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Washable and Reusable Wastebasket Liner Made of Cloth

a cloth wastebasket and cloth technology, applied in the field of cloth wastebasket liners, can solve the problems of no suitable non-plastic wastebasket liner alternatives presently available, and add to the amount of plastic ending up in landfills, and achieve the effect of convenient emptying of full liner

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-20
KRIEGER LISA H
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[0003]The present invention addresses the above need by providing a wastebasket liner which is washable and reusable and is preferably made of cloth of natural (e.g., cotton) or synthetic fibers (e.g., nylon) or blends thereof. The liner includes a handle, sewn or otherwise affixed on the outer surface thereof, adjacent the bottom of the liner. The handle may be used to facilitate the emptying of a full

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While this saves the person some money in not having buy separate plastic liners, it adds to the amount of plastic ending up in landfills.
While this is an undesirable outcome for most people, and particularly to environmentally conscious people, there are no suitable non-plastic wastebasket liner alternatives presently available.

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[0010]Referring now to the drawing, there is seen in FIGS. 3-6 a conventional wastebasket 10 having a bottom 12, and a side wall 14 terminating in an upper rim 16 to define an interior space 18. Wastebaskets may be used with or without a liner but many people prefer to use a liner to facilitate emptying the receptacle and to keep the wastebasket clean.

[0011]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a wastebasket liner according to the invention comprises a cloth liner 20 having a bottom wall 22 and side wall 24 extending to an open top 26 having a top perimeter 28. Liner 20 has an outer surface 24a and an inner surface 24b. A handle 30, which may also be formed of cloth, is sewn or otherwise affixed to outer surface 24a adjacent bottom wall 22.

[0012]Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 the liner 20 is placed to line the interior of a wastebasket 10. The liner top perimeter 28 may have an elastic or other securing mechanism sewn or otherwise attached thereto such that the liner top perimeter 28 may be folde...

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A wastebasket liner constructed of a cloth material which is washable and reusable.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to wastebasket liners, and more particularly relates to a wastebasket liner which is made of a cloth material which is washable making the liner reusable many times over.[0002]Indoor wastebaskets come in many shapes and sizes and are commonly placed in rooms such as, bathrooms, bedrooms, offices, etc. The owner typically places a plastic liner in the receptacle to facilitate emptying the receptacle and protect the wastebasket from becoming dirty. Once the plastic liner is filled, the owner removes it from the wastebasket and puts it into a larger outdoor trash receptacle for pick-up by the garbage collector. In rural areas, owners may bring their garbage directly to a dump. The plastic liners may be separately purchased, however, homeowners have become accustomed to using the now widely used plastic grocery bags as wastebasket liners. While this saves the person some money in not having buy separate plastic liners, it ad...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D30/04B65D33/06
CPCB65F1/0006B65F1/12B65F1/06
Inventor KRIEGER, LISA H.
Owner KRIEGER LISA H