Bag retention apparatus and method
US7494022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F1/163
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
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.
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