Patent Publication Number: US-2005129335-A1

Title: Trash bag with adhesive

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
      This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/530,066, filed Dec. 15, 2003. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND  
      The present disclosure relates to trash bin systems, specifically to a trash liner with adhesive for fixing the trash liners to the interior of a trash bin.  
      Trash cans, bins and baskets have been in use with plastic liner bags to store unwanted waste. A problem with the plastic liner bags is that the liner bags separate from the trash bin. The separation of the trash liner bag from the trash bin allows for waste material to fall between the trash liner and the trash can, thereby contaminating the trash can with waste.  
      The trash bins in the prior art have attempted to solve the above problem by use of separate lids fitting over the top of the trash can and pressing the liner bag between the lid and top of the trash bin. Other prior art relies on a drawstring contiguous with the opening of the liner bag. The drawstring is cinched around the top of the trash bin to hold the liner bag in place.  
      The prior art solutions fail to hold fast the liner bags due to the lids being loose and the drawstrings snapping.  
      What is needed in the art is a trash liner that holds tightly to the trash bin and prevents the liner bag from slipping, allowing waste material to contaminate the inside of the trash bin.  
     SUMMARY  
      The disclosed device is directed toward a trash bin liner comprising a liner body having a liner sidewall. The liner sidewall defines a liner interior and a liner exterior. A releasable adhesive is disposed on the liner sidewall near the liner exterior. The trash bin liner is configured to adhere to a trash bin. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       FIG. 1  is a partial side view of an exemplary trash bin.  
       FIG. 2  is a partial perspective view of an exemplary trash liner.  
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION  
      Persons of ordinary skill in the art will realize that the following description of the present disclosure is illustrative only and not in any way limiting. Other embodiments of the invention will readily suggest themselves to such skilled persons having the benefit of this disclosure.  
      The present disclosure describes a novel trash bin liner that fixes into place preventing the liner from collapsing into the trash bin. The trash bin liner includes an adhesive disposed on the exterior surface of the trash bin liner. The adhesive is configured to releasably adhere to a trash bin.  
      Referring to  FIG. 1 , a side view of an exemplary trash bin  10  is illustrated. The trash bin  10  includes a body  12 , forming a sidewall  14  and a base  16 . The sidewall  14  and base  16  define an exterior  20  and an interior  22 . The sidewall  14  includes an interior wall surface  24 . The base  16  includes an interior base surface  26 . The interior  22  of the trash bin  10  is configured to contain trash.  
      Referring to  FIG. 2 , a partial perspective view of an exemplary trash bin liner  30  is illustrated. The trash bin liner  30  includes a liner body  32  having a liner sidewall  34 . The liner sidewall  34  defines a liner interior  36  and a liner exterior  38 . An adhesive  40  is disposed on the liner exterior  38  of the liner sidewall  34 . The adhesive  40  can be configured to releasably adhere to the interior wall surface  24  of the trash bin  10 . The adhesive  40  is also configured to adhere to the interior base surface  26  in alternative embodiments.  
      The adhesive  40  can be disposed on the liner exterior  38  in any pattern or shape. Such patterns include, but are not limited to, a lined pattern, a criss-cross pattern, a patched pattern, a random spatter pattern, and the like. The adhesive  40  can encircle the liner exterior  38  either completely or partially.  
      In an exemplary embodiment, the adhesive  40  can be disposed near an upper portion  42  of the trash liner  30 . The trash liner  30  can be wrapped over an upper sidewall lip  44  so that the adhesive  40  disposed near the upper portion  42  can be adhered to an exterior portion  46  of the sidewall  14  proximate the lip  44 .  
      The exemplary trash bin liner  30  is configured to be inserted into the interior  22  of the trash bin  10 . The liner sidewall exterior  38  is pressed against the interior wall surface  24  to adhere the adhesive  40  to the interior wall surface  24 . In alternative embodiments, the liner exterior  38  can also be adhered to the interior base surface  26  with the adhesive  40 . The exemplary trash bin liner  30  is configured to be insertable into the interior of the trash bin  10  and remain installed. The adhesive  40  maintains the body of the trash bin liner  32  in place and prevents collapse of the liner  30 .  
      The adhesive  40  is configured to release upon application of a predetermined amount of force. The force is sufficient to release the adhesive  40  before the liner wall  34  begins to tear.  
      While embodiments and applications of this invention have been shown and described, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications than mentioned above are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The invention, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims.