Plastic bag holder for a vehicle
View Patent ↗An elongate strap to be used to hold a trash bag in a vehicle has a specially-shaped head rest post catch portion at one end and a specially-shaped bag handle hook portion at the other. The catch portion is placed to partially encircle both head rest posts on a vehicle seat, allowing the strap to drape over the shoulder of the seat so that the hook portion hangs between the seats. The hook portion comprises two spaced-apart funnel shaped cuts which hold the handles of a plastic grocery bag apart for easy disposal of trash by either left or right seat occupant.
1. A bag holder, comprising:
an elongate strap having
a substantially straight rear edge, an upper end, a flexible middle portion, and a lower end;
the upper end comprising
a plurality of slots through the strap ending in a like number of holes;
the centers of the holes disposed along a line parallel to the rear edge,
the line being displaced forwardly from the rear edge by a first length;
the lower end comprising
a straight resilient bottom edge substantially at right angles to, and projecting forwardly from, the rear edge;
the bottom edge being a second length substantially greater than double the first length, and comprising
a first hook portion proximate to the intersection of the rear edge and the bottom edge; and
a second hook portion proximate to the forward end of the bottom edge.
2. The bag holder of claim 1 , wherein:
said
upper end is horizontally disposed on the back of a vehicle seat:
at least two of said plurality of holes encircle two vehicle head rest support posts on the vehicle seat;
said flexible middle portion is draped over the shoulder of the seat; and
said lower end is suspended along the side of the seat.
3. The bag holder of claim 2 , wherein:
said first
hook portion is adapted to removably clasp one handle of a flexible bag; and
said second hook portion is adapted to removably clasp another handle of the bag.
4. A bag holder comprising:
an elongate
upper portion shaped to extend horizontally across a vehicle seat back and downwardly over one shoulder of the seat, comprising
two holes therethrough shaped to engage two vehicle seat head rest posts:
a first rear edge lying in a substantially vertical plane, the plane being a first distance behind the head rest posts; and
a lower portion depending from the upper portion, comprising
a substantially vertical second rear edge also lying in the plane; and
a straight resilient bottom edge substantially at right angles to, and projecting forwardly from, the second rear edge:
the bottom edge being a second length substantially greater than double the first length, and comprising
a first hook portion proximate to the intersection of the second rear edge and the bottom edge; and
a second hook portion proximate to the forward end of the bottom edge.
5. The bag holder of claim 4 , wherein:
said
first hook portion is adapted to removably clasp one handle of a flexible bag; and
said second hook portion is adapted to removably clasp another handle of the bag.