Classifications

• • 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
  • B65F1/067—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks with a plurality of flexible inserts

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for compartmentalizing a container, in particular a bin or a laundry bin, for sorting the objects to be introduced into it, of the type in which a cross member of variable length is arranged across the opening of the container in order to allow to hang bags on either side of the crosspiece for receiving objects.
• a bin compartmentalization device consists of two identical sections which can slide against one another and fixed to one another by means of a tightening bolt.
• the profiles are provided at one end with a square piece forming a hook for fixing the device on two opposite edges of the bin.
• Stirrups each carrying a hook at each of their ends are arranged at intervals on the device to provide attachment to the bags on either side of the device.
• Two bags can be attached, on the one hand to the hooks on each side of the device and on the other hand to the edges of the bin.
• This system allows the compartmentalization of a domestic bin with the possibility of adaptation to bins whose opening size is between the minimum and maximum extensions of the device.
• the system requires an adaptive assembly with screw tightening and the use of bags hanging devices on the crosspiece formed by the profiles, devices which must also be screwed. This complicates the use of this system for domestic use.
• US Patent 5,190,183 also describes a bin partitioning device consisting of a cross member telescopic to adapt the system to the opening of different trash cans. Two bags can be hung between an edge of the bin and the crosspiece on either side of it. The proposed system uses clips to fix the edge of the bags to the crosspiece.
• the disadvantage of this system is that the two bags must be kept on the crosspiece while the clamps are in place.
• the pliers used can be lost or broken and a periodic replacement must be planned, which requires a permanent reserve of pliers.
• the invention aims to overcome these drawbacks by providing a container partitioning device, easy to adapt to the opening of a container and allowing the attachment of sorting bags without using additional devices to fix them.
• a container compartmentalization device in order to carry out a sorting, disposed on the opening of the container and intended to keep at least one open bag between said device and an edge of the container or another identical device.
• a cross member consisting of at least two telescopic elements, the opposite ends of the cross member being provided with means for hooking to the edges of.
• said telescopic elements comprising a first element and at least a second element, are formed by profiles; in that the shape of the first element is complementary to that of said at least one second element to ensure its sliding with longitudinal guidance in the first element; and in that the profile forming each element is constituted by a body having a wide section part which surmounts a narrower section part at the base of which is made, integral with it, on its two sides and over its entire length, a means of hooking and blocking the bags to be maintained.
• the means for hooking and blocking the bags of each profile are constituted by two symmetrical wings moving away from said base and each having a section folded up towards the top of the profile which is followed by a section approaching said body up to come into contact with it in order to maintain the bag between it and the body of the profile;
• the wings have a first section perpendicular to the narrower section part of the profile, a second section folded upwards and essentially parallel to said narrow section part of the profile and a third section inclined inward and downward entering in contact with the body of the profile in order to hold the edge of the bag between it and said body and to block it;
• the wings consist of a first section curved upwards and a second section, of curvature inverted with respect to the first, in order to bear against the body of the element in order to maintain the edge of the bag between she and said body:
• the means for hooking to the edges of the container consist of plates having an end folded at right angles and sliding in a guide means provided in the wide section of the section in order to adapt to the wall width of the container to compartmentalize;
• Fig. 1 a sectional view of the first element
• Fig. 2 a schematic perspective view of the first element
• Fig. 3 a sectional view of the second element
• Fig.4 a schematic perspective view of the second element
• Fig. 5 a perspective view of the device according to the invention, according to an exemplary embodiment
• Fig. 6 a perspective view of the attachment means on the edge of the container.
• FIG. 5 An exemplary embodiment with two elements of the device according to the invention is shown in Figure 5. It consists of a first element 1 made of a plastic profile and a second element 2 also of flexible plastic material, as well as two end plates 3, 3 ′ intended for attachment to the opposite edges of the container.
• the first element 1 has, according to FIG. 1, a body consisting of a part of wide section 4 of generally triangular shape under which is connected a part of narrower section 5, at the base of which two symmetrical wings 6 are made. with respect to the median plane of the profile. These wings have a first section 7 perpendicular to part 5 of the body, a second section 8 folded upwards and essentially parallel to part 5 of the body and a third section 9 inclined downwards and inwards, the end of which comes to rest against the body of the profile.
• the profile is an extruded profile hollow with the narrowest part open at the bottom. The overview of the profile is shown in Figure 2.
• the second element also comprises a body consisting of a part of wide section 10, surmounting a part of narrower section 11, at the base of which two wings 12 are made, symmetrical with respect to the median plane of the profile. These wings have a first section 13 perpendicular to the part 11 of the body, a second section 14 drawn upwards and essentially parallel to the part 11 of the body and a third section 15 inclined downwards and inwards, the end of which come and lean against the body of the profile.
• Elements 1 and 2 are dimensioned so that. the second element 2 can be inserted longitudinally into the first and flow through it freely.
• each profile is provided, in its narrower part, 5 or 11, with a tongue made by punctured from the wall of the profile and projecting inwards to element 1 and outward for element 2.
• the tongues 19, 20 being directed in opposite directions to lock one inside the other when the second element is slid to the maximum out of the first element.
• the square plates 3, 3 ′ constituting the means for attaching the device to the edges of a container and shown in FIG. 6, comprise a flat cross section 15, one end of which is provided with a square part 16 and 1 the other end is shaped like a fork, the branches 17 of which are provided with a lug 18 projecting outwards. of the brochure.
• the plate 3 is dimensioned to be introduced into a slide 21 located in the wide section part 4 of the first element 1, at one end thereof opposite to that where the second element is introduced.
• the plate 3 ′ is, eUe, dimensioned to be introduced and to slide in the wide section part of the second element 2 at the opposite end to that introduced in the element 1.
• notches are formed in the wall to receive the lugs 18 of the plates 3 and 3' and thus stop the means of attachment in an adequate position.
• the two elements are mounted telescopically one inside the other and can slide until they are stopped, either against the square parts 16 (FIG. 6) of the hooking means 3, 3 '(minimum extension), or by the tabs 19, 20 which hook one to the other (maximum extension).
• a user who wishes to divide a container into two parts to sort in two bags arranged in the container causes the two elements 1 and 2 to be sewn until the length of the device reaches the width of the opening of the container to be divided. It also pulls the brackets to release a length at least equivalent to the thickness of the wall of the container and places the device on the opening of the container by making it rest by its two means for hooking the ends on the edges of this one. ⁇ then introduces the edge of a bag provided for this purpose between the inclined sections 9, 15 and the body of the elements by elastically pushing these sections with the fingers and places the rest of the edge of the bag on the free edge of the container. He does the same on the other side and can then introduce objects to sort on one side or the other.
• the invention is not limited to the example described.
• the bag hanging system can take various forms, in particular the wings can consist of a first section curved upwards and a second section, of curvature reversed with respect to the first, so that the top of the second curvature is pressed against the body of the element in order to hold the edge of the bag between it and said body and to block it.
• the container can be a trash can or a laundry bin or any other container for various uses.
• the bag hanging system is done simply by pushing the inclined sections 9, 15 to introduce the edge of a bag, for example made of recycled plastic, between one of these sections and the body of the profile.
• the embodiment according to the example described makes it possible not only to tighten the edge of the bag but also to prevent untimely tearing because the incUned section 9, 15 gives way in the direction of introduction but ensures the blocking of the bag in the event of traction in the opposite direction.
• the attachment means on the edge of the container are retracted into the folded device and also serve as a handle for pulling the elements during instaUation.

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• Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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• Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
• Bag Frames (AREA)
• Warehouses Or Storage Devices (AREA)
• Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
• Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
• Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
• Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)

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