US2437233A - Bag holder - Google Patents

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ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 2, 1 948 BAG HOLDER Travis Otis Smith, Kansas City, Mo., assignor, by

mesne assignments, to Arbee Products Company, Kansas City, Kans., a firm composed of David M. Larenz and Bernhard W. Alden Application June 18, 1945, Serial No. 600,183

4 Claims. (01. 248-101) Bag holders of the type having manually manipulable means for opening and closing the mouth thereof constitutes the subject matter of my invention'and the primary aim is to provide simple, effective, durable and inexpensive structure for supporting paperbags or the like adjacent-to a point of work where material may be easily deposited into the bag for later disposition.

One of the primary aims of my invention is the provision of a bag holder capable of being mounted upon a supporting surface such as a wall, kitchen cabinet or an element adjacent to the point of work that includes a pair of specially formed jaws and means for actuating these jaws to and from a closed position where the mouth of the bag is maintained in a shut condition.

Other objects of this invention include the provision of a bag holder of the aforementioned character wherein the said jaws are operably secured together and mounted upon a specially designed frame, all to the end that the assembly may be moved as a unit to and from a supporting surface andeasily manipulated by the operator by exerting force upon a shiftable trigger or the like carried by the main frame of the holder; that will automatically return the mouth of the bag to the shut position when the manually operable member is shifted through a portion of its path of travel toward the condition assumed when the jaws are closed; and that is capable of securing the mouth of the bag in a completely shut condition where odors may not escape from the bag and where flies or insects may not enter the bag that is supported by the holder.

Other aims of the invention will appear during the course of the following specification referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating two forms of the invention and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a bag-holder made pursuant to the present invention.

'Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the holder shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line IIIIII of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows. V

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal central sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows- 1 Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a bag holder made in accordance with the modified form of the invention. I

Fig.6 is a cross sectional view of the holder pictured in Fig. 5 and taken on line VIVI of FigL5 looking in the direction'of the arrows.

Fig. '7 is another cross sectional view through the holder shown in Fig. 5 taken on line VIIVII of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view through the modified form of the holder taken on line V'IIIVIII of Fig. 6, and

Fig. 9 is a detailed sectional view showing the form of joint between two of the members of the holder taken on line IX-IX of Fig. 6.

Bag holders of the character forming the subject matter of my invention are employed where it is necessary or desirable to quickly dispose of waste material such as garbage and, therefore,

is primarily adapted for employment in kitchens but may be used at bedsides for example, where patients are desirous of disposing of waste matter.

The holders carry a bag, not here shown, but which is commonly known in the art as a paper sack having an open mouth and which, when folded, lies in a fiat condition. The bags which I have found to be satisfactory are kraft paper with a water-proof lining or a special parchment type paper bag which will not allow water to pass through the material from which it is constructed. The bag, therefore, being of conventional and well known character, is not illustrated in the draw- As indicated in the objects above, it is desirable to have the bag holder operable by the application of pressure of ageneral nature rather than of a specific type and to a confined or relatively small part. Therefore, the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 is highly desirable for the same may be shifted from the closed to. the

open positionand vice versa, by the hand, elbow or knee. In the form of the invention illustrated in the said figures, the holder comprises a U- shaped frame generally designated by the nu-' meral I0 and including a flat bight I2 from which extends a pair of legs I4. A pair of cooperating jaws that are U-shaped in form and designated by the numeral [6 are pivotally secured to frame Ill as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The jaws I6 eachincorporate a straight bight I 8 formed from a strip of material and a pair of legs 20, the free ends whereof are pivotally secured as at 22. The

- pivotal connections 22 permit movement of jaws 16 to and from the full line position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and to the position illustrated in over the straight bights Id of jaws it, the clamps; will secure said marginal edge against accidental displacement even when the bags are subjected to a considerable amount of. weight; due to the. material emptied thereinto. Each clamp this pivoted at one end to its respective. bighir I8 ized movement when the mechanism is moved from the position shown in full lines of Fig. 6 to the condition shown in dotted lines of said figure. A sprin I20 having one end secured as at I22 to frame I90 and the other end secured as at I24 to one of the legs I06 of one of the jaws I04, yieldably maintains, the saidljawsin theshut po sition". Means for actuating the jaws; in this form of the invention is a lever I26 rebent upon itself and journaled in an opening I28 formed in one leg I02 of frame I00. Lever I26 is bent at an acute angle as illustrated in Fig. 6 and one arm I30 of. lever. I 26 is. shorter than that to be I engaged. by. the hand of the operator. The free through the medium of a transverse; pinfor rivet end-of armeliil isnotched as at I32 to embrace one edge-of the legs I206. This frictional engage- 34, passing through the depending sides. ofthe clamp 32 and to insure that the clamp maybe swung upwardly to extend erpendicularly to. its.

respective bight II the depending sides of clamp 32 are extended as at 3% to. receive the rivet 3t.

