Bag Holder Frame with Clips for Undersized Refuse Bags
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Solution Overview
Problem
Households often use disposable refuse bags that are not appropriately sized for their containers, preventing them from being suspended correctly from the container rim.
Innovation Solution
A bag holder and securement apparatus that includes a frame and clips to suspend the bag inside the container with its mouth open and adjacent to the rim, using hinged parts and grips to securely hold the bag in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional bag suspension methods are used, then properly sized bags can be suspended from the container rim, but undersized bags cannot be suspended correctly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bag holder as an intermediary device between the container rim and the refuse bag. This bag holder includes a frame with grips that engage the container rim and clips that secure the bag, enabling proper suspension even when the bag is undersized and cannot be suspended directly from the rim
Solution Approach 2:
The bag holder is segmented into distinct functional components: a frame structure with multiple grips for container engagement, and separate clips for bag secement. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, accommodating bags of various sizes
2Stability of the object's composition
If clips are used to secure the bag to the frame, then the bag remains stable during use, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The clips are designed as simple, inexpensive components that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed. Their simple construction minimizes the added complexity while effectively performing the bag secement function
Solution Approach 2:
The clips are integrated with the frame structure, combining the support function of the frame with the secement function of the clips into a single unified device, reducing overall system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
The apparatus is for use with a refuse container, a refuse bag and a plurality of clips. The container is of the type having a mouth which presents vertically upwardly in use and a rim which defines the entry to the mouth. The bag is of the type having an end portion which defines a mouth of the bag. The apparatus comprises a frame and securement apparatus. The frame, in use, is disposed at an operative position relative to the container and is engaged by the clips to suspend the bag interiorly of the container such that the mouth of the bag is open, presents upwardly and is disposed adjacent the rim of the container. The securement apparatus, in use, holds the frame at the operative position.