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Publication Number
US-12240647-B2
Publication Date
2025-03-04
Expiration Date
Abstract
A bag hanger has a main bracket body with a first leg configured for mounting the main bracket body on a support and a second leg extending from the first leg that is configured for hanging a bag. The second leg includes an open-ended slot that is accessible at a distal end of the second leg, the open-ended slot being sized to receive at least one hangable portion of the bag.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to an enclosed clean environment that includes an enclosed housing having a fixed vertical support and an L-shaped bag hanger assembly mounted to the support. The L-shaped bag hanger assembly includes a first elongated leg that extends substantially vertically, having an inward facing surface positioned against the support and a fastening device passing through an opening at a top end portion into the vertical support to fixedly mount the assembly. The structure forms a clean environment configuration for mounting a hangable bag in a defined spatial relationship relative to the enclosure.
The L-shaped bag hanger assembly further includes a second elongated leg integral with the first elongated leg and extending orthogonally outward to form the L-shape. The second elongated leg includes a first elongated finger with a first inner side and a second elongated finger with a second inner side, where the first inner side is parallel to the second inner side. An open-ended slot is formed in and accessible at a distal end of the second elongated leg between the first inner side of the first elongated finger and the second inner side of the second elongated finger, with the open-ended slot sized to receive at least one hangable portion of the bag to vertically hang the bag.
In the clean environment, the bag is vertically hung using the open-ended slot at the distal end of the second elongated leg. The document also describes arrangements in which multiple, spaced-apart bag hanger assemblies are provided to allow sterilization of the assemblies within the enclosed housing, and an access panel that can be opened and closed to control access to the interior.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim defines an enclosed clean environment with a fixed vertical support and an L-shaped bag hanger assembly whose second leg includes an open-ended distal slot sized to vertically hang a bag via at least one hangable portion. The claim coverage identifies 3 inventive features, with dependent claims further refining the clean environment context, plural spaced hanger assemblies for sterilization, and access control via an access panel.
Enclosed clean environment with fixed vertical support
An enclosed clean environment comprising an enclosed housing having a fixed vertical support.
L-shaped bag hanger assembly mounted to the fixed vertical support
An L-shaped bag hanger assembly comprising a first elongated leg extending substantially vertically with a top end portion and a bottom end portion, the first leg having an inward facing surface positioned against the support, an opening at the top end portion of the vertical first leg, and a fastening device passing through the opening and into the vertical support to fixedly mount the bag hanger assembly to the vertical support with the inward facing surface of the first leg in contact with the vertical support.
Orthogonal second leg with parallel inner sides forming a distal open-ended slot
A second elongated leg integral with the first leg and extending orthogonally outward from the bottom end of the first leg to form the L-shape, the second leg having a first elongated finger with a first inner side and a second elongated finger with a second inner side, and wherein the first inner side is parallel to said second inner side, and an open-ended slot formed in and accessible at a distal end of the second elongated leg between the first inner side of the first elongated finger and the second inner side of the second elongated finger, the open-ended slot being sized to receive at least one hangable portion of the bag to vertically hang the bag.
Across the claim coverage, the core inventive features are the enclosed clean environment, the fixed vertical support, and the L-shaped bag hanger assembly with a distal open-ended slot sized for vertically hanging a bag. Dependent claims further specify multiple spaced-apart bag hanger assemblies to allow sterilization of the assemblies and an access panel with opened and closed positions to control access to the enclosure interior.
Stated Advantages
Allows sterilization of the assemblies by providing multiple, spaced-apart bag hanger assemblies.
Documented Applications
Used in an enclosed clean environment including restricted access barrier systems, cleanrooms, and/or isolators for mounting a bag to be vertically hung.
Sterilization of the bag hanger assemblies, including configurations with multiple spaced-apart bag hanger assemblies to allow sterilization of the assemblies.
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