Bin Liner Dispenser

Abstract

A bin liner dispensing system comprising a receptacle ( 19 ) and a bin ( 10 ), the receptacle ( 19 ) accommodating a number of folded collapsed liners, said liners being formed of a membrane and having a closed end and an open end, the liners being accommodated within the receptacle ( 19 ) in an overlying relationship with the open end uppermost, the receptacle having an opening through which the open end of the uppermost liner is accessible, opposed sidewalls ( 11 ) of the bin having a set of protrusions ( 15 ) in opposed relation to each other and in spaced relation from the base of the bin, the receptacle configured to be supported between the protrusions and the base of the bin to be retained adjacent or at the floor ( 17 ) of the bin ( 10 ).

1 . A bin liner dispenser, comprising:
 a receptacle accommodating a number of folded collapsed liners, said liners being formed of a membrane and having a closed end and an open end, the liners being accommodated within the receptacle in an overlaying relationship with the open end uppermost, the receptacle having an opening through which the open end of the uppermost liner is accessible;   a bin including a base, a pair of opposed sidewalls of the bin having a set of protrusions in opposed relation to each other and in spaced relation from the base of the bin; and   the receptacle being configured to be supported at opposed sides between the protrusions and the base of the bin to be retained adjacent to or at the base of the bin.   
     
     
         2 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 1 , wherein the liners within the receptacle are interconnected in an end to end relationship with the closed end of each liner being connected to the open end of the most proximate liner below, said interconnection defined by a line of weakness. 
     
     
         3 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 2 , wherein the opening is closed by a removal closure. 
     
     
         4 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 3 , wherein one pair of opposed sides of the receptacle is provided with tabs in opposed relation to each other, said tabs being adapted to be partially separable from the body of the receptacle to be able to be displaced laterally from the respective side of the receptacle to be able to engage the protrusions and resist movement of the receptacle away from the base of the bin. 
     
     
         5 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 4 , wherein the receptacle has the configuration of a rectangular prism having an upper and lower wall of the largest area and in which the area of the upper and lower walls are substantially in correspondence with the area of the base of the bin and wherein the upper and lower walls are separated by side walls. 
     
     
         6 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 5 , wherein the tabs each comprise a portion which can be separated from the upper wall and the respective side wall but remain connected to the lower wall by a fold line. 
     
     
         7 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 6 , wherein the closed end of the lowermost liner is fixed to the receptacle. 
     
     
         8 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 7 , wherein the closed end of the lowermost liner is fixed the receptacle by at least one tape-like element fixed at one end to the closed end of the lowermost liner and at the other end to the receptacle. 
     
     
         9 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 8 , wherein the other end of the tape-like elements are fixed to the tabs. 
     
     
         10 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at claimed  9 , wherein the tabs are formed with extensions which form part of the lower wall of the receptacle and are defined by a line of weakness whereby the tabs can be separated from the receptacle. 
     
     
         11 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 6 , wherein the protrusions are located in spaced relation from the base of the bin a distance substantially corresponding to the spacing between the upper and lower walls of the receptacle whereby said tabs on their displacement will be engaged with the under face of the protrusion. 
     
     
         12 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 11 , wherein the opposed side walls are formed with inwardly directed flutes extending towards the base and terminating at their lower end in spaced relation from the base whereby the end face of the flutes define the protrusions. 
     
     
         13 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 12 , wherein the opposed faces of the flutes are divergent in the direction of the open face. 
     
     
         14 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 13 , wherein the flutes extend from the protrusions for a portion of the height of the respective side wall. 
     
     
         15 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 14 , wherein the bin has a cross-section conforming to a right angled quadrilateral. 
     
     
         16 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 15 , wherein the protrusions are provided on the inner face of all side walls. 
     
     
         17 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 16 , wherein the receptacle is provided with upstanding ribs on the other sides of the receptacle. 
     
     
         18 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 16 , wherein each protrusion is associated with a gusset-like element located to one side of the protrusion at the junction of the respective side wall and the base, said gusset-like element having an inward extent substantially corresponding to the inward extent of the protrusion. 
     
     
         19 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 18 , wherein the gusset-like element has a height substantially corresponding to the spacing of the protrusion from the base. 
     
     
         20 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 11 , wherein the cross-sectional area of the lower portion of the bin at least substantially corresponds to the cross-section of the receptacle, said protrusions being provided by recesses formed in the side walls, each recess having an upper lateral face which defines the protrusion. 
     
     
         21 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 1 , wherein the bin has a substantially circular or oval cross-sectional configuration. 
     
     
         22 . The bin liner dispenser as claimed at  claim 1 , wherein the bin comprises a garbage bin. 
     
     
         23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . A receptacle intended in use to be located within a bin having a base and a pair of opposed sidewalls having a set of inwardly directed protrusions in opposed relation to each other and in spaced relation from the base of the bin, the receptacle comprising:
 a chamber accommodating a number of folded collapsed liners, said liners being formed of a membrane and having a closed end and an open end, the liners being accommodated within the receptacle in an overlying relationship with the open end uppermost, the receptacle having an opening through which the open end of the uppermost liner is accessible, the receptacle being configured to be supported between the protrusions and the base of the bin to be retained adjacent to or at the base of the bin.   
     
     
         25 - 35 . (canceled) 
     
     
         36 . A bin intended in use to accommodate a receptacle accommodating a number of folded collapsed liners, said liners being formed of a membrane and having closed end and an open end, the liners being accommodated within the receptacle in an overlying relationship with the open end uppermost, the receptacle having an opening through which the open end of the uppermost liner is accessible, the bin comprising:
 a base; and   a pair of opposed sidewalls having a set of protrusions in opposed relation to each other and in spaced relation from the base of the bin, the receptacle configured to be supported at opposed sides between the protrusions and the base of the bin to be retained adjacent to or at the base of the bin.   
     
     
         37 - 49 . (canceled)