Bag for Installation on a Mobile Cleaning Cart

Abstract

A bag for installation on a mobile cleaning cart features an open top end at which the bag is arranged for hanging support on the mobile cleaning cart and an openable and closable bottom end facilitating removal of contents from the bag through said bottom end with the top end hanging from the cart. Installed on a cart of known types commonly used in custodial, janitorial, maid or housecleaning services, the bag can be emptied through the selectively openable bottom end of the bag to avoid lifting of the bags contents through the open top end.

1 . A bag for installation on a mobile cleaning cart, the bag having an open top end at which the bag is arranged for hanging support on the mobile cleaning cart and an openable and closable bottom end facilitating removal of contents from the bag through said bottom end with the top end hanging from the cart. 
     
     
         2 . The bag according to  claim 1  comprising a bottom flap movable between open and closed positions respectively spanning over and exposing an opening in the bag at the bottom end thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The bag according to  claim 1  comprising fasteners operable to selectively close off and open the bottom end of the bag. 
     
     
         4 . The bag according to  claim 2  comprising cooperative fastener elements supported on opposite ones of the bottom flap and a portion of the bag distinct from the bottom flap and adjacent a bottom perimeter of the bag defining the opening therein, the cooperate fastener elements being selectively engageable to secure the bottom flap in the closed position. 
     
     
         5 . The bag according to  claim 4  wherein the cooperative fastener elements comprise mating male and female components of a quick release clip. 
     
     
         6 . The bag according to  claim 1  comprising a plurality of holes formed in the bag proximate, and at spaced positions along, an upper perimeter of the bag defining the open top end thereof for passage of corresponding hooks on the cleaning cart through the holes to hang the bag on the cart. 
     
     
         7 . The bag according to  claim 6  wherein each of the holes formed proximate the upper perimeter of the bag is fitted with an eyelet or grommet. 
     
     
         8 . The bag according to  claim 1  comprising a plurality of pockets defined on an exterior of the bag. 
     
     
         9 . The bag according to  claim 8  wherein the plurality of pockets are defined on a single side of the bag. 
     
     
         10 . The bag according to  claim 8  wherein the plurality of pockets is arranged in parallel columns of pockets. 
     
     
         11 . The bag according to  claim 10  wherein different ones of the parallel columns of pockets feature different numbers of pockets. 
     
     
         12 . The bag according to  claim 8  wherein the plurality of pockets comprise differently sized pockets. 
     
     
         13 . The bag according to  claim 1  comprising canvas. 
     
     
         14 . The bag according to  claim 1  comprising straps supported proximate the open top end of the bag for wrapping about respective portions of the cart for hanging of the bag therefrom. 
     
     
         15 . The bag according to  claim 14  a first fastener component is carried on each strap and is removably engagable with a second corresponding fastener component supported proximate the open top end of the bag to form a closed loop around the respective portion of the cart. 
     
     
         16 . The bag according to  claim 14  wherein the fastener components comprise quick release clip elements. 
     
     
         17 . The bag according to  claim 1  in combination with a removable liner situated within the bag. 
     
     
         18 . The bag according to  claim 17  wherein the removable liner comprises a garbage bag.