EP0588938B1 - Poubelle comprenant un ensemble distributeur de sacs - Google Patents

Poubelle comprenant un ensemble distributeur de sacs Download PDF

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EP0588938B1
EP0588938B1 EP92913626A EP92913626A EP0588938B1 EP 0588938 B1 EP0588938 B1 EP 0588938B1 EP 92913626 A EP92913626 A EP 92913626A EP 92913626 A EP92913626 A EP 92913626A EP 0588938 B1 EP0588938 B1 EP 0588938B1
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waste receptacle
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Chi Mo Hung
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/04—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts
    • B65F1/06—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks
    • B65F1/062—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks having means for storing or dispensing spare bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B67/00—Apparatus or devices facilitating manual packaging operations; Sack holders
    • B65B67/12—Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials
    • B65B67/1266—Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials specially adapted for storing or dispensing sacks from a supply
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/1616—Elements constricting the neck of the bag
    • B65D33/165—Flexible elongated elements integral with or attached to bags or sacks ; Fastening thereof to the bag before closing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/0006—Flexible refuse receptables, e.g. bags, sacks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/141—Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles

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  • the present invention relates to a waste receptacle incorporating a bag supply unit.
  • the invention seeks to provide an improved waste receptacle incorporating a bag supply unit.
  • a waste receptacle having a body incorporating, internally within a bottom end of the body, a bag supply unit arranged to provide a bag with its open end disposed around an open top end of the receptacle for receiving waste, said bag supply unit comprising a casing surrounding a roll of bags for dispensing through an opening of the casing, said roll of bags being formed by continuous flat plastics sleeve having a plurality of transverse seals at regular intervals along its length to define corresponding closed ends of the bags and transverse lines of perforations adjacent and substantially parallel to corresponding seals to define corresponding open ends of the bags such that the bags can be torn off away from an end of the sleeve, said sleeve being rolled up upon itself without a separate supporting core, and a tie provided for each bag for tying the open ends of the bags, each tie being rolled up with the sleeve and each arranged to be released for tying the corresponding bag when it is to
  • the ties are provided extending along the length of the sleeve.
  • the ties are at least partially cut apart by the lines of perforations.
  • the ties are formed of material separate from the sleeve.
  • the ties are formed integrally with the sleeve and arranged to be torn off with the corresponding bags.
  • the ties are provided by a longitudinal edge portion of the sleeve.
  • edge portion of the sleeve is sealed along adjacent the edge to form a strip which provides the ties and a line of perforations to allow the ties to be torn from the side of the sleeve.
  • the ties have a different colour from the sleeve or the body of the sleeve.
  • the sleeve is longitudinally folded to reduce its effective width when rolled up.
  • the sleeve is longitudinally pleated.
  • the bag supply unit comprises a plurality of said casings containing respective rolls of bags and further including a board supporting the casings.
  • the waste receptacle further includes self-attaching means for attaching the waste receptacle to a support surface.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 of the drawings there is shown a bag supply unit 10 embodying the invention, which bag supply unit 10 is formed by three casings 11 each containing a roll 12 of bags 13, and a board 14 supporting the casings 11 in a mutually parallel and spaced apart manner.
  • Each casing 11 is made by folding a sheet of transparent plastics material to form a rectangular box, and has in its top wall 9 a slit opening 15 which is to be formed by a user by piercing open a perforated line 16.
  • the roll 12 of bags 13 is formed by a continuous flat plastics sleeve 17 having a plurality of transverse seal lines 18 at regular intervals along its length.
  • a transverse line of perforations 19 is provided in the sleeve 17 between adjacent bags 13 close to the corresponding seal line 18, thereby forming two distinct bags.
  • each seal line 18, except the very last one inside the roll 12, is accompanied by a corresponding perforated line 19. It will be appreciated that the seal lines 18 and perforated lines 19 define the closed and open ends of the bags 13, respectively.
  • each roll 12 the corresponding sleeve 17 is folded inwardly or pleated along both longitudinal edges, namely to form a pair of confronting double pleats as is best understood from the cross-section which is sometimes known as a gusset configuration.
