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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1998
Thomas C. Schafer, Terrytown, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A trash container system, particularly for marine pleasure craft, for disposing of refuse wherein the trash container system comprises a trash bag holding device having laterally projecting extensions and a trash receptacle having a resilient, elastomeric, inlet mouth at its top, couplable to the trash bag holding device about and over the lateral extensions, and a sealable (e.g. zippered), refuse expelling outlet at its bottom. The resilient elastomeric inlet mouth functions to (1) securely couple the trash receptacle to the trash bag holding device via the collapsible elastomeric properties of the resilient elastomeric inlet mouth; (2) hold refuse in the trash receptacle; and (3) expand, easily and effortlessly, to receive therethrough refuse having a myriad of dimensions and shapes. In the preferred embodiment, the body of the trash receptacle is made of mesh material with a zipper extending across its bottom to selectively discharge the contained trash (alternatively the trash can be removed though the top, if so desired) and an expandable, elastomeric opening across its top for the easy insertion of trash (or its removable, if so desired). The system was specifically designed for marine use in, for example, pleasure craft, with the trash bag holding device being secured by, for example, screws or other like mechanical fasteners or adhesive to a vertical surface (e.g. a wooden cabinet wall but can be used elsewhere as well).