Patent ID: 8202000

Claim:
A waste disposal bag comprising: a bag having a closed bottom, an open top, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall, wherein the walls define four corners; a first pair of loops attached to and extending above the first side wall, the first pair of loops being spaced apart from each other and spaced apart from the corners; a second pair of loops attached to and extending above the second side wall, the second pair of loops being spaced apart from each other and spaced apart from the corners; a first lifting strap extending between and connecting top portions of the first pair of loops; and a second lifting strap individually distinct from the first lifting strap and extending between and connecting top portions of the second pair of loops, the loops extending in a first direction and the lifting straps extending in a second, different direction, wherein the second direction is substantially other than parallel to the bottom panel when the bag is in an open and upright position and the bag is filed with waste, and wherein the first and second lifting straps are configured to receive a lifting means and distribute lifting force down through the first and second pairs of loops and around the walls of the bag, wherein the first pair of loops are secured to the inside of the first side wall and the second pair of loops are secured to the inside of the second side wall all the way down to the bottom panel.