Abstract:
In order to make it easier to use a garbage can, a self-bagging mechanism is placed in the bottom of the garbage can with an opening provided for a plurality of bags to be placed within a housing. The empty bags will be taken from the housing and will provide garbage bags to the trash cans at all times. The bag holder is designed to be refillable.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   A. Field of the Invention 
   This relates to the common household garbage can but has a housing on the bottom of the garbage can to make the garbage can self bagging. 
   B. Prior Art 
   There are many prior art references to garbage cans in general and trash storage apparatuses. A representative example of this type of device can be found at Lin, U.S. Pat. No. 7,033,039, as well as a standard garbage can that is found in virtually every home or business. This, however, incorporates the use of a self-bagging mechanism, which will rest on the bottom of the garbage can by which an individual does not have to worry about gathering a replacement bag during the re-bagging process. 
   BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   This garbage can uses a regular household garbage can and adds an automatic self-bagging system to the base of the garbage can. The self-bagging system will be comprised of a container in which a plurality of bags will be housed. The bag holder will rest on the bottom of the shell of the garbage can and an opening on the top of the bag holder will be provided. A corresponding opening on the bottom of the garbage can is provided to allow a bag to travel from the bag holder into the garbage can. 
   A plurality of garbage bags will be encased in the bag holder and the holder is designed to be refillable. The bag holder will attach to the garbage can with a twist-and-snap means and the housing for the bags is designed to be refillable by opening the bottom of the housing. 
   In operation the bag holder is installed on the bottom of the garbage can and the first bag is placed around the opening around the top perimeter of the garbage can. When that first bag is filled up with garbage, the person will remove the full bag and an empty bag from the holder is pulled through the opening in the bag holder. The bags in the bag holder will likely be connected to each other using a row of perforations between the bags to connect the bags to each other. This connection means will allow the empty bag to be pulled through the opening and provide the user of the device an easy means to supply a bag for the garbage can. 
   In order to insure that only one empty bag is pulled through the opening of the bag holder a foot pedal is installed on the top of the bag holder on the outside of the device, which will allow the user to hold the remaining bags in place in the bag holder while emptying the garbage in the can. This will prevent the possibility of multiple bags passing through the opening into the garbage can. 
   The garbage can would be equipped with a lid, which can be found on a great number of garbage cans. However, in this lid an air freshener pouch will be installed on the underside of the lid. The air freshener will help with the inevitable odor problem that is generated by garbage. The air freshener pouch is designed to store a replacement air freshener when that becomes necessary. 
   Under the lid but above the level of the garbage bag will be a plastic plate, which is a flat planar member. This plate is operated by a handle on the outside of the can. The handle will allow the flat planar member to move in an up and down fashion and will allow some of the garbage to be compacted into the bag. The advantage to using the compaction device is to prevent the handling of the garbage in the can. While the lid is not a compactor per se, it does compact some of the garbage so that the person does not need to physically touch the garbage during the process of emptying the bag in the garbage can. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is an isometric view of the garbage can with the self bagging housing on the bottom. 
       FIG. 2  is a front view of the device. 
       FIG. 3  is a side view of the device. 
       FIG. 4  is an open view of the bagger with the bag indicated by dashed lines. 
       FIG. 5  is a view of the bagger with the compactor moving downward. 
       FIG. 6  is a view according to line  6 - 6  in  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 7  is an isometric exploded view of the device. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
   This device  5  is a garbage can with a self-bagging housing  15  on the bottom of the garbage can  10 . The garbage can has an exterior shell with defined sides and a bottom and an open top as well as a lid  11 . A lid cover  6 , which is connected to a lid  11  will snap closed, using a male-and-female snap assembly mechanism  7 ,  8  on the front edge of the lid cover  6 . Other means to close the cover may also be used. 
   A handle  20  on the exterior of the garbage can will operate a plate  9 , which is a flat planar member and roughly the same shape as the inside of the garbage can to partially compact some of the garbage in the can. This is accomplished by the individual using the handle  20  on the side. The handle  20  is connected to an arcuate member  22  that when rotated will move the plate. A pin  21  to lock the handle in an upright position is also provided. 
   When the plate  9  rotates downward one surface of the plate will press against the top of the garbage in the bag. While the plate is not a compactor per se, it does compact the garbage in the bag sufficiently so that the person does not need to physically handle the garbage. A standard garbage bag  16  will be used with this device. 
   On the bottom of the shell of the garbage can will be a bag holder  15  whereby multiple garbage bags  16  will be stored. The bag holder will contain a plurality of garbage bags and the bag holder  15  will be located below the bottom of the garbage can. On the bottom of the garbage can will be an opening  18  and likewise an opening in the bag holder; the respective openings will mate with each other as depicted in  FIG. 6 . The two openings will align so that an empty bag  16  may pass from the bag holder  15  to the interior of the garbage can. The bag holder  15  with the plurality of bags will be connected to the underside of the shell of the casing, probably using snaps or some other commonly used connection mechanism. 
   The bag holder  15  will rest on a base  14 . The base  14  will connect to the bag holder  15  probably by a snap mechanism although no specific means is being claimed; the base will be detachable in order to easily fill the bag holder  15 . 
   A bag is initially pulled out of the bag holder  15  and placed under the lid as depicted in  FIG. 4 . When the bag is full, the bag is tied and pulled out of the garbage can. The next garbage bag from the holder is attached to the bag in the garbage can and passes through the opening  18  on the bag holder. The means of connection between the bags in the bag holder may include a row of perforations between the bags so that when the full bag is pulled out of the garbage can the empty bag will be pulled through the opening. The row of perforations will allow the two bags to be torn from each other. 
   In order to protect against multiple bags passing through the opening  18  a foot pedal  17  has been installed on the side of the outside of the bag holder. The foot pedal  17  consists of an area on the outside that can be pushed downward by the user of the device and a flanged portion  19  makes direct contact with the top bag in the bag holder. Depression of the foot pedal  17  prevents multiple bags from exiting the bag holder. A spring  21  is provided to insure that the foot pedal in its normal position does not rest against the top bag in the bag holder. 
   The device will also use a compactor  9 , which is a flat planar member, which will be operated by the handle  20 . The flat planar member will compact some of the garbage in the bag when the handle is rotated in a downward fashion. 
   A cover  11 , which is found on many garbage cans is also provided so that when the lid cover  6  is closed the garbage is not visible. On the underside of the lid cover  6  an air purifier pocket  4  will be provided. The air purifier pocket  4  is designed to house an air freshener to help ameliorate the inevitable smell of old garbage. The air purifier pocket is designed so that the consumer can replace the air purifier. 
   The device will be made of standard garbage can materials, and plastic is probably an excellent choice of material for all the parts. Other materials for the construction of this device are certainly not eliminated.