Bag holder
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1. A bag holder, comprising:
- an elongate strap having a top end, a bottom end, a forward-facing edge, a rearward-facing edge, and a flexible middle portion connecting the top end and the bottom end;
a seat top portion proximate to the top end and shaped to be placed between a vehicle seat headrest and the top of a vehicle seat;
the flexible middle portion shaped to drape over the shoulder of the vehicle seat; and
a seat side portion proximate to the bottom end, affixed to the middle portion, and shaped to hang in a substantially vertical plane alongside the vehicle seat;
the seat top portion comprising;
a first headrest post slot shaped to engage the vehicle headrest post farthest from the centerline of the vehicle; and
a second headrest post slot shaped to engage the vehicle headrest post closest to the centerline of the vehicle;
the flexible middle portion extending from the seat top portion toward the centerline of the vehicle and downward over the shoulder of the vehicle seat, and comprising parallel corrugations; and
the seat side portion comprising;
a first hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a first hook hole having a first center; and
a second hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a second hook hole having a second center;
the angle in a vertical plane between the corrugations and a horizontal plane containing the line joining the first center and the second center is an acute non-zero angle α
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the vertex of the acute non-zero angle α
facing rearward.
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Abstract
A shaped elongate strap enables a plastic grocery bag to be used for trash disposal in a vehicle. It has a shaped headrest post gripping top portion at one end and a shaped grocery bag handle gripping portion at the other. The top portion encircles both headrest posts, allowing the strap to drape over the shoulder of the seat so that the bag gripping portion hangs between the seats. The bag gripping portion comprises two spaced-apart hook parts for the bag handles.
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19 Claims
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1. A bag holder, comprising:
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an elongate strap having a top end, a bottom end, a forward-facing edge, a rearward-facing edge, and a flexible middle portion connecting the top end and the bottom end; a seat top portion proximate to the top end and shaped to be placed between a vehicle seat headrest and the top of a vehicle seat; the flexible middle portion shaped to drape over the shoulder of the vehicle seat; and a seat side portion proximate to the bottom end, affixed to the middle portion, and shaped to hang in a substantially vertical plane alongside the vehicle seat; the seat top portion comprising; a first headrest post slot shaped to engage the vehicle headrest post farthest from the centerline of the vehicle; and a second headrest post slot shaped to engage the vehicle headrest post closest to the centerline of the vehicle; the flexible middle portion extending from the seat top portion toward the centerline of the vehicle and downward over the shoulder of the vehicle seat, and comprising parallel corrugations; and the seat side portion comprising; a first hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a first hook hole having a first center; and a second hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a second hook hole having a second center; the angle in a vertical plane between the corrugations and a horizontal plane containing the line joining the first center and the second center is an acute non-zero angle α
;the vertex of the acute non-zero angle α
facing rearward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A bag holder, comprising:
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means for gripping a vehicle seat, the seat comprising; a back support capable of being inclined at angles to the vertical including an acute angle α
;a substantially planar seat top lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the back support; a substantially vertical seat side proximate to the centerline of the vehicle and connected to the seat top by a seat shoulder; the centerline of the vehicle defining a forward direction toward the front of the vehicle and a rearward direction toward the rear of the vehicle; a headrest supported above the seat top by at least a first headrest post and a second headrest post; the bag holder further comprising; a planar seat top portion comprising means for gripping the first and second headrest posts; the intersection of the plane of the seat top portion with the first and second headrest posts being a first circle and a second circle having a first post center and a second post center; the first post center and second post center being connected by a post centerline; a seat side portion comprising; a first hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a first hook hole having a first hole center; and a second hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a second hook hole having a second hole center, the second hole center being rearward of the first hole center; the first and second hole centers being connected by a hole centerline; an elongate flexible middle portion comprising parallel corrugations and connecting the seat top portion and the seat side portion along an axis; the corrugations having a maximum rearward extent; the axis being perpendicular to the corrugations and passing through the second post center; the angle in a vertical plane between any corrugation and the horizontal plane containing the hook hole centerline being an acute angle α
; andthe angle in a horizontal plane between the axis and the post centerline being an acute angle β
. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bag holder, comprising:
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means for gripping a vehicle seat, the seat comprising; a back support capable of being inclined at angles to the vertical including an acute angle α
;a substantially planar seat top lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the back support; a substantially vertical seat side proximate to the centerline of the vehicle and connected to the seat top by a seat shoulder; the centerline of the vehicle defining a forward direction toward the front of the vehicle and a rearward direction toward the rear of the vehicle; a headrest supported above the seat top by at least a first headrest post and a second headrest post; the bag holder further comprising; a planar seat top portion comprising means for gripping the first and second headrest posts; the intersection of the plane of the seat top portion with the first and second headrest posts being a first circle and a second circle having a first post center and a second post center; the first post center and second post center being connected by a post centerline; a seat side portion comprising; a first hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a first hook hole having a first hole center; and a second hook part for a trash bag handle comprising a second hook hole having a second hole center, the second hole center being rearward of the first hole center; the first and second hole centers being connected by a hole centerline; an elongate flexible middle portion connecting the seat top portion and the seat side portion; and the angle between the normal to the post centerline and the hook hole centerline being an acute angle α
with its apex facing in the rearward direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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