Sanitation device

Claim 2

A portable sanitation device comprising: a. holder means for a disposable bag, said holder means comprising a strip of metal the major portion of which is bent to form a hollow, open-ended cylinder having a continuous upstanding upper rim suitable for receiving the folded-over edge portion of a disposable bag, said cylinder having an axial length considerably less than its diameter, and the end portions of said strip forming flanges projecting radially from the cylinder; b. a long handle having a flattened end portion secured to said flanges and extending away therefrom upwardly with respect to said upper rim and at a small angle to the axis of the cylinder, c. a lid pivotally connected to said end flanges for movement between a closed position over said rim and forming a closure with said bag, and an open position in which the lid is well clear of said upper rim, and d. retaining means for holding the outer edge portion of the bag against the outer surface of said rim, said retaining means comprising an extensible element having one end fixed to a first bracket connected to said flanges and having a free end carrying fixing means capable of co-operating with catch means provided by a second bracket also connected to said end flanges, said brackets being on opposite sides of the said flattened end of the handle and being spaced away from the outer surface of the cylinder to enable a folded-over edge portion of a bag to be inserted therebetween.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1, wherein said brackets are integral with said flanges and are constituted by folded out top portions of said flanges which top portions are separated from the main portion of the strip forming the cylinder.

Claim 4

A portable sanitation device comprising: a. holder means for a disposable bag, said holder means comprising an open ended annular member having an axial length considerably less than its diameter and having an upper rim providing a continuous outwardly facing surface around the top end of the annular member and suitable for receiving the folded over end portion of a disposable bag while the main part of the bag extends within said annular member, b. retaining means for holding the outer edge portion of the bag against said outwardly facing surface, said retaining means comprising an extensible element having one end fixed to said annular member and having a free end carrying fixing means capable of co-operating with catch means cArried by said annular member when said extensible element is stretched around the folded-over edge portion of a disposable bag, said fixed end of the extensible element and said catch means being both carried by bracket means spaced away from the outwardly facing surface to enable a folded over edge portion of a bag to be inserted therebetween, said free end of the extensible element being further provided with hand grip means for locating said fixing means on said catch means with simultaneous stretching of said extensible element around said outwardly facing surface, c. a long handle fixed to one side of said annular member and extending away therefrom upwardly with respect to said upper rim and at a small angle to the axis of said annular member, d. a lid pivotally connected to said annular member for movement between a closed position over said upper rim and forming a closure with said bag, and an open position in which the lid is well clear of the said upper rim.

Claim 5

A portable sanitation device comprising: a. holder means for a disposable bag, said holder means comprising an open ended annular member having an axial length considerably less than its diameter and having an upper rim providing a continuous outwardly facing surface around the top end of the annular member and suitable for receiving the folded over end portion of a disposable bag while the main part of the bag extends within said annular member, b. retaining means for holding the outer edge portion of the bag against said outwardly facing surface, said retaining means comprising an extensible element having one end fixed to said annular member and having a free end carrying fixing means capable of co-operating with catch means cArried by said annular member when said extensible element is stretched around the folded-over edge portion of a disposable bag, said fixed end of the extensible element and said catch means being both carried by bracket means spaced away from the outwardly facing surface to enable a folded over edge portion of a bag to be inserted therebetween, said free end of the extensible element being further provided with hand grip means for locating said fixing means on said catch means with simultaneous stretching of said extensible element around said outwardly facing surface, c. a long handle fixed to one side of said annular member and extending away therefrom upwardly with respect to said upper rim and at a small angle to the axis of said annular member, d. a lid pivotally connected to said annular member for movement between a closed position over said upper rim and forming a closure with said bag, and an open position in which the lid is well clear of the said upper rim.

Claim 6

A portable sanitation device comprising: a. holder means for a disposable bag, said holder means comprising an open ended annular member having an axial length considerably less than its diameter and having an upper rim providing a continuous outwardly facing surface around the top end of the annular member and suitable for receiving the folded over end portion of a disposable bag while the main part of the bag extends within said annular member, said annular member comprising a strip of metal the major portion of which is bent to form a cylinder, the end portions of the strip forming flanges projecting outwardly from the cylinder, b. a long handle fixed to said flanges and extending away from said cylinder upwardly with respect to said upper rim and at a small angle to the axis of said cylinder, and c. a lid pivotally connected to said flanges and movable between a closed position over said upper rim and forming a closure with said bag, and an open position in which the lid is well clear of the said upper rim.

Claim 7

A portable sanitation device comprising: a. holder means for a disposable bag, said holder means comprising an open ended annular member having an axial length considerably less than its diameter and having an upper rim providing a continuous outwardly facing surface around the top end of the annular member and suitable for receiving the folded over end portion of a disposable bag while the main part of the bag extends within said annular member, said annular member comprising a strip of metal the major portion of which is bent to form a cylinder, the end portions of the strip forming flanges projecting outwardly from the cylinder, b. a long handle fixed to said flanges and extending away from said cylinder upwardly with respect to said upper rim and at a small angle to the axis of said cylinder, and c. a lid pivotally connected to said flanges and movable between a closed position over said upper rim and forming a closure with said bag, and an open position in which the lid is well clear of the said upper rim.