US Patent Issued to MUNCHKIN on May 19 for "Waste containers with universal bag receptacle" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,358, issued on May 19, was assigned to MUNCHKIN INC. (Van Nuys, Calif.).

"Waste containers with universal bag receptacle" was invented by Kevin Douglas Johnson (Tarzana, Calif.) and Steven Bryan Dunn (Beverly Hills, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diaper pail includes a housing and a lid assembly with a first lid that provides access to an interior of a flexible bag assembly, a second lid that provides access to the bag assembly's top structure, and a third lid cartridge that accommodates the bag assembly. An outer edge of the third lid cartridge forms a gap with the housing to allow a top portion of a bag through the gap. The...