CA1173423A - Bag holding device and process - Google Patents

Abstract

ABSTRACT

A Process for holding a bag and a bag holding device. The device includes a box-like structure having a pair of side walls joined to a pair of end walls along corner score lines. The struc-ture has a corner structure defining a notch in at least two of the corner score lines, elastic band encircles the outside of the box-like structure while residing in the notch. The process comprises the steps of notching the corner score lines of a collapsible box-like structure having a pair of side walls joined to a pair of end walls along the corner score lines; inserting the bag into the mouth of the stricture; overlapping the periphery of the mouth of the bag over the edge of the mouth of the structure, encircling the overlap-ping portion of the bag with the elastic band; and lodging the elas-tic band over the overlapping portion of the bag and within the notches at the corner score lines so as to hold the baa in an open position and prevent displacement of the bag from the structure.

Description

~7~ ~ 3 A BAG HOLDING DEVICE A~!D PROCESS
This invention is related to a bag holder, More sPecificallyJ
this invention Provides for a bag holdins device and a Process for holding a bas.
U~ S. Patent No, 4,037,778 bY Boyle discloses a bag suPport wherein the form is folded and collaPsible c~rdboard insert for a Plastic bas or the like so that the same maY be held oPen for in-serting whatever material is to be Placed therein. U. S. Patent No. 4,06~,969 bY Black discloses a ba~ for receivin~ drained oil ; from the crankcase of a vehicle, The bag has a collaPsible insert in the mouth. None of the foregoing Prior art teaches or sug~ests the Particular bag holding device and Process for holdins a bag of this invention~
This invention accomPlishes its desired obiects bY Providin~
a Process for holding a bag and a novel arrangement of Parts for a device for holdins a bas comPrisins a box-like structure including a Pair of side walls ioined to a Pair of end walls along corner score lines. The structure folds along the corner score lines into a senerally flat Posture. The box-like structure has a corner struc-ture defining a notch in at least two oF the corner score lines.
Elastic means encircles the outside of the box-like structure while residing in the notch. The device is adaPted for insertins into the mouth of the bas and overlaPpins the Periphery of the mouth of the bas over an edge of the box-like structure, and the elastic means encircles the overlaP~in~ Portion of the bag and lodges within the notches at the corners of the box-like structure so as to hold the bag in an oPen Position and Prevent disPlacement of the bas from the device. The Process for holdin~ a bag comPrises: notchinY at least two corner score lines of a collaPsible box-like structure includin~

~ 2 3 a Pair of side walls ioined to a Pair of end walls alon~ the cor-ner score lines; insertin~ the bas into the mouth o~ the structure;
overlappins the periPhery of the mouth of the ba~ over an ed~e of the mouth of the structure; encircling the overlaPpin~ Portion of the bag with an elastic means; and lod~ins the elas-tic means over the overlaPpins Portion of the ba~ and within the notches at the corner score lines so as to hold the bag in an oPen Position and prevent disPlace~ent of the bag from the structure.
It is an obiect of the invention to Provide a novel Process for holding a bag and a novel bag holding device.
Still further obiects of the invention reside in the provision of a Process for holdin~ a bas, and a bas holdins device which can be relatively inexPensive to manufacture.
These together with the various ancillary obiects and features will become apparent as the following proceeds, are attained bY this bas holding device, Preferred embodiments being shown in the accom-panYing drawinss, bY way of examPle only, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a persPective view of the invention havina a ba~ over-laPpins the toP ed~es thereof and an elastic band retainins same;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the invention folded in a collaPsible flat Position;
FIG. 3 is a toP Plan view taken in direction of the arrows alons the Plane of line 3-3 in FIG, 2;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the invention with the elastic band indicated in dotted lines;
FIG~ 5 is an enlar~ed Partial Perspective view of a notchecl corner score line;
FIG~ 6 is a toP Plan view of the invention includins an over-laPpins bas; and FIG~ 7 is a Partial vertical sectional view taken in direction of the arrows along the Plane of line 7-7 in FIG. 6.

