Supports – Bag holders – Mouth holding frames
Patent
1998-08-06
2000-05-30
King, Anita M.
Supports
Bag holders
Mouth holding frames
224928, 224553, B60R 700, B65B 6704
Patent
active
060682213
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a rubbish bag holder that can be secured to any desired surface and is especially intended for use in vehicles with relatively cramped space conditions.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In cramped space conditions, it is advantageous to attach a rubbish bag holder to a wall or similar surface, so that floor space need not be used to accommodate a container with a hanging rubbish bag. In addition, a rubbish bag holder secured to a wall surface, e.g., in a motor vehicle, is protected against overturning or slipping when the vehicle moves.
EP 0 208 680 discloses a folding rubbish bag holder mounted on a console. In this case, a rectangular folding frame, to which the rubbish bag can be attached, is equipped with a lid. With the overhanging edge of the lid, it is possible to move the lid, together with the frame, into a horizontal position. While the frame remains in this horizontal position, the lid can be moved into an open position by applying further pressure against a spring. The helical spring is mounted on a specially embodied hinge bolt, which is complicated to produce and assemble.
The design in the aforementioned EP Publication has the substantial functional disadvantage that the frame that supports the bag cannot be fixed in the horizontal position, nor can the lid be fixed in the open position. Moreover, the operating mechanism requires a folding frame of relatively great height.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the invention is therefore to provide a flatly-structured rubbish bag holder, in which the frame that supports the bag can be fixed in the horizontal position and the lid can be fixed in the open state.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the folding rubbish bag holder includes a base member having a projecting edge, a lid and an elongated connecting member hingedly connected to the base member and to the lid. The bag holder further includes a support frame having an opening for receiving a trash bag therethrough and is hingedly connected to the base member such that the support frame has a non-use position wherein said support frame is disposed along said base member and a use position wherein said support frame is pivoted substantially perpendicularly from said base member. The support frame includes at least one stop lug projecting from a top surface of the support frame and a lifting member pivotably connected to the lid for lifting the lid from the support frame and has at least one support arm for engaging the at least one stop plug on the support frame when the support frame is in the use-position. A clamping shoulder disposed at the support frame holds the support frame in the use position by engaging the projecting edge of the base member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be described in greater detail in reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. In the drawings:
FIG. 1A is a front view of the rubbish bag holder constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of detail A of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2A is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of detail B of FIG. 2A; and
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1A.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
On a frame-like base member 1, with which the bag holder can be secured to any desired surface by screwing or gluing, a support frame 2 is arranged in pivotable fashion by means of pivot pins. A first pivot pin of the support frame 2 is mounted in a hole of a springing holding element 6 arranged to the side of the support frame 2. Pressure on an operating button 7 causes the first pivot pin to slide out of its hole. By means of lateral movement, which slides the second pivot pin out of its hole, the support frame 2 can be removed from the base member 1. A bag frame 14 can be placed into the support frame 2, which is open on one side. The bag frame 14 is locked into the support frame 2 by means of projections attached to the t
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King Anita M.
Nornberg Michael
Snappy Kunststofftechnik Fabrikations-und Vetriebsgesellschaft
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