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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2004
Mark A. Buchalter, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark A. Zeh, München, DE;
Jeffrey R. Chapin, Palto Alto, CA (US);
Bruce G. Macgregor, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark A. Buchalter, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark A. Zeh, München, DE;
Jeffrey R. Chapin, Palto Alto, CA (US);
Bruce G. MacGregor, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
A holder for a flexible bag includes a frame which defines a bag-receiving area and has a locking portion defining a recess, and a locking member carried by the locking portion for movement between a release position disposed out of the recess and a locking position disposed in the recess, the locking member having a bag-retaining notch therein for receiving a gathered portion of the bag and accessible when the locking member is it its release position and unaccessible when the locking member is in its locking position.