim and having four corners;
four rim stays each comprising a bungee pole having a first end in a first pocket along the rim at a first said corner and a second end in a second pocket along the rim at a second said corner and passing through a loop along the rim between the first pocket and the second pocket; and
four corner stays respectively along the four corners.
2 . The bag of claim 1 wherein the bag has:
loops at each of four upper corners and four lower corners; and
a height of 1-2 meters, a width of 1-4 meters, and a depth of 1-3 meters.
3 . The bag of claim 2 wherein:
the four corner stays comprise plastic-pipe assemblies.
4 . The bag of claim 2 wherein:
the four corner stays each comprise a plurality of composite tubular segments and a plurality of ferrules for connecting adjacent segments.
5 . The bag of claim 1 wherein:
the four rim stays are under compression, placing adjacent material of the bag under tension across the length of the rim stays.
6 . The bag of claim 1 wherein:
the bag comprises polyethylene and polypropylene fiber.
7 . The bag of claim 1 having:
a height of 1-2 meters, a width of 1-4 meters, and a depth of 1-3 meters.
8 . The bag of claim 1 having:
loops at each of four upper corners and four lower corners.
9 . The bag of claim 1 wherein:
the bungee poles comprise segments of less than 10 millimeter in diameter.
10 . A dumpster bag comprising:
a flexible bag member including a bottom and a sidewall structure extending upward from the bottom to a rim, the flexible bag member having four lower corners and four upper corners;
four corner stays each extending within an interior respectively vertically between a respective associated one of the lower corners and a respective associated one of the upper corners, the four corner stays each comprising a plastic pipe assembly comprising a plurality of pipe segments joined by collars, each collar solvent or adhesive bonded to one of its two joined segments; and
four rim stays each extending horizontally along a respective side of the bag between two adjacent ones of the upper corners and each having a first end in a first pocket along the rim at a first said adjacent upper corner and a second end in a second pocket along the rim at a second said adjacent upper corner and passing through a loop along the rim between the first pocket and the second pocket.
11 . The bag of claim 10 wherein:
the bag comprises polyethylene and polypropylene fiber; and
the bag has:
loops at each of four upper corners and four lower corners; and
a height of 1-2 meters, a width of 1-4 meters, and a depth of 1-3 meters.
12 . A dumpster bag comprising:
a flexible bag member including a bottom and a sidewall structure extending upward from the bottom to a rim and having four corners;
four rim stays each extending between two adjacent corners of the four corners, having a first end in a first pocket along the rim at a first of said two adjacent corners and a second end in a second pocket along the rim at a second of said two adjacent corners, and passing through a loop along the rim between the first pocket and the second pocket;
four corner stays respectively along the four corners; and
an interior and/or exterior of the bag member bearing fill level indicia.
13 . The bag of claim 12 further comprising:
loops at each of four upper corners and four lower corners.
14 . The bag of claim 12 wherein:
there are at least said indicia for two different fill levels.
15 . The bag of claim 12 wherein:
there are said indicia for two-four different fill levels.
16 . The bag of claim 12 wherein:
the indicia comprise:
lines and/or arrows; and
numbers associated with the lines and/or arrows.
17 . The bag of claim 12 wherein:
the indicia are painted or dyed.
18 . The bag of claim 12 having a capacity of at least 4 cubic yards.
19 . The bag of claim 12 wherein the bag material comprises a fabric.
20 . The bag of claim 12 wherein:
the four corner stays each pass through a respective loop along the respective associated corner.