US20110272442A1

US20110272442A1 - Waste bag dispenser

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Publication number: US20110272442A1
Application number: US13/135,714
Authority: US
Inventors: Peter H. Che
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2008-03-20
Filing date: 2011-07-11
Publication date: 2011-11-10

Abstract

A waste bag dispenser includes a pouch body and a bag dispenser. The pouch body has a surrounding wall defining a bag cavity therein, an opening for receiving a roll of waste bags. The bag dispenser has a dispensing slit transversely provided at the surrounding wall of the pouch body for dispensing the waste bags out of the bag cavity. The dispensing slit defines an upper edge and a lower edge extending edge-to-edge, wherein the upper and lower edges of the dispensing slit are arranged for holding a pulling portion of the first waste bag therebetween to allow the first waste bag being pulled out of the bag cavity through the dispensing slit. The upper and lower edges are extended close enough for holding a pulling portion of the next waste bag when the first waste bag is pulled out of the pouch body through the dispensing slit.

Description

Cross Reference of Related Application

This is a Continuation-In-Part application that claims the benefit of priority under 35U.S.C.§119 to a non-provisional application, application Ser. No. 12/077,969, filed Mar. 20, 2008.

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a waste bag dispenser, and more particularly to a pet waste bags dispenser for pet waste bags, wherein the pet waste bags dispenser comprises a pouch structure for storing the pet waste bags, such that the pet waste bags can be dispensed conveniently, and the waste bag dispenser is easy to carry around, easy to store, light in weight, easy to manufacture and has a low manufacturing cost.
2. Description of Related Arts
Many people around the world have pets, especially those in developed countries. And people in the developed world are known to be very conscious about health and environment, which makes pet owners very careful about not leaving behind pet wastes when walking their pets. In fact, many developed countries have laws and regulations regarding pet wastes. Pet owners can receive citations when they get caught for not cleaning up after the pets.
Due to an advance in technology, as well as wealth, cleaning up pet wastes has advanced from using magazine pages and newspaper to using products specifically produced for picking up pet wastes.
Waste bags dispensers are already available in the market. However, such dispensers are heavy and bulky, making carrying around and storing difficult. They also consist of a lot of material and parts that may not be quite necessary. Such waste of material in turn creates a waste to the environment, which is not desired by most people.
In view of the above drawbacks, waste bags dispensers that are easy to store, and to use, cheaper to manufacture and consist of less parts has to be provided.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The invention is advantageous in that it provides a pet waste bag dispenser for dispensing pet waste bags, comprising a pouch body having a bag cavity provided for pet waste bags to be placed therewithin, a pouch cover provided for covering the bag cavity, preventing the waste bags from falling off the waste bags dispenser, means for detachably attaching the front cover edge of the pouch cover on the front wall of the pouch body, and a bag dispenser such that the waste bags are dispensed without the pouch cover being lifted up.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a pet waste bag dispenser, wherein the bag dispenser is on a front wall of the pouch body, such that the waste bags are dispensed with or without the pouch cover being closed.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a pet waste bag dispenser, further has a pouch carrier for easy carrying around and accessing of the waste bags in the pet waste bag dispenser.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a pet waste bag dispenser, wherein the pouch carrier forms a detachable loop for looping the pet waste bag dispenser onto a desired object.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a pet waste bag dispenser, wherein the pouch body has an elastic element for the pouch body to accommodate any amount of waste bags being placed within the dispenser cavity, wherein the pouch body will expand slightly when more waste bags are placed within the dispenser cavity, and will bind the waste bags even when there are a few waste bags placed within the dispenser cavity, such that the waste bags will not move around within the waste dispenser cavity.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a pet waste bag dispenser, so as to dispense rolls of waste bags.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a pet waste bag dispenser wherein all elements of the dispenser are undetachably attached together so as to achieve all of the above objectives with no detachable parts, such that the storage and usage of the waste bags dispenser are more efficient and effective.
Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particular point out in the appended claims.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by a pet waste bag dispenser for pet waste bag, comprising:
a pouch body having a front wall, a rear wall and two sidewalls to form a bag cavity for storing the waste bag therein and a top opening communicating with the bag cavity; and
a pouch cover, having a front cover edge, extended from the rear wall of the pouch body;
means for detachably attaching the front cover edge of the pouch cover on the front wall of the pouch body, wherein the pouch cover is frontwardly folded to cover the top opening of the pouch body so as to enclose the bag cavity for retaining the waste bags therein; and
a bag dispenser provided on the front wall of the pouch body at a position below the front cover edge of the pouch cover when the pouch cover is detachably attached on the front wall, wherein the bag dispenser is adapted for allowing the waste bags to be dispensed out of the bag cavity when the bag cavity is enclosed by the pouch cover.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the present invention comprises
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pet waste bag dispenser according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the pet waste bag dispenser according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the pet waste bag dispenser according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the pet waste bag dispenser according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the bag roll wherein the waste bags are detachably connected.

FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the bag roll wherein each bag is rolled into the bag roll with a portion overlapped with the previous and the next bags.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the top opening of the bag is made of two elastic edges.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the waste bag which can be sealed by pulling the edge through the sealing slit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a waste bag according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the waste bag according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates an alternative mode of the opening of the waste bag according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a pet waste bags dispenser for pet waste bags according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the pet waste bags dispenser comprises a pouch body 10, a pouch cover 20, means 30 for detachably attaching the front cover edge of the pouch cover on the wall of the pouch body, and a bag dispenser 40.
The pouch body has a front wall 10, a rear wall 11 and two sidewalls 12, to form a bag cavity 14. The bag cavity 14 is provided for waste bag 5 to be stored therein. The pouch body also has a top opening 15 for communicating with the bag cavity 14, such that the waste bags can be refilled into the bag cavity 14 through the top opening 15.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the waste bags dispenser is designed for a roll of rectangular shaped bags, such that the waste bags can easily be dispensed continuously.
The pouch cover 20 is provided for covering a top opening 15 of the bag cavity 14, so as to protect the waste bags 5 placed within the bag cavity 14 through the top opening 15, prevent the waste bags 5 from falling off the bag cavity 14, or from damages. The pouch cover 20 is extended from the rear wall 11 of the pouch body 10, and has a front cover edge 21.
In order to ensure that the top opening 15 is to remain closed, the pet waste bag dispenser has means 30 for detachably attaching the front cover edge 21 of the pouch cover 20 on the front wall 13 of the pouch body 10, wherein the pouch cover 20 is frontwardly folded to cover the top opening 15 of the pouch body 10 so as to enclose the bag cavity 14 and retaining the waste bags 5 therein.
It is worth mentioning that, the pouch cover 20 does not need to be separately formed, reducing the number of manufacturing procedures and less material will be used. Also, the means 30 ensures that the pouch cover 20 will not accidentally open up and let the waste bags 5 to spill out of the bag cavity 14.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the means 30 comprises a first fastener 31 and a second fastener 32, wherein the first fastener 31 is provided on the front wall 11 of the pouch body 10 above the bag dispenser, and the second fastener 32 is provided on the pouch cover 20 and is arranged to detachably fasten with the first fastener 31 such that the pouch cover 20 is retained in a closed position. Of course, the means 30 can be other connectors too, including button snap, button and hole, and other detachable adhesive means.
It should be noted that, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first fasteners 31 and second fasteners 32 are a pair of hook and loop fasteners respectively.
The bag dispenser 40 is provided for the waste bags 5 inside the bag cavity 14 to be dispensed out of the waste bags dispenser. According the preferred embodiment of the invention, the bag dispenser 40 is provided on the front wall 11 of the pouch body 10 preferably at a position below the front cover edge 21 of the pouch cover 20 when the pouch cover 20 is detachably attached on the front wall 11.
The bag dispenser 40 is adapted for allowing the waste bags 5 to be dispensed out of the bag cavity 14 when the bag cavity 14 is enclosed by the pouch cover 20, such that the waste bags 5 can be pulled out of the bag cavity 14 without having to use both hands to hold on to the waste bag dispenser or to have to open up the pouch cover 20 to reach the waste bags 5 in the bag cavity 14, allowing a user to effortlessly utilize the waste bags 5, when he/she might not have both hands free.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bag dispenser 40 of the waste bags dispenser contains a dispensing slit 41, which is transversely formed on the front wall 11 of the pouch body 10 for the waste bag 5 to slide out of the bag cavity 14 through the dispensing slit 41.
It should be noted that the dispensing slit 41 has a width larger than a width of the waste bag 5 in a folded manner while the waste bag is rolled to be stored in the bag cavity 14, or else the waste bags 5 may not easily dispensed out of the bag cavity 14.
