Patent ID: 9708754
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: D06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A laundry receptacle, comprising: a frame comprising a base member at a bottom of the frame and a top member at a top of the frame; and a liner coupled to and hanging from the top member of the frame toward the base member of the frame, the liner comprising a flexible bag and a plurality of elastic bands coupled to the flexible bag, the plurality of elastic bands exhibiting a modulus of elasticity of about 2,000 MPa or less and an elongation rating of about 100% or more, wherein each elastic band of the plurality of elastic bands is attached to the base member proximate a first end of each elastic band, loops up and over a portion of the top member, and is coupled to a bottom of the flexible bag proximate a second end of each elastic band to raise the bottom of the flexible bag toward the top member upon removal of laundry from within the flexible bag.