Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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The invention relates to a device for carrying
bags so as to make baskets out of them,particularly
refuse baskets and which could hold other objects at
the same time, and may be used for a diversity of
other uses.
The device according to the present invention
has the possibility of supporting one or more bags at the
same time in open or closed positions, and could hold
other objects and accessories. It may be placed on the
ground on a folding base or be suspended. It is
made from plasticized resilient metal rods, but may
be made from plastic and/or other materials. It nor-
mally comprises three supports: a support in the
vertical position in the form of an upturned V with
the sides, close to the angle, rounded. The ends
of its arms each end in a ring shaped loop on
which the second support may pivot formed by a shaft
with its projections on both sides which are bent
symmetrically forming with the shaft angles which set
them up as one U shaped rod (where their joint which
is the shaft is straight) and having at their ends fasteners
for supporting the bag. The shaft for its part carries a
third support ~hich is the base and which also has the form
of a U but horizontally through its loops which are situa-
ted at the ends of its two arms and which will be positioned
betY~een the rings of the arms of the vertical support. When
the base is turned in the horizontal position, the two hooks
which extend from the base from loops towards the arms of
the vertical support hook onto the arms of this latter, lock-
ing the vertical support with the base and formin~ there-
between an angle normally of 90. When the base is sub~ected
to an oppos:ite thrust, it is unlocked and folds. Thus, the
present device may be set on its base holding the vertical
support fixed and having the two rods Joined in a U shaped
form pivoting freely between said two members. The
bag is set on this device while having one side
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supported by the top of the vertical support where the angle
of said support passes through the handle of the bag and a part
of the wall is wrapped on the roundt~d sides. The opposite
side of the bag is held by the fasteners at the ends of the
two pivoting rods. The device may be suspended by its top
angle and the base may be unlocked by folding so as to accomo
date bags of great heights. On the same shaft several sets of
two pivoting rods may be provided on both sides of the verti-
cal support, but they will have the form of an H instead of a
U with rings at their lower ends, considering that a shaft
already eY.ists. Ths first two rods on each side of the verti-
cal support will support the bags in conjunction with the angle
of the vertical support.
The bags which follow will be supported successively
by the hooks of the four rods. The rods may vary in length.
The hoo~s on the ends of the two pivoting rods act
in conjunction with loops, either which precede thern~or which
surround them. The hook serves for piercing the side of the
bag and the loop for supporting the pierced margin so as to
prevent it from sliding downwards. In the case wnere -the
hook is e~ternal to the loop, it will be provided with a cap
for the sake of safety.
The pivoting rods may also be slanted vertically
and symmetrically at a point along their arms each forming an
angle which will produce a kind of suspension for reducing the
tension on the side of the bag when this latter is suspended
from the ends of` said rods. The rods thus slanted also have
the advantage of being able to be used for carrying a permanent
decorative or advertising cover without causing the center of
gravity of the device to be moved when the bag is f~lledO
It will be useful to emphasi~e that the pivoting rods
which are made from a resilient material and each of which
forms with their shaft an angle permit the~to bend against
the sides and straighten back making it possible for the user
to attain a variety of positions on the wall of the ba~ which
will determine the dirnensions and the shape of the o-~ening of
the bag.
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The bag may be closed by pushing the two pivoting rods
which hold one side of the bag towards the opposite side where
their hooks will be slanted and retained behind the arms of
the other support.
The base or the U shaped horizontal support may extend
on one side or on both sides of the vertical support. For
extendlng it on both sides, the arms of the horizontal support
should be extended from the loops from where the shaft slides.
The projections of the hooks will be extended from where the
extensions of the arms have stopped.
The above described vertical support may have along
its two arms loops or other means for supporting shafts and/or
accessories, held in the vertical position by a base which
extends on both sides and the shaft vlhich joins them being
removable. Thus, there is the possibility of arranging the me-
mbers and/or accessories depending on requirements. At the
bottom of one side a t~lo rod pivoting support may be added for
holding a bag and, on the other side, using the high loops
for accomodating a horizontal support for laying thereo~ a
tissue box, etc. The accessories may be folding and/or inter-
changeable.
