Bag stand

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9352870-B2
Application number	US-201514701022-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2011
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a bag stand including: a first side panel, the first side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends; a second side panel, the second side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the second side panel connected to the first side panel; and a first foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the first side panel, a second foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the second side panel, the second foot panel connected to the first foot panel, the bag stand further defining a bottom opening when the first foot panel is connected proximate the bottom end of the first side panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bag stand comprising:
a plurality of side panels connected end-to-end to create an enclosure, the plurality of side panels comprising:
a first side panel, the first side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends;
a second side panel, the second side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the second side panel connected to the first side panel; and
a third side panel, the third side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the third side panel connected to the second side panel; and

a plurality of foot panels, each foot panel connected proximate a bottom end of a side panel, the plurality of foot panels comprising:
a first foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the first side panel;
a second foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the second side panel, the second foot panel connected to the first foot panel; and
a third foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the third side panel, the third foot panel connected to the second foot panel;

the plurality of foot panels further defining a bottom opening of the bag stand; and
a one of the first foot panel and the second foot panel connected to the bottom end of a one of the first side panel and the second side panel by a step panel.

2. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein the second foot panel is connected to the first foot panel by a connecting panel.

3. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein the bag stand further defines a top opening, the top opening sized to accept a refuse bag.

4. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein a one of the first foot panel and the second foot panel defines a foot panel cutout.

5. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein the bag stand is formed of blow-molded plastic.

6. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein the bag stand defines a draft angle, the draft angle sufficient to allow nesting with a second bag stand having the same geometry as the first bag stand.

7. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of a bottom end of the first foot panel of the bag stand is able to rest on a top end of the first foot panel of a second bag stand with the second bag stand having the same geometry as the first bag stand.

8. The bag stand of claim 1 , wherein the first foot panel is substantially vertical and the first side panel is drafted.

9. A bag stand comprising:
a plurality of side panels connected end-to-end to create an enclosure, the plurality of side panels comprising:
a first side panel, the first side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends;
a second side panel, the second side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the second side panel connected to the first side panel, the second side panel oriented at about forty-five degrees with respect to the first side panel;
a third side panel, the third side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the third side panel connected to the second side panel, the third side panel oriented at about forty-five degrees with respect to the second side panel; and

a plurality of foot panels, each foot panel connected proximate a bottom end of a side panel, the plurality of foot panels comprising a first foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the first side panel;
the plurality of foot panels further defining a bottom opening of the bag stand; and
the first foot panel connected to the bottom end of the first side panel by a step panel.

10. The bag stand of claim 9 , wherein the first foot panel defines a foot panel cutout.

11. The bag stand of claim 9 , wherein the bag stand defines a draft angle, wherein the draft angle is sufficient to allow nesting with a second bag stand having the same geometry as the first bag stand.

12. The bag stand of claim 9 , wherein the first foot panel is substantially vertical and the first side panel is drafted.

13. A bag stand comprising:
a plurality of side panels connected end-to-end to create an enclosure, the plurality of side panels comprising:
a first side panel, the first side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends;
a second side panel, the second side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the second side panel connected to the first side panel by a connection panel, the connection panel providing an angle of curvature between the first side panel and the second side panel;
a third side panel, the third side panel having a top end, a bottom end, and two adjacent side ends, the third side panel connected to the second side panel by a connection panel, the connection panel providing an angle of curvature between the second side panel and the third side panel;

a plurality of foot panels, each foot panel connected proximate a bottom end of a side panel, the plurality of foot panels comprising a first foot panel connected proximate the bottom end of the first side panel;
the plurality of foot panels further defining a bottom opening of the bag stand; and
the first foot panel connected to the bottom end of the first side panel by a step panel.

14. The bag stand of claim 13 , wherein the first side panel and the second side panel are flat.

15. The bag stand of claim 13 , wherein the bag stand further defines a top opening, the bottom opening being larger than the top opening.

16. The bag stand of claim 13 , wherein the bag stand is formed of blow-molded plastic.

17. The bag stand of claim 13 , wherein the bag stand defines a draft angle, wherein the draft angle is sufficient to allow nesting with a second bag stand having the same geometry as the first bag stand.

18. The bag stand of claim 13 , wherein the first foot panel is substantially vertical and the first side panel is drafted.

Assignees

• Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Muse John Richard

Classifications

• B65B67/1238 Primary

  Inserts or external supports, e.g. baskets, for stiffening sacks in the open condition · CPC title

• F16M11/22

  with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs (F16M11/42 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65F1/14

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

• B65B67/1205

  collapsible or foldable (B65B67/1216, B65B67/1244, B65B67/1255 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65F1/1426

  Housings, cabinets or enclosures for refuse receptacles (B65F1/006, B65F1/1452 take precedence) · CPC title