Strips t8 forming. the big-htsof. jaws. l t are. dis.-

posed at an angle with respect'to the l'ongitudi' nalaxesof the. legs. as shown inliigs. 2' and 3. Thus the bights I8 are in parallelism. when the jaws I 6 are cosed and are. flared outwardly as indicated in dotted. lines of. Fig. -3'when the. jaws arev open. and. the mouth. of the. bagis distended. to receive waste material. is an important a feature for the mouth of the bag is maintained closedby the-close. contact between. the inner proximal edges of. clamp 32- when. the. jaws are in a shut condition. An operating memberjtt is in. the form of a U-shaped. yoke overlapping the formed. in the legs IA of frame I 0 and into engagement' with aslotM provided in the. respective proximal arm iil of operatingmember 38. In other words, each end of jaws I6 are operabl'y joined to member 38 through links 21% and. 26 and. a

pin 28. Pin 28 ri'd'es along slots 52 and M3 as.

member .38. is shifted. to and from the position shown in full. lines of Fig. 3' and when. the said member 38 is in the position illustratedlin dotted lines" of said figure the jaws are parted and the bag is open. The weight of member 38' and the position of links 2% and 28 (dotted lines of Fig. 3) is'such as to employthe action of gravity to auto matically move the jaws It to the closed positiOTIIQjS. soon as the lifting action on member $8 is discontinued. In other words, when the bag. is to be opened, member 38 is pushed upwardly to the dotted. line position shown in Fig. 3 and after'the material'hasbeen dropped into the bag held'by jaws It and the upward. force on member' 38* is" rel'eased, the entire. mechanism will re-- tnrn 'to the closed condition Holes 413. in frame Ifl may'be' employed to. mounting bag holder in a oonvenient'location for use.

' Theform of the bag holder illustrated in Figs. 5 to 9 inclusive; is slightly different from that just described; Frame I-dii is precisely the same in formwith the exception; of the slots in the legs I 52 thereof and jaws Iiltare of the same form as previously described. They I are U- shaped, have legs I95 and high-ts eat with each of which is associated .a U-shaped' clamp i l 2 pivotally' secured as at I M Links H5 and H8 are prov ided' ateach end of jaws ltd to insure equalment between the members, when the parts are designed and proportioned as shown in Fig. 6, will causajaws I M to move apart when lever I26 is forced downwardly to the dotted line position of Fig. 6. When lever I25 is in such downward. position; arm I36" will be Substantially horizontal and an upward force on lever I26 will l'iftthe' arm. I39 to anzangle where the strength of spring no will snap jaws I04 back and hold; the same together in. the; shut position.

The advantages arising from, "a bag .holder made as. illustrated in Figs. 5 to. 9 inclusive are substantial y the same as" those emanating from" the invention as. it is. shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

It is understoodthat; such modifications and. changes as fall within the scope of the invention may be made without. departing from the termsof the appended claims.

Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to be. secured by Letters. Patent is:

1. A bag holder of the kind specified comprising a frame; a pair of substantially parallel,,. U-

shaped bagsupportingjaws pivotally mounted on.

the frame for movement to and. from. aclosed'. position where the .bights of the jaws are in juxtaposition and the bag. is held shut; a. manually manipulable operating member shiftably carried" by the frame for actuating the jaws to and fromthe, closed position, said. operating, member being, held' atone end of its pathof travel: where the jaws are closed by the action of gravity; a pair of.

links interconnecting the jaws to insure equalizedv movement about the respective axes of the jaws, said operating member being, joined to the links whereby movement of the said member is im-- parted to the jaws through the said links; and a pin for pivotally joining said'links, said member being U-shaped and having, a slot in. one. leg there-of through which said pin projects for sliding movement therein.

2. A bag holder of the kind specified; comprising a frame; a air of substantially parallel, U- shaped bag supporting jaws plvotally mounted on the frame for movement to and from a closed position where the bights of the jaws. are in juxtaposition and the bag is held shut? a manually manipulable operating member shiftably carried by the frame for actuating the jaws to and from the closed position; means for yieldablyholding thejaws'in a closed position when. said. operating. member is at one end of its path of travel; and links interconnecting the jaws to, insure equalized movement about the respective axes, of the jaws, said operating member being a lever 'slidabl-y engaging one of the legs of one of said jaws and formed to move the jaws from each other about mamas 8. A bag holder of the kind specified commieing a frame; a pair of substantially parallel, U- shaped bag supporting jaws pivotally mounted on the frame for movement to and from a closed position where the bights of the jaws are in juxtaposition and the bag is held shut; a manually manipulable operating member shiftably carried by the frame for actuating the jaws to and from the closed position; a retrieving spring attached to one of said jaws for yieldably holding the jaws in a closed position; and links interconnecting the jaws to insure equalized movement about the respective axes of the jaws, said operating member being a lever slidably engaging one of the legs of one of said jaws and formed to move the jaws from each other about their pivots as pressure is applied to the lever.

4. A bag holder of the kind specified comprising a frame; a pair of substantially parallel U- shaped bag supporting jaws pivotally mounted on the frame for movement to and from a closed position where the bights of the jaws are in juxtaposition and the bag is held shut; a manually manipulable operating member shiftably carried by the frame for actuating the jaws to and from the closed position; a retrieving spring interconnecting the frame and one of said jaws, said spring being disposed to yleldably hold the jaws in the closed position; and links interconnecting the jaws to insure equalized movement about the respective axes of the jaws, said operating memher being a lever ivotally mounted on the frame and having an arm slidably engaging one leg of one of said jaws when said lever is manipulated, said operating member being held at one end of its path of travel by said one leg when the jaws are held closed by said spring.

TRAVIS OTIS SMITH.

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