Container assemblies with bag engaging member

Abstract

A trashcan assembly includes a trashcan container and an attachment member. The attachment member is received on a rim of the trashcan container. The attachment member includes at least one bag engaging member. The bag engaging member is formed in a wall of the attachment member or, alternatively, is an insert that is located within an opening in a wall of the attachment member.

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       97 . A trashcan assembly comprising a trashcan container and an attachment member that is received on a rim of the trashcan container and that includes at least one bag engaging member. 
   
   
       98 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member comprises a band. 
   
   
       99 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the bag engaging member defines an open space in the shape of an “X”. 
   
   
       100 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member includes an annular recess within which a rim of the trashcan container is received. 
   
   
       101 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 100 , wherein the rim is received in a snap-fit connection within the attachment member. 
   
   
       102 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 100 , wherein the rim is adhered to the attachment member. 
   
   
       103 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 100 , wherein the rim is bonded to the attachment member. 
   
   
       104 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member has a generally uniform height. 
   
   
       105 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member has a height that gradually varies along a circumference of the trashcan container. 
   
   
       106 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member has a height that sharply increases in the areas of the bag engaging members. 
   
   
       107 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member consists of a single injection molded piece. 
   
   
       108 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the attachment member consists of two components are co-molded together. 
   
   
       109 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 97 , wherein the bag engaging member comprises an insert comprising a plurality of resilient, flexible fingers that define a passageway into the interior space of the container. 
   
   
       110 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 109 , wherein each finger includes a portion thereof that extends away from a wall of the attachment member on an exterior of the attachment member and a portion thereof that extends toward the interior space of the container. 
   
   
       111 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 109 , wherein the insert includes a circumferentially extending channel within which a portion of a wall of the attachment member is received such that the insert is secured to the attachment member. 
   
   
       112 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 111 , wherein the channel fully encircles a circumferential periphery of the insert. 
   
   
       113 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 111 , wherein the insert comprises four fingers and wherein the four fingers do not include pointed ends all converging at a common point. 
   
   
       114 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 113 , wherein the ends of the fingers point generally toward the interior space of the container. 
   
   
       115 . The trashcan assembly of  claim 110 , wherein each finger includes a curved portion such that the end of the finger points generally toward the interior space of the container.