It is worth mentioning that the pet waste bags dispenser, including the pouch body 10 and the pouch cover 20, is made of a collapsible material, which enables the pet waste bag dispenser, when empty, to be easily folded, occupying less space and effectively stored inside the pocket of the user. It means that when the user stores the waste bags dispenser inside his pocket, there will be no bulging, and therefore no one can see it.
The pet waste bag dispenser further comprises a pouch carrier 50 provided for the waste bags dispenser be carried around. The pouch carrier 50 enables the user to link the waste bags dispenser to a foreign object which allows the user to easily obtain a waste bag 5 from the waste bags dispenser without having to hold on to the pet waste bag dispenser.
By allowing the user to obtain a waste bag 5 from the waste bags dispenser with only one hand, without having to hold on to the waste bags dispenser, ensures that the user does not have to lose concentration in watching his or her dog wile obtaining a waste bag 5. Imagine if a user has to hold the waste bags dispenser with both hands while trying to hold on to the leash of the dog, him or her may easily loose the leash of the dog and create hazard to both the dog and other pedestrians around.
The pouch carrier 50 comprises a carrier strap 51, which is attached to the pouch cover 20 and a fastener element 52 provided on the carrier strap 51 in such a manner that two free ends 511 of the carrier strap 51 are detachably attached to form a carry loop for the pouch body 10 to be carried.
Referring to FIG. 2 of the drawings, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to flexibly and comfortably accommodate different amount of waste bags 5 within the bag cavity 14, the pouch body 10 further comprises an elastic element 16, which is provided on the pouch body 10 at the top opening 15. The effect of having the elastic element 16 is to shrink a size of the top opening 15 for securely retaining the waste bag 5 within the bag cavity 14.
Also according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the elastic element 16 comprises two elastic bands 161. The elastic bands 161 are provided along top edges 131 of the sidewalls 13 respectively, so as to substantially pull the front wall 11 and the rear wall 12 towards each other so as to form the bag cavity 14 having a trapezoid cross section.
Basically, when there are fewer waste bags 5 in the pouch body 10, the flexible elastic element 16 prevents the waste bags 5 from falling out off the bag cavity 14 due to the emptiness within the bag cavity 14. And, when there are many waste bags 5 in the pouch body 10, the elastic element 16 expands to bind around the waste bags 5 within the pouch body 10, such that the waste bags 5 will not ooze out of the bag cavity 14 simply because the bag cavity 14 is fuller.
The waste bags dispenser can be useful not only for pet's waste, but also for many other purposes. For example, the bags can be used to carry diapers or sanitary napkins.
Referring to FIG. 3 of the drawings, a pet waste bags dispenser for pet waste bags according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the pet waste bags dispenser comprises a pouch body 10′, a pouch cover 20′, means 30′ for detachably attaching the front cover edge of the pouch cover on the wall of the pouch body, a bag dispenser 40′, and plurality of waste bags 5′.
The pouch body has a front wall 11′, a rear wall 12′ and two sidewalls 13′, to form a bag cavity 14′. The bag cavity 14′ is provided for waste bag 5′ to be stored therein. The pouch body 10′ also has a top opening 15′ for communicating with the bag cavity 14′, such that the waste bags can be refilled into the bag cavity 14′ through the top opening 15′.
The pouch cover 20′ is provided for covering a top opening 15′ of the bag cavity 14′, so as to protect the waste bags 5′ placed within the bag cavity 14′ through the top opening 15′, prevent the waste bags 5′ from falling off the bag cavity 14′, or from damages. The pouch cover 20′ is extended from the rear wall 11′ of the pouch body 10′, and has a front cover edge 21′.
The top opening 15′ is made of elastic material to remain closed, and is easy to be opened for refilling waste bags 5′. In a preferred embodiment, the top opening comprises a front edge 151′, a rear edge 152′, and two elastic sides 153′. During normal time the top opening is remaining closed. The two elastic sides 153′ shrink and pull the front edge 151′ and the rear edge 152′ towards each other by elastic force to close the pouch body 10′. To open the top opening 15′, just pull the front edge 151′ and the rear edge 152′ away from each other, and the front edge 151′, the rear edge 152′, with the elastic sides 153′ form an open area for the pouch body 10′.
