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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Shaun T. Broering, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Karin L. Toerner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles B. Snoreck, Chicago Ridge, IL (US);
Nancy M. Mack-robles, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Matthew W. Waldron, Hamilton, OH (US);
Robert W. Fraser, Lombard, IL (US);
Shaun T. Broering, Fort Thomas, KY (US);
Karin L. Toerner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles B. Snoreck, Chicago Ridge, IL (US);
Nancy M. Mack-Robles, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Matthew W. Waldron, Hamilton, OH (US);
Robert W. Fraser, Lombard, IL (US);
The Glad Products Company, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The bag for receiving refuse may include a bag body, the bag body including an inside surface, an outside surface, and a rim defining a mouth. The bag may also include a first strip of material disposed on the inside surface of the bag body proximate the rim. The strip may include an inside surface, an outside surface that faces the inside surface of the body, a top edge, and a bottom edge. The bag may also include a front wall, a back wall, and a hem, the hem including a drawstring. The strip may include a printed design. The design could be letters, numbers, pictures, writing, or any other design. When the bag is inserted into a trash receptacle such that the rim of the bag is folded over the rim of the receptacle, the printed design is visible from outside the receptacle.