Patent ID: 7798712

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 third pair of loops attached to and extending above the first end wall, the third pair of loops being spaced apart from each other and spaced apart from the corners; a fourth pair of loops attached to and extending above the second end wall, the fourth pair of loops being spaced apart from each other and spaced apart from the corners, wherein a plurality of loop connectors connect the third and fourth pairs of loops to the first and second pairs of loops and the loop connectors exert tension on the side walls and end walls of the bag to support the bag in an open, upright position prior to the bag being filled with waste; a first lifting strap extending between and connecting top portions of the first pair of loops; and a second lifting strap extending between and connecting top portions of the second pair of loops, 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.