  • the sleeve 17 is provided with a string 20 which is placed within the pleat along one longitudinal edge, as more clearly shown in Figure 2.
  • the string 20 is cut or partially severed into separate lengths by the perforated lines 19, and is rolled up with the sleeve 17 thereby being retained within the roll 12.
  • the outer end of the sleeve 17 is firstly pulled out through the opening 15 by a user until the first bag 13 is completely exposed so that it can be torn off for use. It will be appreciate that the associated length of string 20 is also retrieved at the same time with the bag 13 and is then available for later use for tying closed the open end of the bag 13. Immediately upon tearing off of the first bag 13, the end of the next bag 13 is exposed outside the casing 11 through the opening 15 ready for future use.
  • FIG. 3 is now also referred to, which shows a different sleeve 17A suitable for replacing the earlier sleeve 17.
  • the sleeve 17A is folded once longitudinally about its centre line to reduce its effective width.
  • the sleeve 17A is not provided with a separate string but instead an integral tie 20A which is formed by one longitudinal edge portion or strip 17A' of the sleeve 17A.
  • the edge portion 17A' is arranged to be torn away from the body of the sleeve 17A along a perforated line 21 immediately behind which the sleeve 17A is closed by a seal line 22.
  • edge portion 17A' and the tie 20A are also partially cut by transverse perforated lines 19A in the sleeve 17A such that the same length will be torn off with an associated bag 13A from the sleeve 17A.
  • the tie 20A may be left attached with the bag 13A when the latter is in use or torn away therefrom for tying closed the open end of the bag 13.
  • the roll of bags 13A formed by the sleeve 17A is not only relatively simpler to manufacture but also has the advantage that the tie 20A does not add any thickness to the roll and will not get lost or mis-placed but is immediately available for use when needed.
  • the string 20 or tie 20A is coloured or has a colour different from that of the sleeve 17 or the rest of the sleeve 17A for easy identification.
  • the sleeve (and the sleeve 17A) 17 is rolled up upon itself without a separate core, thereby saving space and avoiding additional weight.
  • the board 14 is provided with an integral folded-up handle 23 for easy carrying and an integral lug 24 which is formed by piercing a corresponding shaped perforated line 25.
  • An adhesive double-sided tape or pad (not shown) is provided on the back of the lug 24 for attaching the whole bag supply unit 10 onto a wall or any other support surface.
  • the board 14 is perforated along line 26 for tearing to separate the casings 11 to form individual bag supply units or for tearing away an empty casing.
  • the bag supply unit 10 is incorporated at the bottom.
  • the first or outermost bag 13 is opened up with its open end disposed around a rim 31 of the open top end of the bin 30 for receiving waste collected in the bin 30.
  • the bag 13 in use is lifted up from the bin 30 and then torn off for disposal.
  • the open end of the bag 13 is to be tied closed before disposal. It will be appreciated that when one roll 12 of bags 13 is used up, an adjacent roll 12 may then be used.
  • FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of a waste bin 40 which incorporates a bag supply unit 41 slightly different from the bag supply unit 10 described above.
  • One side wall 42 of the waste bin 40 has a shaped perforated line 43 for providing an integral lug 44 upon piercing open or a hole 45 by means of which the waste bin 40 may be supported on a hook (not shown).
  • a similar lug 46 is provided on an adjacent side 47 of the waste bin 40, on which lug 46 an adhesive double-sided pad 48 is provided to attach the waste bin 40 to a wall or any other support surface (not shown).
  • the waste bin 30 is formed by a blank 50 having a series of four joined rectangular panels 51 providing the respective side walls of the waste bin 30.
  • Four narrow strips 52 are provided on one side of the panels 51 to be folded inwards to form the rim 31 of the top open end of the waste bin 30.
  • the opposite side of the panels 51 has four corresponding flaps 53 divided into two interlaced groups of flaps 53A and 53B having identical shapes in each group and corresponding to opposite sides of the waste bin 30.
  • the flaps 53A have respective fold-lines 55 defining corresponding sub-flaps 54 which are wholly attached by glue onto the corresponding adjacent flaps 53B when the panels 51 are closed to form the waste bin 30, as shown in Figure 6, whereby each pair of joined flaps 53A and 53B forms half a base wall of the waste bin 30.
  • This construction permits the waste bin 30 to be collapsed for storage when compressed at opposite corners as illustrated by arrows C of Figure 6, with the base wall automatically folded inwards while separating into two said halves each folded along the corresponding fold-line 55.
  • the supporting board 14 of the bag supply unit 10 fits squarely within on the bottom wall of the waste bin 30, namely on the flaps 53, thereby preventing the waste bin 30 from collapsing as described above.

