Systems and methods for waste disposal using a disposal bag with a rectangular frame

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for waste disposal. A disposal bag may include a bag configured to receive waste, a frame associated with the bag at an opening. The frame may include one or more pair of hinge points configured to open and close the bag when a force is applied on the frame, and a pair of tabs associated with one of the one or more pair of hinge points, wherein the pair of tabs enable stacking of the disposal bag with a plurality of substantially similar disposal bags. In some embodiments of the frame, the frame is conically shaped and may include a sealing facility disposed on at least one part of the frame.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of the following provisional applications, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety: U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 905,259, filed Mar. 5, 2007, “FLEXIBLE SNAP TAB REUSABLE CLOSURE WITH PERMANENT ADHESIVE CLOSURE FOR POLYBAG ODOR CONTAINMENT DISPOSAL SYSTEM”; U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 905,151, filed Mar. 5, 2007, “SAFETY LID FOR THE NESTED POLYBAG DISPENSING CONTAINER”; U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60 / 905,503, filed Mar. 6, 2007; and U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 016,741, filed Dec. 26, 2007.[0002]This application is a continuation-in-part of the following U.S. patent applications, each of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety:[0003]U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 738,363, filed Apr. 20, 2007, “Systems and Methods for Waste Disposal” which claims the benefit of the following provisional app...

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Benefits of technology

[0017]In an aspect of the invention, a waste container lid comprises an orifice for supporting a disposal bag container, an orifice for supporting waste clean-up articles, and an opening sized to allow articles for disposal to pass through it, including waste-containing disposal bags, wherein the waste container lid is configured to attach to a top portion of a waste container. In an embodiment, the waste container lid further comprises a cover of the waste container lid opening. In an embodiment, the cover is hinged. In an embodiment, the cover is opened by a spring-loaded release mechanism. In an embodiment, the cover is opened by a motion detection system. In an embodiment, the waste container lid further comprises a secondary disposal bag disposed within the waste container sized for receiving sealed disposal bags. In an embodiment, the waste clean-up articles are one or more of wet tissues, dry tissues, hand sanitizer, skin moisturizer, soap, water, cream, lotion, and medication. In an embodiment, the container supports the disposal bag by its frame. In an embodiment, the container dispenses the disposal bag in a pop-up configuration. In an embodiment, the container dispenses the disposal bag in a nesting configuration. In an embodiment, the container dispenses the disposal bag in a stacked configuration.

[0018]In an aspect

Problems solved by technology

Numerous household and industrial processes may generate odiferous and untidy waste whose disposal poses a problem because of the high odor that emanates from the refuse as it sits in a trash container over time and the untidy conditions of disposal when such disposal is not hands free.

Existing disposal systems may be cumbersome to operate and may not contain odors.

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