Trash dispenser having supply of trash bags

Abstract

A trash dispenser includes a trash receptacle and a bag container of trash bags disposed at the bottom of the receptacle. A user can reach down through the receptacle and pull an uppermost bag from the container and fold it over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the receptacle. The bag container may be slid into the bottom of the receptacle through a side opening in the receptacle side wall. Alternatively, the bag container can be removably attached to the receptacle beneath a lower end thereof.

1 . A trash dispenser comprising a trash receptacle including a side wall forming a top opening through which trash can be inserted, and a side opening formed in a lower portion of the side wall and sized to receive a stack of folded trash bags which is accessible through the top opening of the trash receptacle, to enable a user to reach through the receptacle to pull a bag upwardly into the trash receptacle and folded over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the trash receptacle. 
     
     
         2 . The trash dispenser according to  claim 1  wherein the receptacle includes a horizontal intermediate wall disposed above the side opening and including an opening through which the bags are accessible. 
     
     
         3 . The trash dispenser according to  claim 1 , further including a tray disposed at the bottom of the trash receptacle on which the supply of bags can be supported, the tray being slidable through the side opening. 
     
     
         4 . The trash dispenser according to  claim 2 , further including an openable door arranged to cover the side opening. 
     
     
         5 . A trash dispenser comprising:
 a trash receptacle including top and bottom openings; and   a bag container containing a supply of removable trash bags accessible through a top end of the container, the container being removably mounted to the receptacle beneath a lower end thereof, wherein the bags are accessible through the receptacle to enable a user to reach through the receptacle to pull a bag upwardly into the trash receptacle and folded over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the receptacle.   
     
     
         6 . The trash dispenser according to  claim 5  wherein the receptacle includes a horizontal floor in which the bottom opening is formed. 
     
     
         7 . A method of trash dispensing comprising the steps of:
 A. providing a trash receptacle including a top opening through which trash can be inserted and trash bag liners can be removed;   B. providing a container, having a stack of folded trash bags, at the bottom of the receptacle, such that the bags are accessible through the receptacle;   C. manually reaching through the top opening of the receptacle to pull a bag upwardly from the container and into the trash receptacle, and   D. manually folding the bag over a top rim of the receptacle to form a liner for the receptacle.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7  wherein step B comprises inserting the container through a side opening of the trash receptacle. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , wherein step B further comprises positioning the container on a tray which is slidable through the side opening. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein step B comprises removably attaching the bag container to the trash receptacle beneath a lower end thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein a bag near the bottom of the stack is marked with indicia indicating that the stack is nearing depletion.