Referring to FIG. 6, in an alternative embodiment, the top opening 15′ comprises two straight edges 154′. These two elastic edges 154′ are placed facing each other parallely. The ends of one elastic edge 154′ are connected with the ends of another elastic edge 154′ relatively. So in normal time these two elastic edges 154′ attached with each other and close the top opening 15′. While the elastic edges 154′ are made of elastic material and can be bent in a curve. When pull the two elastic edges 154′ away from each other, the top opening 15′ will be opened. And when release, the two elastic edges 154′ will return to the original shape and attach each other to close the top opening 15′ by elastic force.
In an alternative embodiment, the whole edge of the top opening 15′ is made of elastic material. During normal time, the top opening 15′ is closed with the edge shrinking together by elastic fore. When stretch the edge of the top opening 15′, the top opening 15′ is opened.
In order to ensure that the top opening 15′ is to remain closed, the pet waste bag dispenser has means 30′ for detachably attaching the front cover edge 21′ of the pouch cover 20′ on the front wall 13′ of the pouch body 10′, wherein the pouch cover 20′ is frontwardly folded to cover the top opening 15′ of the pouch body 10 so as to enclose the bag cavity 14′ and retaining the waste bags 5′ therein.
It is worth mentioning that, the pouch cover 20′ does not need to be separately formed, reducing the number of manufacturing procedures and less material will be used. Also, the means 30′ ensures that the pouch cover 20′ will not accidentally open up and let the waste bags 5′ to spill out of the bag cavity 14′.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the means 30′ comprises a first fastener 31′ and a second fastener 32′, wherein the first fastener 31′ is provided on the front wall 11′ of the pouch body 10′ above the bag dispenser, and the second fastener 32′ is provided on the pouch cover 20′ and is arranged to detachably fasten with the first fastener 31′ such that the pouch cover 20′ is retained in a closed position. Of course, the means 30′ can be other connectors too, including button snap, button and hole, and other detachable adhesive means.
It should be noted that, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first fasteners 31′ and second fasteners 32′ are a pair of hook and loop fasteners respectively.
The bag dispenser 40′ is provided for the waste bags 5′ inside the bag cavity 14′ to be dispensed out of the waste bags dispenser. According the preferred embodiment of the invention, the bag dispenser 40′ is provided on the front wall 11′ of the pouch body 10 preferably at a position below the front cover edge 21′ of the pouch cover 20′ when the pouch cover 20′ is detachably attached on the front wall 11′.
The bag dispenser 40′ is adapted for allowing the waste bags 5′ to be dispensed out of the bag cavity 14′ when the bag cavity 14 is enclosed by the pouch cover 20′, such that the waste bags 5′ can be pulled out of the bag cavity 14′ without having to use both hands to hold on to the waste bag dispenser or to have to open up the pouch cover 20′ to reach the waste bags 5′ in the bag cavity 14′, allowing a user to effortlessly utilize the waste bags 5′, when he/she might not have both hands free.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bag dispenser 40′ of the waste bags dispenser contains a dispensing slit 41′, which is transversely formed on the front wall 11′ of the pouch body 10′ for the waste bag 5′ to slide out of the bag cavity 14′ through the dispensing slit 41′. The bag dispenser 40′ also comprises a front edge 42′ and a back edge 43′ along the dispensing slit 41′ and form the dispensing slit 41′ wherein the front edge 42′ and the back edge 43′ are overlapped in such a manner the front edge 42′ covers the back edge 43′. As a result, the dispensing slit 41′ does not expose the waste bags 5′ inside the pouch body 10′ directly to the air. First, the overlapped edges prevent dirt, water or other unwanted stuff entering into the pouch body 10′; second, the overlapped edges fold the waste bags when it is pulling out, this increases the friction force and prevent more waste bags being pulled out, and keep a portion of the next waste bag 5′ remaining in the slit 41′for the user's convenience to pull out next time, otherwise the next waste bag 5′ can be rolled back into to pouch body 10′, or pulled out together with the previous waste bag 5′.
It should be noted that the dispensing slit 41′ has a width larger than a width of the waste bag 5′ in a folded manner while the waste bag is rolled to be stored in the bag cavity 14, or else the waste bags 5′ may not easily dispensed out of the bag cavity 14′.
It is worth mentioning that the pet waste bags dispenser, including the pouch body 10′ and the pouch cover 20′, is made of a collapsible material, which enables the pet waste bag dispenser, when empty, to be easily folded, occupying less space and effectively stored inside the pocket of the user. It means that when the user stores the waste bags dispenser inside his pocket, there will be no bulging, and therefore no one can see it.
