Patent Publication Number: US-2019193912-A1

Title: Vacuum Bag Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to bag devices and more particularly pertains to a new bag device for containing yard waste. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bag that may contain yard waste. A valve is coupled to the bag such that the valve is in fluid communication with an interior of the bag. The valve is selectively coupled to a vacuum thereby facilitating air to be drawn out of the bag such that the bag is collapsed to a minimum size. A closure is coupled to the bag and the closure is selectively manipulated. The closure selectively closes the bag to retain the yard waste in the bag. Moreover, the closure forms a fluid impermeable seal to inhibit air from entering and escaping the bag. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top perspective view of a vacuum bag assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a bottom phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross sectional view taken along line  4 - 4  of  FIG. 3  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, a new bag device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the vacuum bag assembly  10  generally comprises a bag  12  that may contain yard waste  14 . The bag  12  has an outer wall  16  and a top edge  18 , and the top edge  18  is open to access an interior of the bag  12 . The outer wall  16  has a first side  20 , a second side  22  and an inside surface  24 . Moreover, the outer wall  16  has an aperture  26  extending into an interior of the bag  12 . The bag  12  is comprised of a fluid impermeable material such as poly vinyl chloride or the like 
     A valve  28  is coupled to the bag  12  such that the valve  28  is in fluid communication with an interior of the bag  12 . The valve  28  is selectively coupled to a vacuum, such as an electric vacuum or the like, thereby facilitating air to be drawn out of the bag  12 . In this way the bag  12  is collapsed to a minimum size. Thus, the bag  12  and the yard waste within the bag  12  occupy a minimum amount of space. 
     The valve  28  is positioned in the aperture  26  and the valve  28  has a first end  30 . The first end  30  is open and the first end  30  is exposed with respect to the bag  12 . The first end  30  is selectively coupled to the vacuum. The valve  28  includes a cap  32  and the cap  32  is selectively positioned on the first end  30  to close the first end  30 . Moreover, the cap  32  forms a fluid impermeable seal with the first end  30 . Additionally, the valve  28  may be a one way air valve of any conventional design such that the valve  28  inhibits air from entering the bag  12  when the air is vacuumed from the bag  12 . 
     A closure  34  is coupled to the bag  12  and the closure  34  is selectively manipulated. The closure  34  selectively closes the bag  12  to retain the yard waste in the bag  12 . Moreover, the closure  34  forms a fluid impermeable seal to inhibit air from entering and escaping the bag  12 . The closure  34  comprises a first mating member  36  that is coupled to the inside surface  24  corresponding to the first side  20  of the bag  12 . The first mating member  36  is coextensive with the top edge  18 . 
     A second mating member  38  is provided and the second mating member  38  is coupled to the inside surface  24  corresponding to the second side  22  of the bag  12 . The second mating member  38  is coextensive with the top edge  18 . Moreover, the second mating member  38  selectively engages the first mating member  36  to selectively close the bag  12 . The second mating member  38  forms a fluid impermeable seal with the first member. Each of the first  36  and second  38  mating members may comprise a zipper or the like. 
     A slide  40  is slidably coupled to the bag  12  and the slide  40  is selectively manipulated. The slide  40  is positioned on the top edge  18  and the slide  40  is in mechanical communication with each of the first  36  and second  38  mating members. Moreover, the slide  40  selectively opens and closes the bag  12 . The slide  40  separates the first mating member  36  from the second mating member  38  when the slide  40  is urged in a first position. The slide  40  engages the first mating member  36  to the second mating member  38  when the slide  40  is urged in a second position. 
     In use, the bag  12  is filled with the yard waste  14  and the slide  40  is urged in the second position to close the bag  12 . The valve  28  is fluidly coupled to the vacuum and the air is removed from the bag  12 . In this way the bag  12  and the yard waste  14  are collapsed to the minimum size. Thus, the bag  12  and the yard waste  14  occupy a minimum amount of space when the bag  12  and yard waste are positioned on a curb for pickup. The slide  40  is selectively urged in the first position to open the bag  12 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.