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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2006
Franklin M. Ramsey, Charlotte, NC (US);
Daniel Lee Bizzell, Davidson, NC (US);
Tom J. Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Matthew Wynn, Charlotte, NC (US);
Franklin M. Ramsey, Charlotte, NC (US);
Daniel Lee Bizzell, Davidson, NC (US);
Tom J. Philpott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ian D. Kovacevich, Charlotte, NC (US);
Matthew Wynn, Charlotte, NC (US);
Edison Nation, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A trashcan includes a container having a base and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from the base forming an interior space for receipt of a trash bag therein; and a trash bag retention member disposed on the peripheral wall, the retention member defining a passageway into the interior space of the container and comprising a plurality of resilient, flexible fingers configured to receive and retain therebetween a portion of a trash bag. Each finger includes a portion thereof that extends away from the peripheral wall. Each finger is 'bent' and extends away from the peripheral wall. A finger may extend away from the peripheral wall on the exterior of the container, away from the peripheral wall on the interior of the container, or both. A method of making the trashcan includes injection molding the container and the retention member separately or, alternatively, together.