Article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly

Claim 2

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly comprising an annular, semi-rigid support and guide member, means coupled to said member for supporting said member to project outwardly away from a broad, unobstructed portion of a supporting wall surface of a room or compartment and serving to provide a target through which articles to be collected can be passed, an optically pervious container open at one end thereof, means for supporting said container to depend downwardly from said guide member with the open end of said container carried by said member with said open end aligned in article-receiving relation thereto, and means for obtaining access to the contents of said container through the side of said container to permit removal of said contents from the container at various selected levels therein.

Claim 3

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly according to claim 1 wherein said container comprises a bag of pliant material having a sufficiently open weave thereto to permit observation of the contents of the bag from outside the bag.

Claim 4

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly according to claim 1 wherein said container comprises a bag of pliant open weave material and wherein said access opening is characterized by naturally self-closing, overlapping flap portions.

Claim 5

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly according to claim 1 wherein said means for supporting said container comprises hooks carried by said member.

Claim 6

For use with an article receiving and collecting assembly a bag of optically pervious pliant material serving to permit inspection of the contents of the bag directly through the side of the bag from a position outside of the bag, said bag being sufficiently open at one end to receive articles thrown therethrough and closed at the other for retaining the articles, means forming an access opening in the side of said bag, said opening being disposed and arranged to permit removal of the contents of the bag at selected levels therein, and means disposed about and carried by said open end for engaging supports for holding the bag therefrom in an open condition.

Claim 7

For use with an article receiving and collecting assembly a bag of optically pervious pliant material serving to permit inspection of the contents of the bag directly through the side of the bag from a position outside of the bag, said bag being sufficiently open at one end to receive articles thrown therethrough and closed at the other for retaining the articles, means forming an access opening in the side of said bag, said opening being disposed and arranged to permit removal of the contents of the bag at selected levels therein, and means disposed about and carried by said open end for engaging supports for holding the bag therefrom in an open condition.

Claim 8

In a room the combination comprising a wall of the room, a member adapted to be secured to said wall and forming an open target for throwing articles therethrough, a container of pliant material having an open end and a closed end, said member being sufficiently rigid to retain its physical shape and to support said container, means coupling the open end of said container to said target member to collect and store articles thrown through said target member, and means other than said open or closed ends forming an access passage into said container for removing articles from within said container.

Claim 9

In a room the combination comprising a wall of the room, a member adapted to be secured to said wall and forming an open target for throwing articles therethrough, a container of pliant material having an open end and a closed end, said member being sufficiently rigid to retain its physical shape and to support said container, means coupling the open end of said container to said target member to collect and store articles thrown through said target member, and means other than said open or closed ends forming an access passage into said container for removing articles from within said container.

Claim 10

The combination according to claim 6 wherein said container includes an access opening in the side thereof extending along a major portion of its length and serving to permit access to the contents of said container for removal thereof at various levels therein.

Claim 11

The combination according to claim 6 wherein said container comprises a bag of pliant material, said material having a sufficiently open weave thereto to permit inspection therethrough of the contents of said bag from outside of the bag.

Claim 12

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly comprising an annular, semi-rigid support and guide member, means coupled to said member for supporting said member to project outwardly away from a broad, unobstructed portion of a supporting wall surface of a room or compartment and serving to provide a target through which articles to be collected can be passed, an optically pervious container open at one end thereof, means for supporting said container to depend downwardly from said guide member with the open end of said container carried by said member with said open end aligned in article-receiving relation thereto, and means for obtaining access to the contents of said container through the side of said container to permit removal of said contents from the container at various selected levels therein while inhibiting inadvertent release of articles from adjacent levels.

Claim 13

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly comprising an annular, semi-rigid support and guide member, means coupled to said member for supporting said member to project outwardly away from a broad, unobstructed portion of a supporting wall surface of a room or compartment and serving to provide a target through which articles to be collected can be passed, an optically pervious container open at one end thereof, means for supporting said container to depend downwardly from said guide member with the open end of said container carried by said member with said open end aligned in article-receiving relation thereto, and means for obtaining access to the contents of said container through the side of said container to permit removal of said contents from the container at various selected levels therein while inhibiting inadvertent release of articles from adjacent levels.

Claim 14

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly comprising an annular, semi-rigid support and guide member, means coupled to said member for supporting said member to project outwardly away from a broad, unobstructed portion of a supporting wall surface of a room or compartment and serving to provide a target through which articles to be collected can be passed, said member comprising a hood extending upwardly and away from said wall surface to orient said target in an upstanding position, an optically pervious container open at one end thereof, means for supporting said container to depend downwardly from said guide member with the open end of said container carried by said member with said open end aligned in article-receiving relation thereto, and means for obtaining access to the contents of said container through the side of said container to permit removal of said contents from the container at various selected levels therein.

Claim 15

An article receiving and collecting receptacle assembly comprising an annular, semi-rigid support and guide member, means coupled to said member for supporting said member to project outwardly away from a broad, unobstructed portion of a supporting wall surface of a room or compartment and serving to provide a target through which articles to be collected can be passed, said member comprising a hood extending upwardly and away from said wall surface to orient said target in an upstanding position, an optically pervious container open at one end thereof, means for supporting said container to depend downwardly from said guide member with the open end of said container carried by said member with said open end aligned in article-receiving relation thereto, and means for obtaining access to the contents of said container through the side of said container to permit removal of said contents from the container at various selected levels therein.