~ 34~ 3 Referrins in detail now to the drawinssJ wherein similar Parts of the invention are identified bY like reference nu~erals, there is seen the device, generallY illustrated as 10, for holding a bag 12 havins a mouth periPhery edse 13. Device 10 is a box-like struc-ture havins a Pair of side walls 14-14 ioined to a ~air oF end walls 16-16 alons corner score lines 18 and an oPen bottom end 19. The structure of the device 10 folds alons the corner score lines 18 in-to a ~enerally flat Posture as evidenced in ~IGS. 2 und ~. A notch 20 is situated in at least two of the corner score lines 18 (see FIGS. 2J ~ and 5) in close ProximitY to a mouth-ed~e 22 of the box-like structure, In a Preferred embodiment of the invention notch 20 is in at least two corner score lines 18 that are (dia~Jonall~J) oPposed from each other. At least one side wall 1~, or at least one end wall 16, has a rubber band extension aPerture 24 in nroximity to the mouth-edge 22 (see FIGS. 1 and ~) o~ the device 10. A rubber band 26, having integrally bound therewith an extension band 28 (see FIG. 1) including an extension Plus 30 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) having a diameter larser than the diameter o~ aPerture 2~ for retainablY
lodsins therebehind, encircles the outside of the box-like device 10 while lodging in the notch 18.
With continuing reference to the drawinss for oPeration of the invention and the Process for holding the bas 12, the bas 12 is in-serted into (or through) the mouth-edse 22 of the device 10, or through the bottom end 19 of the device 10. Mouth ~eriPhery edse : 13 of the bas 12 is overlaPPed over the mouth-edse 22 of the box-like device 10. The elastic band 26, which is normallY and seneral-1Y secured to the box-like structure 10 via extension band 28 havins its extension Plus 30 secured behind aPerture 24, encircles the overlaPped mouth periPhery edse 13 of bag 12 and lod~es same within notches 20 at the corner score lines 18 so as to hold the bag 12 in ~ 7~3~'~ 3 an oPen Position and to Prevent disPlacement of the bas 12 from the device 10. The extension band 28 and Plu~ 30 are below the dotted rubber band line (see FIG. 4) and hold the rubber band 26 to box-like device 10 while the mouth Periphery edge 13 of the baq 12 is being folded over the mouth-edse 22 of the device 10~ The mouth periPhery edge 13 of the bas 12 is caPable of bein~ folded or ex-tended down to the extension aPerture 24 (see FIG. 1) of either side wall 14 or end wall 16, and an extension band 28 aids elastic band 26 in retainins bas 12 to the device lO.

Claims (7)

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive proper ty or privilege is claimed are defined as follows :

1. A device for holding a bag comprising a box-like struc-ture including a pair of side walls joined to a pair of end walls along corner score lines, said structure folding along said corner score lines into a generally flat posture; said box-like structure having corner structure defining a notch in at least two of said corner score lines; elastic means for encircling the outside of the box-like structure while residing in said notch, said device being adapted for inserting the bag into the structure and overlap-pins the periphery of the mouth of the bag over an edge of the box-like structure and said elastic means encircling the overlapping portion of said bag and lodging within the notches at the corners of the box-like structure so as to hold the bag in an open position and prevent displacement of the bag from the device; at least one of said side walls and at least one of said end walls each having a structure defining a rubber band extension aperture, said elastic means being retained in said extension apertures of said side and end walls simultaneously to encircling said structure and residing in said notch.

2. The device of Claim 1 wherein said notch in at least two of said corner score lines is in opposed corners.

3. The device of Claim 1 wherein each of said corner score lines include a notch.

4. The device of Claim 1 wherein said notches in said corner score lines are in close proximity to an edge of the box-like structure.

5. A Process for holding a bus comprising the steps of:
(a) notching at least two corner score lines of a collapsible box-like structure including a pair of side walls joined to a pair of end walls along said corner score lines, said structure having a mouth and folding along said corner score lines into a generally flat posture; at least one of said side walls and at least one of said end walls each having a structure defining a rubber band ex-tension aperture;
(b) inserting said bag into the mouth of said structure;
(c) overlapping the periphery of the mouth of the bag over an edge of the mouth of said structure;
(d) encircling the overlapping portion of the bag with an elastic means;
(e) lodging the elastic means over the overlapping portion of the bag and within the notches at the corner score lines so as to hold the bag in an open position and prevent displacement of the bag from the structure; and (f) retaining said elastic means in said extension apertures of said side and end walls simultaneously to lodging within the notches so as to strengthen the prevention of the displacement of the bag from the structure.

6. The process of Claim 5 wherein said notching step (a) is done in opposed corner score lines.

7. The process of Claim 6 additionally comprising extending the periphery of the mouth of the bag down to said extension aper-ture.