The pet waste bag dispenser further comprises pouch carrier 50′ provided for the waste bags dispenser be carried around. The pouch carrier 50′ enables the user to link the waste bags dispenser to a foreign object which allows the user to easily obtain a waste bag 5′ from the waste bags dispenser without having to hold on to the pet waste bag dispenser.
By allowing the user to obtain a waste bag 5′ from the waste bags dispenser with only one hand, without having to hold on to the waste bags dispenser, ensures that the user does not have to lose concentration in watching his or her dog wile obtaining a waste bag 5′. Imagine if a user has to hold the waste bags dispenser with both hands while trying to hold on to the leash of the dog, him or her may easily loose the leash of the dog and create hazard to both the dog and other pedestrians around.
The pouch carrier 50′ comprises a carrier strap 51′, which is attached to the pouch cover 20′ and a fastener element 52′ provided on the carrier strap 51′ in such a manner that two free ends 511′ of the carrier strap 51′ are detachably attached to form a carry loop for the pouch body 10′ to be carried.
Referring to FIG. 4 of the drawings, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to flexibly and comfortably accommodate different amount of waste bags 5′ within the bag cavity 14′, the pouch body 10′ further comprises an elastic element 16′, which is provided on the pouch body 10′ at the top opening 15′. The effect of having the elastic element 16′ is to shrink a size of the top opening 15′ for securely retaining the waste bag 5′ within the bag cavity 14′.
Also according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the elastic element 16′ comprises two elastic bands 161′. The elastic bands 161′ are provided along top edges 131′ of the sidewalls 13′ respectively, so as to substantially pull the front wall 11′ and the rear wall 12′ towards each other so as to form the bag cavity 14′ having a trapezoid cross section.
Basically, when there are fewer waste bags 5′ in the pouch body 10′, the flexible elastic element 16′ prevents the waste bags 5′ from falling out off the bag cavity 14′ due to the emptiness within the bag cavity 14′. And, when there are many waste bags 5′ in the pouch body 10′, the elastic element 16′ expands to bind around the waste bags 5′ within the pouch body 10′, such that the waste bags 5′ will not loose out of the bag cavity 14′ simply because the bag cavity 14′ is fuller.
Referring to FIG. 5, the waste bags are installed inside the pouch body 10′ in a predetermined manner for the sake of easy pulling out continuously. In the first embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 5A, all the waste bags are detachably connected continuously, and are rolled together into a bag roll 51′. The bag roll 51′ is transversely stored in the bag cavity 14′ with the roll axes parallel to the dispensing slit 41′. The end of the rolling bags is slid out of the pouch body 10′ thought the dispensing slit 41′, so the user can reach the waste bag without opening the pouch body 10′. Since the waste bags 5′ are detachably connected, when one waste bag 5′ is pulled out, a portion of the bag roll 51′ is pulled out accordingly. When the waste bag 5′ is detached, a portion of the end of the bag roll 51′ remains outside of the pouch body 10′ though the dispensing slit 41′, so next time, the next waste bag 5′ will be easy to pull out. In the preferred embodiment, the waste bags 5′ are prefabricated in a continuous sheet, the connection of every two bags are pre-punched or half cut so the waste bags can be detached from the sheet.
Referring to FIG. 5B, in the second embodiment, the waste bags 5′ are rolled into a bag roll 52′ wherein each bag is rolled into the bag roll with a portion overlapped with the previous and the next bags. So when one waste bag 5′ is pulled out from the dispensing slit 41′, a portion of the next bag is pulled out too, and the bag roll 52′ is rolled inside the bag cavity 14′ accordingly.
In order to smaller the width of the waste bags to save space, all bags are tree-folded. So in both embodiments, the width of the bag roll is one third of the real width of the waste bags.
