Lawn refuse bag insert

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11958685-B2
Application number	US-202218051746-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2022
Priority date	Sep 6, 2019
Publication date	Apr 16, 2024
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024

Abstract

A lawn refuse bag insert includes a rear wall disposed at a rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert; a first side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first side of the lawn refuse bag insert; and a second side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second side of the lawn refuse bag insert opposite the first side; wherein the lawn refuse bag insert further defines a front end opposite the rear end, and wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is unobstructed at the front end from a top end of the lawn refuse bag insert to a bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A lawn refuse bag insert comprising:
a rear wall disposed at a rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert;
a first side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first side of the lawn refuse bag insert; and
a second side wall hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second side of the lawn refuse bag insert opposite the first side;
wherein the lawn refuse bag insert further defines a front end opposite the rear end, and wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is unobstructed at the front end from a top end of the lawn refuse bag insert to a bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert;
wherein:
the rear wall defines a rear top edge proximate to the top end and a rear bottom edge opposite the rear top edge;
the rear top edge is arranged vertically above the rear bottom edge in an erected configuration of the lawn refuse bag insert; and
a downward portion of the rear top edge extends downwardly towards the bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert, wherein the downward portion extends concave downwardly from the first side wall to the second sidewall.

2. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side wall defines a first side top edge proximate to the top end, and the second side wall defines a second side top edge proximate to the top end;
the rear top edge, the first side top edge, and the second side top edge together define a top edge of the lawn refuse bag insert; and
the top edge of the lawn refuse bag insert is substantially U-shaped.

3. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 2 , wherein:
the first side wall defines a first side bottom edge opposite the first side top edge, and the second side wall defines a second side bottom edge opposite the second side top edge;
the rear bottom edge, the first side bottom edge, and the second side bottom edge together define a bottom edge of the lawn refuse bag insert; and
the bottom edge of the lawn refuse bag insert is substantially U-shaped.

4. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side wall defines a first opening;
the second side wall defines a second opening; and
the first opening and the second opening are configured to be engaged by a user's hands to facilitate lifting the lawn refuse bag insert out of a lawn refuse bag.

5. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 4 , wherein:
each of the first side wall and the second side wall extend from the rear end of the lawn refuse bag insert to the front end of the lawn refuse bag insert; and
the first opening is substantially centered on the first side wall between the front end and the rear end; and
the second opening is substantially centered on the second side wall between the front end and the rear end.

6. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 4 , wherein each of the first side wall and the second side wall defines a slot, the slot configured to receive a portion of a top end of the lawn refuse bag.

7. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein;
each of the first side wall and the second side wall define a straight section and a tapered section;
the tapered section extends between the straight section and the bottom end of the lawn refuse bag insert; and
a width of the tapered section at the bottom end is less than a width of the straight section.

8. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein the lawn refuse bag insert is folded from a single, planar blank.

9. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 8 , wherein the lawn refuse bag insert comprises a corrugated material.

10. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 9 , wherein the corrugated material is a corrugated paperboard material.

11. The lawn refuse bag insert of claim 1 , wherein:
the first side wall is hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a first stand bend line;
the second side wall is hingedly coupled to the rear wall at a second stand bend line opposite the first stand bend line; and
the rear top edge extends laterally between the first stand bend line and the second stand bend line.

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Chen Shifeng
• Sollie Greg
• Waltermire Jamie

Classifications

• B65F1/1415 Primary

  for flexible receptables, e.g. bags, sacks · CPC title

• B65F1/14

  Other constructional features; {Accessories}(holders or carriers for hand articles A45F5/00; fastening devices E05C) · CPC title

• B65B3/04

  Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles · CPC title

• B65B51/04

  Applying separate sealing or securing members, e.g. clips, (applying separate lids or covers B65B7/28) · CPC title

• B65D33/06

  Handles {(forming part of the closing arrangement B65D33/16)} · CPC title