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  1. Poubelle (30) comportant un corps comprenant à l'intérieur, dans une extrémité inférieure du corps, un ensemble distributeur de sacs (10) agencé de sorte à fournir un sac (13), avec son extrémité ouverte disposée autour d'une extrémité supérieure ouverte (31) de la poubelle (30), pour recevoir des déchets, ledit ensemble distributeur de sacs (10) comprenant un boítier (11) entourant un rouleau de sacs (12) en vue de la distribution à travers une ouverture (15) du boítier (11), ledit rouleau de sacs (12) étant formé par un manchon plat et continu en plastique (17) comportant plusieurs soudures transversales (18) à des intervalles réguliers le long de sa longueur pour définir des extrémités fermées correspondantes des sacs (13), et des lignes de perforations transversales (19), adjacentes et essentiellement parallèles aux soudures correspondantes (18), pour définir des extrémités ouvertes correspondantes des sacs (13), de sorte que les sacs (13) peuvent être détachés à partir d'une extrémité du manchon (17), ledit manchon (17) étant enroulé autour de lui-même, sans noyau de support séparé, un lien (20) étant prévu pour chaque sac (13), pour lier les extrémités ouvertes des sacs (13), chaque lien (20) étant enroulé avec le manchon (17) et chacun étant agencé de sorte à être relâché pour lier un sac correspondant (13) après son détachement, la poubelle (30) étant repliable et l'ensemble distributeur de sacs (10) étant agencé de sorte à s'emboíter dans l'extrémité inférieure de la poubelle (30) de sorte à empêcher un repliement de la poubelle (30).
  2. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les liens (20) sont agencés de sorte à s'étendre le long de la longueur du manchon (17).
  3. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les liens (20) sont au moins partiellement découpés par les lignes de perforations (19).
  4. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les liens (20) sont formés d'un matériau différent de celui du manchon (17).
  5. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les liens (20) sont formés intégralement avec le manchon (17) et sont agencés de sorte à être détachés avec les sacs correspondants (13).
  6. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 5, caractérisée en ce que les liens (20) sont fournis par une partie de bordure longitudinale du manchon (17).
  7. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la partie de bordure du manchon (17) est soudée le long du bord et de façon adjacente à celui-ci pour former une bande (17A') fournissant les liens (20) et une ligne de perforations (21) pour permettre le détachement des liens (20) à partir du côté du manchon (17).
  8. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les liens (20) ont une couleur différente de celle du manchon (17) ou du corps du manchon (17).
  9. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le manchon (17) est plié longitudinalement pour réduire sa largeur effective à l'état enroulé.
  10. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 9, caractérisée en ce que le manchon (17) est plissé longitudinalement.
  11. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'ensemble distributeur de sacs (10) comprend plusieurs desdits boítiers (11) contenant des rouleaux de sacs respectifs (12) et englobant en outre une plaque (14) supportant les boítiers (11).
  12. Poubelle (30) selon la revendication 1, englobant en outre un moyen auto-adhésif (48) pour fixer la poubelle (30) à une surface de support.
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CN 91104337 CN1032636C (zh) 1991-06-19 1991-06-19 一种卷装袋子包装盒及一次性垃圾盒
CN 91104336 CN1032635C (zh) 1991-06-19 1991-06-19 汽车用一次性垃圾盒
CN91104337 1991-06-19
CN91104336 1991-06-19
PCT/GB1992/001123 WO1992022462A1 (fr) 1991-06-19 1992-06-19 Ensemble distributeur de sacs et poubelle comprenant ledit ensemble

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