In a variant, the above descri.bed vertical support
in the form of an upturned V may be substituted by a vertical
support having the shape of a U (where the joint of the two
rods is straight) or in the form of an H held by a folding
base. Their two high ends each end in a hook loop as descri-
bed above. The arms may have loops along their length for
supporting the same accessories as in the case of the verti~
cal support in the form of an upturned V. The bags will al-
ways be supported by four rods which are sufficiently flexi-
ble, t~ro of which ~lill be pivotable, making it possible to
readi.ly accornodate a variety of ba~rs. 'rhe device in this va-
riant may be susponded from the wall using a support which
has the form of an upturned V. The two ends of ~hich end in
hooks which rnay be inserted in the loops situa-ted on the two
arms of the vertical suppor~ in the form of a ~ or an H. This
support makes it possible to do without the base~ if it is
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desired simply to suspend the device.
In another variant, the above described base may be
replaced by a base having the form of two crossed bars which
fold up parallel. It consists of two bars made from plastic,
wood or another material, one disposed above the other in
parallel joined by a shaft at their center. The top one en-
circles the bottom one at the two ends by means of feet which
arrive at the same level as the bottom bar. '~hen the bottom
bar is rotated to form a cross, the four ends of the bars will
be at the same level. The top bar may be connected to the
two feet of the arms of any vertical support mentioned above
by holding them in the straight position.
A clearing device for emptying the contents of objects
which was claimed in my previous patent request could be added
to the devices presented here-above as an optional accessor~.
A variant in the construction of tne horizontal sup-
port resides in the fact that it may have pivots in place of
loops for replacing the use of a shaft. The horizontal sup-
port will always have its projections ~rhich end in a hook on
each side and which hook onto the arms of the vertical support
so that it is horizontally locked therewith.
Fig. 1 shows in a fro~t view the device of the inven-
tion set on its base which extends on a single side, before
the bag has been positioned,
Fig. 2 shows, in a side view, the device, supporting
a transparent plastic bag, set on its base,
Fig. 3 shows, in a side view, the device supporting
a bag and hooked onto a wall and having the base unlocked so
as to accomodate bags of long dimensions,
Fig. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 show the accessories,
such as bases or shelves and shafts, in variouæ forms and po-
sitions,
Fig. 12 shows, in a front view, the device of the
invention set on its base which extends on both sides of the
vertical support and, on the opposite side, pivots a twin rod
~support in the form of a U which forms at the same time the
shaf`t for joining its two rods together and on the opposite
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side pivots another twin rod sup~ort which has the for~! H.
considering that it pivots on the same axis o~the firæt su~-
port. This device makes it possib]e to support a bag on
each side of the vertical support.
Fig. 13 shows, in a front view, the device without
its elements except for the vertical support which has loo s
along both its sides and its folding base which holds it ver-
tically and an independant shaft which joins the two together.
~hus presented, elements and acessories may be added thereto
in a desired arrangement.
Figs. 1~ and 15 show, in a front view, the device in
two different arrangements. Fig. 14 has the vertical support
equipped on each side with two pivoting U shaped rods, but
placed at different levels. They are in position ready, each
one, to support a bag. Figo 15 shows that the vertical sup- -
port has on one side two pivoting rods in the open position at
the level of the base and, on the other side, a horizontal
support which extends fro~ one side, like a shelf mounted on
the top loops of the vertical by means of a removable shaft
which is locked by its hooks at both sides of the vertical.
The two Figs. have their vertical sup~ort held by a ~olding
base which extends on both sides of the vertical support.
