System and method for disposing waste packages such as diapers
First Claim
1. A diaper pail bag, comprising:
- a flexible bag having an opening at a first end and a distal end that is sealed;
a generally planar circular-shaped frame comprising two semicircular portions each having an upper surface, a lower surface, identical lengths, and one of a mating portion and attached to said flexible bag at their lower surfaces, said frame having a hinge positioned on a hinge axis located on the generally planar frame which separates the two semicircular portions, foldable about an upper surface of the planar frame along the hinge such that the two semicircular portions matingly contact with each other to form a semicircular handle with a concave portion of the semicircular handle facing the distal end of the flexible bag and a convex portion of the semicircular handle extending in a direction opposite from the distal end of the flexible bag;
wherein said frame has a lower surface, and wherein said opening of said flexible bag is entirely bonded along said first end of said opening to said lower surface; and
wherein the flexible bag has at least a first pleat and a second pleat extending outside of the hinge axis wherein the hinge axis is not a part of the pleats and the pleats are approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the flexible bag, the first and second pleat extending from a point of attachment with the lower surface of the frame to the distal end,wherein the first pleat and the second pleat have a first ply, a second ply and a third ply, the first ply attached to the second ply at a first fold and the second ply attached to the third ply at a second fold, wherein the first fold and the second fold are substantially parallel, wherein the first ply, the second ply and the third ply of the first pleat are substantially parallel to the first ply, the second ply and the third ply respectively of the second pleat, wherein the third ply of the first pleat is also the first ply of the second pleat.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating hygienic storage and disposal of waste packages such as used disposable diapers include a housing, a lid, and a bag unit having a bag frame and an attached single use flexible bag. The flexible bag is pleated and larger in cross-section at a lower portion than it is at the connection to the bag frame. The bag frame is releasably mounted to the housing so that it will not rotate. The lower portion of the flexible bag is positioned in a storage chamber of the housing that is shaped so as to align and center the bag. A rotatable member having radially extending flexible fingers is engaged with an intermediate portion of the bag. When the lid is closed, the rotatable member will twist the intermediate portion of the bag, sealing odors in the lower portion of the bag. A parent or caregiver will push the waste package through the resistance of the twisted intermediate portion into the lower portion of the bag, and close the lid to re-seal the twisted portion.
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27 Claims
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1. A diaper pail bag, comprising:
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a flexible bag having an opening at a first end and a distal end that is sealed; a generally planar circular-shaped frame comprising two semicircular portions each having an upper surface, a lower surface, identical lengths, and one of a mating portion and attached to said flexible bag at their lower surfaces, said frame having a hinge positioned on a hinge axis located on the generally planar frame which separates the two semicircular portions, foldable about an upper surface of the planar frame along the hinge such that the two semicircular portions matingly contact with each other to form a semicircular handle with a concave portion of the semicircular handle facing the distal end of the flexible bag and a convex portion of the semicircular handle extending in a direction opposite from the distal end of the flexible bag;
wherein said frame has a lower surface, and wherein said opening of said flexible bag is entirely bonded along said first end of said opening to said lower surface; andwherein the flexible bag has at least a first pleat and a second pleat extending outside of the hinge axis wherein the hinge axis is not a part of the pleats and the pleats are approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the flexible bag, the first and second pleat extending from a point of attachment with the lower surface of the frame to the distal end, wherein the first pleat and the second pleat have a first ply, a second ply and a third ply, the first ply attached to the second ply at a first fold and the second ply attached to the third ply at a second fold, wherein the first fold and the second fold are substantially parallel, wherein the first ply, the second ply and the third ply of the first pleat are substantially parallel to the first ply, the second ply and the third ply respectively of the second pleat, wherein the third ply of the first pleat is also the first ply of the second pleat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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