US 11,745,941 B2
Cinches for waste receptacles and waste receptacles including cinches
Juan Carlos Perez, Huntersville, NC (US); Ryan Baker, Charlotte, NC (US); Christopher Parke, Huntersville, NC (US); and Wesley Alan Steen, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to RUBBERMAID COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/910,500.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/866,328, filed on Jun. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0407157 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. B65F 1/06 (2006.01); B65F 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 1/06 (2013.01) [B65F 1/1426 (2013.01); B65F 2220/00 (2013.09)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste receptacle, comprising:
a receptacle wall that defines an upper rim of the waste receptacle;
a removably attached cinch tab comprising one or more clips configured to secure the cinch tab to the upper rim; and
a cinch defined by the removably attached cinch tab;
wherein the cinch comprises an opening configured to admit a liner portion of a waste liner,
wherein the cinch comprises a notch continuous with and extending away from the opening,
wherein at least a portion of the opening narrows in width in a direction extending between the notch and a lower end of the cinch,
wherein the opening and the notch are configured to retain the liner portion to at least partially secure the waste liner to the waste receptacle,
wherein the cinch tab is spaced from the receptacle wall by a spacing S adjacent a lower edge of the opening,
wherein the spacing S is defined by the receptacle wall and the cinch tab, and wherein the spacing S is greater than a predetermined threshold spacing.