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Foldable receptacle

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-08-27
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1982-08-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Michael E Frazier

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 21:11
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B67/00; B65B67/12; B65B67/1205

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 203 words
A RECEPTACLE COMPRISING A FOLDABLE BAG OF FOLDABLE MATERIAL, SAID BAG BEING OPEN AT THE TOP END AND CLOSED AT THE BOTTOM, SAID BAG BEING IN THE SHAPE OF A RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPED, THE PERIMETER OF EACH VERTICAL SIDE OF SAID OPEN END BEING FOLDED AND SECURED TO IT SIDE OF THE BAG PROVIDING A LOOP OPEN AT BOTH ITS ENDS AT THE TOP END OF EACH SIDE, A DRAWSTRING EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LOOPS, TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BAG BEING CREASED ALONG THEIR VERTICAL MIDLINES AND FOLDED INWARDLY BRINGING THE OTHER TWO OPPOSITE SIDES TO JUXTAPOSITION FOR STORAGE, AND A PULL TAB SECURED TO THE BOTTOM SIDE AT A POINT SPACED FROM ITS SIDE EDGES FOR READILY OPENING SAID BAG WHEN SAID TAB IS HELD WHILE THE TOP END IS PULLED UPWARDLY, IN COMBINATION WITH A BRACKET FOR HOLDING SAID RECEPTACLE IN OPEN CONTENTS RECEIVING POSITION, SAID BRACKET COMPRISING A PAIR OF PARALLEL EXTENDING ARMS SECURABLE TO A VERTICAL SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID ARMS BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITE VERTICAL SIDES, SAID ARMS BEING ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THEREOVER THE LOOPS AT THE TOP ENDS OF SAID LATTER TWO OPPOSITE VERTICAL SIDES TO SUPPORT SAID OPEN RECEPTACLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 203 words
A RECEPTACLE COMPRISING A FOLDABLE BAG OF FOLDABLE MATERIAL, SAID BAG BEING OPEN AT THE TOP END AND CLOSED AT THE BOTTOM, SAID BAG BEING IN THE SHAPE OF A RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPED, THE PERIMETER OF EACH VERTICAL SIDE OF SAID OPEN END BEING FOLDED AND SECURED TO IT SIDE OF THE BAG PROVIDING A LOOP OPEN AT BOTH ITS ENDS AT THE TOP END OF EACH SIDE, A DRAWSTRING EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LOOPS, TWO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BAG BEING CREASED ALONG THEIR VERTICAL MIDLINES AND FOLDED INWARDLY BRINGING THE OTHER TWO OPPOSITE SIDES TO JUXTAPOSITION FOR STORAGE, AND A PULL TAB SECURED TO THE BOTTOM SIDE AT A POINT SPACED FROM ITS SIDE EDGES FOR READILY OPENING SAID BAG WHEN SAID TAB IS HELD WHILE THE TOP END IS PULLED UPWARDLY, IN COMBINATION WITH A BRACKET FOR HOLDING SAID RECEPTACLE IN OPEN CONTENTS RECEIVING POSITION, SAID BRACKET COMPRISING A PAIR OF PARALLEL EXTENDING ARMS SECURABLE TO A VERTICAL SUPPORTING SURFACE, SAID ARMS BEING SPACED APART A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSITE VERTICAL SIDES, SAID ARMS BEING ARRANGED TO RECEIVE THEREOVER THE LOOPS AT THE TOP ENDS OF SAID LATTER TWO OPPOSITE VERTICAL SIDES TO SUPPORT SAID OPEN RECEPTACLE.

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