Fig. 16 sho~s, in a side view, the device of the in-
vention supporting a ba6 and laid on a base which varies from
the preceding ones. It is in the form of two crossed bars
which fold up parallel. The upper bar is connected to the
feet of the two arms of the vertical support. The Fig. also
shows an accessory which is the clearing ~eans and which is
fixed by its support at the side of the angle of the vertical
support.
Fig. 17 shows, in a front view, the cross shaped base
applied to the devlce of Fig. 16, in the closed position.
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Fig. 1~ show6, in a front view, the device q~ith its
vertical U shaped support and the ends of the vertical in the
form of hooks serving as supports, held by a folding base. On
the two ar~s of the vertical support are disposed t~qo pivoting
rods supporte~ by the loops provlded on th~ t~No arms.
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Fig. 19 shows, in a front view, -the device with its
vertical support in the ~orm of an H and the ends of the ver-
tical in the form o~ hooks serving as supports, held by a
folding base by means of a shaft. On the two arms of the ver-
tical support are set two pivoting rods supported by the loopsprovided on the two arms.
Fig. 20 shows, in a front view, a support for faste-
ning the vertical U or ~ shaped support shown in Figs~ 18 and
19 to a wall or sirnilar.
Figs~ 1, 2 and 3 show a bag carrying device of the
invention including three elements: a vertical frame (1,3,2) a
folding base tl5, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10) see also Fig. 4, and
twin pivoting rods (4, 5, 6) and (9, 8, 7) which are joined at
6 and 7 forming together a U shape where the shaft (6,7) joins
the three elements together by loops 1 and 2 belonging to the
vertical frame (1, 3, 2) and loops 14 and 11 belonging to the
base (15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10). By joining hooks 10 and 15 be-
longing to the base with the arms of the frame (1, 3, 2), the
frame is locked wi~h the base forming therebetween normally an
angle of 90. The twin rods (4, 5, 6) and (9, 8, 7) with
their shaft (6, 7) remain free to pivot between the two ele-
ments.
A transparent plastic bag 40 is positioned having the
opening 41 of its handle disposed over angle 3. The handle and
a part of the wall are wrapped at 42 and 43. The opposite side
of the bag is pulled under the ~ault of the frame and fastened
on hooks 4 and 9 which are at the end of the twin pivoting rods.
The bag is thus supported and held open in front by the thrust
of the twin pivoting rods and by the sides since the rods ~hich
~orm angles 6 and 7 and are made of a resilient material oull
on two opposite sides, Thus the bag will be held open width
wiso and depth wi~se. For bags which have great heights, the
base of the device may be unlocked by releasing hooks 10 and
15, and the base ~14, 13, 12, 11? folds up and is disposed ver-
tlcally a3 shown in Fig. 3 and/or the device is suspended byits angle 3.
The twin pivotingr rods are bent at 5 and 8 each
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formi~g an angle which makes it possible to create a sus-
pension so as to reduce the tension on the bag when this
latter is supported by the two rods (4~ 5~ 6) and ~9~8~7)o
The two rods ~, 5) and (9, 8) thus slanted offer another
advantage which makes it possible for them to support a
permanent decorative or advertising cover without moving the
center of gravity of the device when the bag fills up.
Fig. 12 shows that the base ~18~ 19~ 14~ 13~ 12~
11~ 17~ 16) see also Fig. 7~ extends on both sides of the
vertical ~rame (1, 3, 2).
On the same shaft (6~ 7) as the twin rods (4~5~6)
and (9, 8, 7) t~lo or more twin pivoting rods may be provided
for supporting two or more bags at the same time, as shown
in Fig. 12 at (25~ 24~ 23) and t26~ 27~ 28) joined together
by the joint (24~ 27)~ At 23 and 28 are shown the loops
belonging to the tuin rods in the form of an H through which
the shaft ~6~ 7) slides. The hook loops at 25~ 26~ 4 and 9
are here shown in another way. They are formed so that the
loop encircles the hook as a safety measure. In the other
system, which is shown in the other drawings as in Fig. 1, the
hook extends outside of the loop, in ~Ihich case the hooks may
be equipped with caps.
