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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8322924 | Trash collection and removal system Disclosed herein is a trash collection and removal system that includes a flexible, foldable heavy-duty dumpster bag configured to engage with specially designed clamps that are secured onto the tines of a front loader truck and that engage with the dumpster bag by ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8287189 | Scented disposable trash bags A disposable bag receptacle includes a body having an open top end portion and a closed bottom end portion. The body defines a cavity extending between the top and bottom end portions and includes a flexible outer surface impregnated with a pesticide. The outer surf... | 10/16/2012 |
| 7942577 | Flexible bag having a drawtape closure A flexible bag comprises flexible sheet material assembled to form a semi-enclosed container having an opening. The bag has a drawtape closure for sealing the opening. The sheet material of the drawtape closure exhibits elastic-like behavior along at least one axis.... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7344308 | Towel sleeve A protective sleeve or jacket for a golf towel or the like. The sleeve comprises an elongated waterproof sheath defining a hollow interior adapted to receive and house the towel. The sleeve has opposed ends or collars adapted to be independently opened to allow acce... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7318548 | Apparatus and method for isolating deposited items A mail depository apparatus includes a rigid housing forming a channel adapted for directing deposited mail items and an interface member adapted to attach a flexible container to the housing for receiving deposited mail items from the channel, wherein the interface... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7163337 | Apparatus for maintaining separation of small laundry items A compartmentalized laundry bag for washing and drying small laundry items. The bag includes a collapsible mesh body having a closeable top portion, a bottom portion and a central portion. A flexible mesh bottom wall is connected to the bottom portion of the mesh bo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7137737 | Pull-strip bag with adhesive tape The invention relates to a thermoplastic film bag comprising a front wall (1) and a rear wall (2), which are joined to one another by lateral weld seams (3, 4) while forming a filling opening (6) and are each double-plied in the area of t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118276 | Gift bag with napped filamentary surface A gift bag with napped filamentary surface of the present invention includes a gift bag having generally parallel front and rear panels, a pair of generally parallel side panels, each having a top edge, a bottom edge, and two lateral edges, wherein the lateral edges... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7063255 | Card display system and method A system and method for displaying a presentation instrument such as a gift card, and for establishing and maintaining an account associated with the gift card. The gift card is packaged with a card carrier for display at a retail establishment, with both the card a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7011213 | Protective shield for a patient control device A disposable shield designed to sheath a patient control device prevents contaminants from contacting or entering the device. The shield has a bi-directional opening through which the hand-operated device is inserted and removed from the shield. A removable sealing ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6913028 | Flexible container for liquid transport, liquid transport method using the container, liquid transport apparatus using the container, method for washing the container, and washing equipment A flexible container for liquid transport made of a flexible material includes a top face portion, a bottom face portion, and a peripheral face portion connecting the top face portion and the bottom face portion. An air tight, water resistant slide fastener is opena... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6777044 | Resin coated fabric containers and furniture panels and method of making the same The invention relates to a coated fabric object and a method of making the coated fabric object, including a vase, container or furniture panel, the object having an outer fabric wrapping with a sewn seam and drawstring to tighten the seam around the neck of the obj... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6435391 | Double looped enclosure mechanism A combined adjustable closure and carry mechanism for a bag comprising a bag including a flexible channel in surrounding relationship to an aperture through which any bag contents can be accessed, a slider, and a single webbing having first and second end... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6415455 | Stool specimen collector The invention provides an apparatus for obtaining a stool specimen. The apparatus comprises a housing, a collection bag, a slider to close the collection bag and a draw string to move the slider. A user places the apparatus on a toilet, deposits a first s... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398410 | Laundry bag with a sliding element A laundry bag is provided that is comprised of an open end and a closed end having an excess of material therebetween. Also provided on the laundry bag are a loop and a drawstring. A sliding device is attached to the drawstring to allow opening and closin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6351857 | Stool specimen collector An apparatus for obtaining a stool specimen. The apparatus comprises a housing, a collection bag, a slider to close the collection bag and a draw string to move the slider. A user places the apparatus on a toilet, deposits a first stool into the collectio... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6287002 | Draw cord system for opening and closing an open top of a fabric carrier A draw cord system for opening and closing and opening in a top portion of a fabric carrier. The opening and closing system includes the top carrier with the top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes the opening for receiving articles ins... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6224259 | Laundry bag A laundry bag is provided that is comprised of an open end and a closed end. Two loops are attached to the laundry bag. The first loop is located adjacent to the closed end, and the second loop is located adjacent to the open end. The laundry bag further ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6085695 | Universally attachable leash bag A pet leash bag is attachable to a pet leash for carrying or holding articles such as pet waste disposal bags, other pet accessories or toys and personal articles of the pet owner. The bag can be fabricated from many different materials and has many embod... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6044878 | Money purse A money purse for holding items such as money. The purse includes front and back panels coupled together to define therebetween a space with a top opening for holding items therein. The back panel has a cover flap extending therefrom for covering the top ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5839631 | Cloth golf ball holder There is provided a holder for a plurality of golf balls, the holder having a cylindrical sleeve formed of a flexible fabric sheet material and having an open first end and an open second end. About a first end of the sleeve there is a drawstring which ma... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5830119 | Bag with closure tie and method of making A double-ended bag is formed from a tubular woven sheet having at least one tie member extending along the length of the tubular sheet. The tubular sheet is cut to create bag panels and tie member segments in registration. The bag panels are sewn together... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5782821 | Battery boot for a portable surgical tool A pre-sterilized battery boot functioning to cover a portable surgical tool battery of a portable surgical tool. the battery boot comprises a envelope, and at least one fastener circumferentially positioned around a top end of the envelope. the portable s... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5683769 | Decorative gift article A decorative gift article includes a plurality of gift items and a support of a predetermined countenance that is used for presenting the gift items. A pouch accommodates the gift items and is connected to a bottom side of the support. An elongated elemen... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5560429 | Fire fighting bucket for aircraft A collapsible fire fighting bucket assembly to be suspended from an aircraft for fighting wild fires, the bucket being made of pliable material and having an open upper end for filling from a body of water. A tubular extension extends from an opening in t... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5535543 | Means and a method for thermally protecting fruits and vegetables while maturing Fruit or vegetables still maturing on a parent plant are protected from damage due to soft freeze by enclosing the fruits or vegetables within a bag made of flexible, thermally insulating, water and air permeable material that remains stable in prolonged ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5291999 | Christmas tree bag A Christmas tree bag for a cut evergreen tree is provided which consists of a flexible cone shaped enclosure having an entrance, so that the evergreen tree can be inserted therein. A structure is for sealing the entrance of the flexible cone shaped enclos... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5240105 | Multi-purpose eyeglasses pouch A multi-purpose eyeglasses pouch includes a pouch body formed from a rectangular piece of cloth and having three sides provided with a row of evenly distributed holes. The pouch body is folded so as to align the holes in two opposite sides of the pouch bo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5213147 | Method and apparatus for folding and collapsing objects supported by flexible loops A method and apparatus for folding and collapsing an object incorporating a flexible loop which defines the particular configuration for the object in its expanded configuration. A cable having a central portion defining a handle has two ends passed throu... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5209045 | Method for preventing heat loss from a sterile irrigation fluid container during surgery A sterile bag (10) is provided for containing an irrigation container (20). The bag (10) has an interior (12) for receiving the container (20) and an opening (14). The opening (14) has a tubular member disposed about the opening (14) for receiving a strin... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5199572 | Balloon storage system and method for assembling the same A balloon storage system which is disclosed wherein comprises at least one cylinder-like or bag-like storage for storing balloons packed therein, which is formed by locking meshes at any places of a pet having meshes of a diameter smaller than the diamete... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5161895 | Gift sack with drawstring or the like and method for making the same A gift sack with a drawstring or the like member and method for making the same are disclosed. The method includes providing a sheet material of a predetermined dimension and including a heat-sealable resin-coating on one side thereof. The sheet material ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5133607 | Plastic liner bag with elastic top tie strip A plastic trash bag is disclosed which includes an elastic drawstring. The drawstring may expand to conform to a container over which the bag is placed but does not close the opening of the bag below the circumference at which the opening is formed when r... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5118201 | Bag mouth closure structure A bag mouth closure structure having a semirigid drawstring comprising a handle and a flexible cord. The semirigid drawstring assists in holding the mouth of a bag open so that articles can be easily deposited. The handle is a substantially rigid tube tha... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5098754 | Hay bag The present invention is a relatively long, rectangular, poly-tarpaulin bag constructed to easily hold a bale of hay approximately 18"×18"×48". The weave of the bag is 12×12 fibers per inch. The bag is made from two panels of material sewn together and... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5092681 | Drawstring trash container A drawstring trash container which is characterized by a sheet of flexible, resilient material such as plastic, having a selected thickness and provided with peripheral loops, slits or a continuous channel for receiving a drawstring. The drawstring trash ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5044775 | Plastic film bag with integral plastic film tie element, and associated fabrication methods A series of bags are fabricated using a continuous, high-speed bag-forming process in which an elongated section of flattened film tubing is longitudinally conveyed toward a receiving station in which the formed bags are suitably packaged. As the flattene... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5041264 | Method and apparatus for disinfecting objects Contaminated objects are disinfected in a device which has a cavity formed by a fluid impermeable wall, an opening which is sealable, an absorbent liner, and a dispensing conduit which extends around the perimeter of the device. Objects are placed in the ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5033613 | Carrying package and receptacle for a soap product A combined carrying package and soap bar receptacle structure is disclosed. The structure comprises a pair of aligned plates adapted to receive a soap bar product therebetween. The surfaces of the plates in contact with the soap bar product have a plurali... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5031759 | Soap-holding bag A water pervious bag for holding a bar of soap for washing a person's body, the bag comprising a sleeve of synthetic yarn, the yarn being of circular cross-section and knitted with a wide, loose weave, the bag being closed at one end and open at the other... | 07/16/1991 |
