Trashcan assembly including bag engaging portion

Receptacles – Receptacle having flexible – removable inner liner – Removable bag liner

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C220S495080, C220S908100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08061546

ABSTRACT:
A trashcan includes a trash bag that has a top end that defines a mouth and a body having a surrounding wall and a top edge that defines a mouth. A bag engaging portion is formed in the surrounding wall proximate the top edge of the body. The bag engaging portion is at least substantially aligned with a surface of said surrounding wall. A portion of the trash bag is inserted through the bag engaging portion of the body. The bag engaging portion includes a plurality of at least four fingers extending away from a center of the bag engaging portion, and the fingers do not include pointed ends all converging toward a common point.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1242139 (1917-10-01), Callahan
patent: 1744083 (1930-01-01), Schmidt
patent: 2029043 (1936-01-01), Wendell et al.
patent: 2339187 (1944-01-01), Pain
patent: 2457274 (1948-12-01), Rifken
patent: 2702930 (1955-03-01), Rabinowitz
patent: 3057016 (1962-10-01), Schilling
patent: 3170213 (1965-02-01), Thomas
patent: 3348595 (1967-10-01), Stevens
patent: 3522922 (1970-08-01), Byron
patent: 3538595 (1970-11-01), Barnes
patent: 3577606 (1971-05-01), Tyrrell
patent: 3775810 (1973-12-01), Smith et al.
patent: 3825150 (1974-07-01), Taylor
patent: 3877103 (1975-04-01), Nash
patent: 4138055 (1979-02-01), Harrison
patent: 4189808 (1980-02-01), Brown
patent: 4203180 (1980-05-01), Striplin
patent: 4267995 (1981-05-01), McMillan
patent: 4338979 (1982-07-01), Dow
patent: 4357740 (1982-11-01), Brown
patent: 4457483 (1984-07-01), Gagne
patent: 4535911 (1985-08-01), Goulter
patent: 4570304 (1986-02-01), Montreuil et al.
patent: 4576310 (1986-03-01), Isgar et al.
patent: 4644610 (1987-02-01), Fish
patent: 4646394 (1987-03-01), Krauss
patent: 4664347 (1987-05-01), Brown et al.
patent: 4697312 (1987-10-01), Freyer
patent: 4763808 (1988-08-01), Guhl et al.
patent: 4834260 (1989-05-01), Auten
patent: 4884717 (1989-12-01), Bussard et al.
patent: 4914789 (1990-04-01), Pedersen
patent: 4923087 (1990-05-01), Burrows
patent: 4962523 (1990-10-01), Bieltved
patent: 5031793 (1991-07-01), Chen et al.
patent: 5065891 (1991-11-01), Casey
patent: 5100087 (1992-03-01), Ashby
patent: 5193713 (1993-03-01), Greathouse et al.
patent: 5205530 (1993-04-01), Fish
patent: 5222704 (1993-06-01), Light
patent: 5261553 (1993-11-01), Mueller et al.
patent: 5314151 (1994-05-01), Carter-Mann
patent: 5381588 (1995-01-01), Nelson
patent: 5404621 (1995-04-01), Heinke
patent: 5419452 (1995-05-01), Mueller et al.
patent: D362525 (1995-09-01), Kruger
patent: D365427 (1995-12-01), Brightbill
patent: 5501358 (1996-03-01), Hobday
patent: 5598942 (1997-02-01), Cowie
patent: 5611507 (1997-03-01), Smith
patent: 5628424 (1997-05-01), Gola
patent: 5632401 (1997-05-01), Hurd
patent: 5636416 (1997-06-01), Anderson
patent: D381159 (1997-07-01), Hampton
patent: 5644799 (1997-07-01), Armenta et al.
patent: 5645186 (1997-07-01), Powers et al.
patent: 5690247 (1997-11-01), Boover
patent: D387530 (1997-12-01), Doxey
patent: 5695088 (1997-12-01), Kasbohm
patent: 5704511 (1998-01-01), Kellams
patent: 5730312 (1998-03-01), Hung
patent: 5732845 (1998-03-01), Armaly, Jr.
patent: 5735495 (1998-04-01), Kubota
patent: 5738239 (1998-04-01), Triglia
patent: D399622 (1998-10-01), Rashid
patent: D400331 (1998-10-01), Rausch
patent: 5816431 (1998-10-01), Giannopoulos
patent: D401383 (1998-11-01), Gish
patent: D401719 (1998-11-01), Van Leeuwen et al.
patent: 5881901 (1999-03-01), Hampton
patent: 5887748 (1999-03-01), Nguyen
patent: 5987708 (1999-11-01), Newton
patent: 6123215 (2000-09-01), Windle
patent: 6126031 (2000-10-01), Reason
patent: 6161263 (2000-12-01), Anderson
patent: 6202849 (2001-03-01), Graham
patent: 6234339 (2001-05-01), Thomas
patent: D445980 (2001-07-01), Tjugum