Each waste bag 5′ further comprises an opening 53′, a bag wall 54′, and a sealing slit 55′ for sealing the waste bag 5′ easily. Referring to FIG. 6, the sealing slit 55′ is cut in U-shape on the bag wall 54′ near the opening 53′ of the waste bag 5′. The upper edge 551′ of the sealing slit 55′ can be lift up to make a through hole on the bag wall 53′. When the waste bag 5′ needs to be sealed, the edge of the opening 53′ which is opposite to the sealing slit 55′ is pulled through the sealing slit 55′ from one side to another, then the opening 53′ of the waste bag 5′ is squeezed and sealed. The sealing slit 55′ holds the edge of the opening 53′ for fastening. In this way, no other fasteners, such as rubber band, thread, or clamps are needed for sealing the waste bag 5′.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9 of the drawings, a waste bag dispenser of another embodiment illustrates an alternative mode of the above embodiment, wherein the waste bag dispenser comprises a pouch body 10A and a bag dispenser 40A. Accordingly, the waste bags dispenser is designed for a roll of rectangular shaped bags, such as a roll of pet waste bag, such that the waste bags can easily be dispensed continuously. In particular, the pulling portion of the waste bag is defined as a front end portion thereof, wherein the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag is overlapped with the rear end portion of the first preceding waste bag.
The pouch body 10A comprises a surrounding wall 11A defining a bag cavity 14A therein, an opening 15A provided at the surrounding wall 11A for receiving a roll of the waste bags in the bag cavity 14A through the opening 15A, such that the waste bags can be refilled into the bag cavity 14A through the opening 15A.
The bag dispenser 40A is adapted for allowing the waste bags to be dispensed out of the bag cavity 14A, such that the waste bags can be pulled out of the bag cavity 14A one by one without having to use both hands to hold on to the waste bag dispenser to reach the waste bags in the bag cavity 14A, allowing a user to effortlessly utilize the waste bags, when he/she might not have both hands free.
The bag dispenser 40A has a dispensing slit 41A transversely provided at a front side of the surrounding wall 11A of the pouch body 10A for dispensing the waste bags out of the bag cavity 14A, wherein the dispensing slit 41A defines an upper edge 411A and a lower edge 412A extending edge-to-edge in such a manner that the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A are arranged for holding the pulling portion of the first waste bag therebetween so as to allow the first waste bag being pulled out of the bag cavity 14A through the dispensing slit 41A. Accordingly the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A are extended close enough for holding the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag when the first waste bag is pulled out of the pouch body 20A through the dispensing slit 41A.
As shown in FIG. 8, the pouch body 10A forms in a cylindrical shape, wherein the pouch body 10A further comprises two sidewalls 12A affixed to the surrounding wall 11A to form a cylindrical configuration for receiving the roll of waste bags. According to the preferred embodiment, the opening 15A is formed at one of a top side and a rear side of the surrounding wall 11A, wherein the opening 15A has a width longer than a width of the dispensing slit 41A. Therefore, the waste bags can be easily disposed in the bag cavity 14A through the opening 15A and can be held by the dispensing slit 41A during dispensing process.
In order to ensure that the opening 15A is to remain closed, the waste bag dispenser has a fastening means 30A for selectively opening and closing the opening 15A, so as to enclose the bag cavity 14A and retain the waste bags therein.
The fastening means 30A comprises a fastener provided at the opening 15A. Accordingly, the fastener is a zipper provided at two corresponding opening edges of the opening 15A such that the user is able to open the opening 15A via the fastener to access the waste bags and to close the opening 15A to enclose the waste bags. It is appreciated that the fastener can be embodied as hook and loop fasteners provided at the opening edges of the opening 15A.
FIG. 10 illustrates an alternative mode of the opening 15B, wherein the opening 15B is formed at one of the sidewalls 12A. Accordingly, the fastening means 30B comprises an elastic strip formed around the opening edge of the opening 15B, wherein when the opening edge of the opening 15B is stretched outwardly, the waste bags can be placed in the bag cavity 14A through the opening 15B. It is appreciated that the fastening means 30B can be a zipper to detachably affix the sidewall 12A to the surrounding wall 11B, such that when the sidewall 12A is detached from the surrounding wall 11A, the opening 15B is formed for placing the waste bags in the bag cavity 15A.
According to the preferred embodiment, the dispensing slit 41A is formed at the front side of the pouch body 10A, wherein a width of the dispensing slit 41A is smaller than a width of the pouch body 10A. Two side portions of the upper edge 411A are affixed to two side portions of the lower edge 412A respectively, preferably by stitching, to retain the upper edge 411A of the dispensing slit 41A being overlapped with the lower edge 412A thereof.