Figs. 13, 14 and 15 show that the vertical frame
~1, 3, 2) may be provided along its t~lo arms with loops such
as 1, 30~ 33~ 38, 39, 34~ 31, 2 or by a support means for
accomodating shafts or pivots. The vertical frame may be held
by a base (18, 19, 14~ 13~ 12~ 177 16) which may be fol-
dable, and removable using an independent shaft (35~ 36~ 37)
as shown in Fig. 13. With these basic elements, any desired
arransement rnay be made, as shown in Figs. 11~ and 15. Fig. lL~
shows that the independenk sha~t has been replaced by the shaft
(6, 7) belonging to the twin pivoting rods (4, 5, 6) and (9, a,
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7). ~wo other ~ivoting rods in the shape of a U (29~ 30)
(32, 31) in con~unction with their shafts (30,31) are
placed on higher loops at 30 and 31. Which means that this
arrangement makes it possible to support two bags at the same
time. Fig~ 15 shows another arrangement where, on one side of
the frame, twin pivoting rods (L~, 5~ 6~ 7~ 8t 9) in the form
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of a U are installed which are slanted at the level of the base,
and which may be raised for supporting a bag conjointly with
the top o~ the frame; and on the other side, on an independent
shaft (35, 36, 37) which is supported by the loops of the frame
at 33 and 34, is disposed a support (10, 11, 12, 13, 149 15) by
mea~s of loops 11 and 14 a~d which is fixed in the horizontal
direction by its hooks (11, 10) andtl4~ 15) hooking onto t~e
sides of the frame at 10 and 15. The horizontal fr~me thus
formed may support a tissue box or a tray, etc. This support,
like all the other elements of the device, is made from a plas-
ticized resilient metal rod. Ot~er supports may be added and
be loc~ed at any angle depending on the requirements.
Fig. 16 is the same as Fig. 2 except that the base
has been replaced by a base formed of two bars 45 and 46, Yhich
are crossed at their center 44 and fold up parallel, Fig. 17.
The ends of the bottom bar reach points L~7 and 48, which means
that the top bar may have feet so that the four ends of the
two bars have the same level when they are crossed. The ver-
tical frame (1, 3, 2) is connected to the base by its two pro-
20 jections 1 and 2 vrhich are fixed to the upper bar. Fig. 15 shows
the device with a clearing means (51, 50, ~9) which is an
optional accessory and which may be an integral part of the
device of the invention, which was claimed in my previous pa-
te~t request.
A ~ariant to the vertical frame would be a frame
having the form of a U and/or of an H held vertically as shown
in Figs. 18 ~nd 19. The vertical (52, 53, 54, 55) of Fig. 18
is held by a folding base (16, 17~ 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 18).
The vertical by means of its loops 30 and 31 supports twin
30 pivoting rods in the form of a U (29, 30, 31, 32). The bag
will be supported by the hook loops of the four rods, on one
side by 52 and 55 and on the opposite side by 29 and 32. The
Fig. s~hows the two kinds of hook loops. Fig. 19 shows the ver-
tical frame in the form of an H. Rod (56, 60~ 57) and rod
35 (58, 61, 59) are joined together by the joint (60, 61). At
their ends 56 and 58 they form hook loops and at the bottom
ends 57 and 59 they form loops for passing therethrou~h a
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shaft (35, 36, 37) on which the base is held in position and
is fastened to the sides of the vertical so afi to hold it at
an angle normally of 90. As in the preceding cases, twin
pivoting rods or horizontal supports may be provided along
the two arms. The two U shaped or ~ shaped vertical frames
may be suspended using a support (66, 65, 67) shown in Fig.
20, where the hooks at 66 and 67 hook onto loops which are
provided on the two arms of the verticals which may be at 33
and 34 or those which are placed lower down. Sai.d devices
may then be suspended by the angle 65~
