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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
David Mcnamara, Huntersville, NC (US);
Ian Westad Cunningham, Huntersville, NC (US);
Joseph Dugan Musser, Huntersville, NC (US);
Clayton Kirschner, Charlotte, NC (US);
David McNamara, Huntersville, NC (US);
Ian Westad Cunningham, Huntersville, NC (US);
Joseph Dugan Musser, Huntersville, NC (US);
Clayton Kirschner, Charlotte, NC (US);
Rubbermaid Incorporated, Huntersville, NC (US);
Abstract
A waste can comprises a receptacle having a rim with at least one bag lock located on the rim. The bag lock has a first portion defining a cavity and a second portion movable with respect to the first portion between a first position where it is locked to the first portion and a second position where it is spaced from the first portion. The second portion locks a trash bag in the cavity when in the first position.