In order to form the dispensing slit 41A, the surrounding wall 11A is made of a rectangular shaped fabric made pouch layer, wherein the pouch layer is folded in tubular shape that a first transverse edge portion of the pouch layer is overlapped with an opposed second transverse edge portion of the pouch layer, as shown in FIG. 9. The side sections of the first transverse edge portion of the pouch layer are affixed to the side sections of the second transverse edge portion respectively. Therefore, the upper edge 411A of the dispensing slit 41A is formed at the first transverse edge portion of the pouch layer while the lower edge 412A of the dispensing slit 41A is formed at the second transverse edge portion of the pouch layer.
According to the preferred embodiment, each of the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A is stiffer than the surrounding wall 11A not only for holding the pulling portion of the waste bag in position but also for retaining a shape of the pouch body 10A in a transverse direction.
As it is mentioned above, the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A is formed by folding the pouch layer of the supporting wall 11A. In order to increase the stiffness of each of the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A, the first and second first transverse edge portions of the pouch layer are folded in an overlapped manner before the first transverse edge portion of the pouch layer are affixed together at the side sections thereof. In other words, the thickness of each of the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A is doubled to the thickness of the surrounding wall 11A, as shown in FIG. 9.
In particular, the upper edge 411A of the dispensing slit 41A is overlapped on the lower edge 412A thereof to define an overlapped holding flap not only for holding the pulling portion of the waste bag but also for guiding the waste bag being pulled out of the bag cavity 14A through the dispensing slit 41A. In other words, when the waste bag is pulled out from the dispensing slit 41A, the waste bag is guided to slide between the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A. Therefore, the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag will be held between the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A. In addition, since the upper edge 411A of the dispensing slit 41A is overlapped on the lower edge 412A thereof, the pulling portion of the waste bag will be guided to extend downwardly.
It is worth mentioning that since the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag is overlapped with the rear end portion of the first waste bag, such that when the first waste bag is pulled out of the bag cavity 14A, the frictional force between the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag and the rear end portion of the first waste bag will enable the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag being pulled out of the bag cavity 14A. However, once the first waste bag is entirely pulled out of the bag cavity 14A, the holding force between the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A is larger than the frictional force between the first and subsequent waste bags, such that the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag will be held between the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A.
Preferably, an elongated holding element 60A is affixed along the lower edge 412A of the dispensing slit 41A at a position between the upper and lower edges 411A, 412A of the dispensing slit 41A, wherein the holding element 60A is made of relatively high frictional material, such as rubber, to contact with the waste bag when the waste bag is pulled out from the dispensing slit 41A. Accordingly, once the first waste bag is pulled out of the dispensing slit 41A, the holding element 60A will contact with the bottom side of the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag so as to ensure the pulling portion of the subsequent waste bag being securely held at the dispensing slit 41A. In other words, the subsequent waste bag will not be accidentally pulled out from the dispensing slit 41A when an excessive pulling force is applied to pull the first waste bag out of the dispensing slit 41A.
The waste bag dispenser further comprises a pouch carrier 50A provided for the pouch body 10A be carried around. The pouch carrier 50A enables the user to link the waste bags dispenser to a foreign object which allows the user to easily obtain a waste bag from the waste bags dispenser without having to hold on to the waste bag dispenser.
The pouch carrier 50A comprises a carrier strap 51A and a fastener element 52A provided on the carrier strap 51A in such a manner that two free ends 511A of the carrier strap 51A are detachably attached to form a carry loop for the pouch body 10A to be carried.
One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Claims

