Special receptacle or package – Plural paper bags
Patent
1993-03-26
1995-02-07
Fidei, David T.
Special receptacle or package
Plural paper bags
220676, 220908, 221309, 229927, B65D 8516, B65D 8308, A47G 2900
Patent
active
053869109
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a container for plastic bags, especially of the carrier bag kind. The object of the container is to provide for a simple and rational way of collecting plastic bags in connection with re-use of the bags.
2. Description of the Related Art
Plastic bags, especially of the carrier bag kind, are re-used to a considerable extent for several reasons, e.g. economical and environmental reasons. The storage of these bags, which are to be re-used, is a common known problem, since the alter- natives that are offered to-day either require large space or imply a complicated way of folding which is time consuming.
Known containing means, of the kind requiring much space in its simplest form consists of a carrier bag. The form of the carrier bag and its structure makes it impossible to store plastic bags in a non-space consuming manner, at least if it should be combined with a rational and simple way of stuffing away. Accordingly, such a container requires large space, which of course is not desirable. Furthermore, it is not possible to perform a selective picking out of plastic bags in a rational and simple manner. Moreover, it is difficult to mount such a container in a good way, as a result many people just have such a carrier bag filled with other plastic bags lying around in a cupboard, which also leads to other disadvantages not described above and which of course is far away from an optimum solution. There are to-day on the market not known any alternative containers which are suited for a not space consuming collection of plastic bags. If one desires to have a not space consuming collection of such bags, the bags therefore have to be folded in a special manner, e.g. to be stored in a drawer. This latter method implies the disadvantage that it is very time consuming, and also that a selective picking out cannot be performed without problems. Furthermore, it is not easy in a rational manner to store the above drawer in a practical vicinity to the place where garbage bags are kept, which is the most frequent way of using such plastic bags.
The object of this invention is to provide a device which eliminates the above mentioned disadvantages.
A further object of the invention is to provide for such a device which is relatively cheap to produce, has relatively low weight, is easy to attach on an optimum place, etc.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides a container for plastic bags that has a mainly flat rear mounting portion for attachment to a supporting surface, two opposing, partially curved side walls, and a bottom portion. The top of the container is open and the opening extends from the top to the bottom portion between the side walls. A slit extends vertically between the side walls, which extend toward each other opposite the mounting portion. A user can insert bags into the container through the open top and press them down to the bottom of the container. The slit is wide enough that a user's wrist fits between the side walls so that bags can be removed from the container by pulling them out through the slit.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the annexed figures in which:
FIG. 1 shows a device according to the invention in a perspective view, attached to a door,
FIG. 2 shows a preferred device according to the invention in perspective, also attached to a door,
FIG. 3 shows a container according to the invention seen from the front and obliquely from above, and
FIG. 4 shows a container according to the invention seen from the side.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
FIG. 1 shows a container according to the invention which is attached on the inside of a cupboard door 11. The container consists of a bottom 2, an opening 13 and an envelope 1, 3 having a front with curved inner and outer surfaces. The rear wall 3 of the envelope is in contrast thereto arranged with a flat surface 12, on which double-sided adhesive tape 7 is arranged for attachment of the contain
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Fidei David T.
Slusher Jeffrey
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