patent: 6257790 (2001-07-01), Toder
patent: 6276557 (2001-08-01), Wysocki
patent: 6286706 (2001-09-01), Tucker
patent: 6305046 (2001-10-01), Kingry et al.
patent: 6474495 (2002-11-01), Frei
patent: 6557716 (2003-05-01), Chan
patent: 6568555 (2003-05-01), LoCascio
patent: 6609258 (2003-08-01), Clements
patent: 6651290 (2003-11-01), Kingry et al.
patent: 6659407 (2003-12-01), Asaro
patent: 6681950 (2004-01-01), Miller, Jr. et al.
patent: 6842936 (2005-01-01), Policicchio et al.
patent: 6964535 (2005-11-01), Bell et al.
patent: 7004658 (2006-02-01), Hall et al.
patent: 7013528 (2006-03-01), Parker et al.
patent: D521203 (2006-05-01), Sofy
patent: 7080750 (2006-07-01), Wein et al.
patent: 7204389 (2007-04-01), Smith
patent: D542002 (2007-05-01), Yang et al.
patent: 7243811 (2007-07-01), Ramsey et al.
patent: 7287474 (2007-10-01), Whitley
patent: D568572 (2008-05-01), Yang et al.
patent: 7387288 (2008-06-01), Hull et al.
patent: 7390979 (2008-06-01), Johnson
patent: 7404499 (2008-07-01), Ramsey
patent: D584470 (2009-01-01), Bizzell et al.
patent: 7552499 (2009-06-01), James et al.
patent: D599074 (2009-08-01), Bizzell et al.
patent: 7641835 (2010-01-01), Ramsey et al.
patent: D611217 (2010-03-01), Bizzell et al.
patent: 7677525 (2010-03-01), Sanchez et al.
patent: 7694838 (2010-04-01), Yang et al.
patent: 2001/0002690 (2001-06-01), Rosky
patent: 2002/0038492 (2002-04-01), Hashimoto
patent: 2002/0096524 (2002-07-01), Hardesty
patent: 2003/0089719 (2003-05-01), Berger
patent: 2003/0173363 (2003-09-01), Miller et al.
patent: 2004/0074907 (2004-04-01), Gardner
patent: 2004/0177817 (2004-09-01), Bradenbaugh
patent: 2004/0200938 (2004-10-01), Forlivio
patent: 2005/0017010 (2005-01-01), Siegel et al.
patent: 2006/0056741 (2006-03-01), Yang et al.
patent: 2006/0261076 (2006-11-01), Anderson
patent: 2006/0266761 (2006-11-01), Rhea
patent: 2007/0034334 (2007-02-01), Ramsey et al.
patent: 2007/0289972 (2007-12-01), Wynn
patent: 2008/0011754 (2008-01-01), Ramsey
patent: 2008/0257889 (2008-10-01), Kovacevich et al.
patent: 2008/0257890 (2008-10-01), Kovacevich et al.
patent: 2008/0257891 (2008-10-01), Kovacevich et al.
patent: 2008/0264948 (2008-10-01), Kovacevich et al.
patent: 2008/0264950 (2008-10-01), Kovacevich et al.
patent: 2008/0272127 (2008-11-01), Kovacevich et al.
patent: 582240 (1994-02-01), None
patent: 200208499 (2001-01-01), None
patent: 20020092090 (2002-12-01), None
“International Search Report” and “Written Opinion of the International Search Authority” (Korean Intellectual Property Office) in Pressix Technologies, LLC et al. International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2008/055203 corresponding to current U.S. patent application, dated Aug. 13, 2008, 12 pages.
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Letter Regarding Common Patent Application(s), submitted by Applicant on Feb. 13, 2009.
Exhibits A, B1, B2, C1, and C2, and corresponding descriptions thereof, as set forth in the Information Disclosure Statement filing by Applicant on Dec. 12, 2006.
“International Search Report” and “Written Opinion” of the International Searching Authority (Korean Intellectual Property Office) in Pressix Technologies, LLC et al., International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2008/055203, filed on Feb. 27, 2008 mailed on Aug. 13, 2008 and completed on Aug. 13, 2008, 12 pages.
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Letter Regarding Common Patent Application(s), Dated Jun. 29, 2010.
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Letter Regarding Common Patent Application(s) dated Jun. 2, 2011.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Trashcan assembly including bag engaging portion does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Trashcan assembly including bag engaging portion, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Trashcan assembly including bag engaging portion will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4294491

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.