1. A waste bag dispenser for a roll of waste bags that each waste bag is folded and has a pulling portion overlapped with a subsequent waste bag, wherein said waste bag dispenser comprises:

a pouch body comprising a surrounding wall defining a bag cavity therein, an opening provided at said surrounding wall for receiving a roll of said waste bags in said bag cavity through said opening; and

a bag dispenser having a dispensing slit transversely provided at a front side of said surrounding wall of said pouch body for dispensing said waste bags out of said bag cavity, wherein said dispensing slit defines an upper edge and a lower edge extending edge-to-edge in such a manner that said upper and lower edges of said dispensing slit are arranged for holding said pulling portion of a first waste bag therebetween so as to allow said first waste bag being pulled out of said bag cavity through said dispensing slit, wherein said upper and lower edges of said dispensing slit are extended close enough for holding said pulling portion of said subsequent waste bag when said first waste bag is pulled out of said pouch body through said dispensing slit.

2. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 1, wherein a width of said dispensing slit is smaller than a width of said pouch body.

3. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 1, wherein said upper edge of said dispensing slit is overlapped on said lower edge thereof to define an overlapped holding flap not only for holding said pulling portion of said waste bag but also for guiding said waste bag being pulled out of said bag cavity through said dispensing slit.

4. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 2, wherein said upper edge of said dispensing slit is overlapped on said lower edge thereof to define an overlapped holding flap not only for holding said pulling portion of said waste bag but also for guiding said waste bag being pulled out of said bag cavity through said dispensing slit.

5. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 3, wherein two side portions of said upper edge are affixed to two side portions of said lower edge respectively to retain said upper edge of said dispensing slit being overlapped with said lower edge thereof.

6. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 4, wherein two side portions of said upper edge are affixed to two side portions of said lower edge respectively to retain said upper edge of said dispensing slit being overlapped with said lower edge thereof.

7. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said upper and lower edges of said dispensing slit is stiffer than said surrounding wall not only for holding said pulling portion of said waste bag in position but also for retaining a shape of said pouch body in a transverse direction.

8. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said upper and lower edges of said dispensing slit is stiffer than said surrounding wall not only for holding said pulling portion of said waste bag in position but also for retaining a shape of said pouch body in a transverse direction.

9. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 6, wherein each of said upper and lower edges of said dispensing slit is stiffer than said surrounding wall not only for holding said pulling portion of said waste bag in position but also for retaining a shape of said pouch body in a transverse direction.

10. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 1, wherein said pouch body, which forms in a cylindrical shape, further comprises two sidewalls affixed to said surrounding wall to form a cylindrical configuration for receiving said roll of waste bags.

11. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 6, wherein said pouch body, which forms in a cylindrical shape, further comprises two sidewalls affixed to said surrounding wall to form a cylindrical configuration for receiving said roll of waste bags.

12. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 9, wherein said pouch body, which forms in a cylindrical shape, further comprises two sidewalls affixed to said surrounding wall to form a cylindrical configuration for receiving said roll of waste bags.

13. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 10, further comprising a fastener provided at said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening, wherein said opening is formed at one of a top side and a rear side of said surrounding wall, wherein said opening has a width longer than a width of said dispensing slit.

14. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 11, further comprising a fastener provided at said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening, wherein said opening is formed at one of a top side and a rear side of said surrounding wall, wherein said opening has a width longer than a width of said dispensing slit.

15. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 12, further comprising a fastener provided at said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening, wherein said opening is formed at one of a top side and a rear side of said surrounding wall, wherein said opening has a width longer than a width of said dispensing slit.

16. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 10, further comprising a fastener provided at said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening, wherein said opening is formed at one of said sidewalls.

17. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 11, further comprising a fastener provided at said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening, wherein said opening is formed at one of said sidewalls.

18. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 12, further comprising a fastener provided at said opening for selectively opening and closing said opening, wherein said opening is formed at one of said sidewalls.

19. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 15, further comprising a pouch carrier for said pouch body being carried, wherein said pouch carrier comprises a carrier strap attached to said top side of said pouch cover and a fastener element provided on said carrier strap in such a manner that two free ends of said carrier strap are detachably attached to form a carry loop for said pouch body to be carried.

20. The waste bag dispenser, as recited in claim 18, further comprising a pouch carrier for said pouch body being carried, wherein said pouch carrier comprises a carrier strap attached to said top side of said pouch cover and a fastener element provided on said carrier strap in such a manner that two free ends of said carrier strap are detachably attached to form a carry loop for said pouch body to be carried.