Stadium seat trash bag

Abstract

A stadium seat trash bag is provided. The trash bag is removably attached by adhesive or other means to the back of a stadium seat and used to collect debris that normally is deposited on the floor of an entertainment stadium. The trash bag may also be used as an advertising or decorative medium.

1 . A trash bag removably mountable to a stadium seat, the trash bag comprising: 
 a front panel having a top edge, a bottom edge and opposing side edges;    a rear panel having a top edge, a bottom edge and opposing side edges and a seat facing side that faces away from the front panel;    the front and rear panels being affixed along their bottom edges and their side edges to define an open topped receptacle;    the front and rear panels having the same horizontal dimension;    the rear panel having a greater vertical dimension so that the rear panel top edge extends above the top edge of the front panel;    the trash bag further comprising a collar panel defined as that part of the rear panel that extends above the top edge of the front panel;    the trash bag further comprising attachment means for removably attaching the bag to a seat back.    
   
   
       2 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the front panel bears advertising or other indicia.  
   
   
       3 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the bag is transparent.  
   
   
       4 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein a the attachment means comprises a layer of adhesive extending across the collar panel on the seat facing side of the rear panel and a removable non-adhesive strip overlaying the layer of adhesive.  
   
   
       5 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the attachment means comprises a handle integrally formed in the bag and extending across the rear panel near the rear panel top edge, the handle being defined by parallel perforations located near the rear panel top edge.  
   
   
       6 . The trash bag of  claim 5  wherein the handle is sufficiently long that it can be looped over a stadium seat back.  
   
   
       7 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the attachment means is a hook and loop type fastening system.  
   
   
       8 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the collar panel has a seat facing side bearing indicia.  
   
   
       9 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the front and rear panel side edges slope inward.  
   
   
       10 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the front panel or rear panel near their bottom edges is porous.  
   
   
       11 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the rear panel near the rear panel bottom edge has small holes.  
   
   
       12 . The trash bag of  claim 1  wherein the front panel near the front panel bottom edge has small holes.