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1. A device for automatically releasing a refuse bag from a container, comprising:
a housing having a first end side, a second end side, a front side and a back side, said housing having an opening defining an interior space therein, said opening containing an automatic lock and release compartment positioned atop a refuse bag compartment; said automatic lock and release compartment comprised of:
a first support panel and a second support panel, said first and second support panels each having a front end and a back end, said first and second support panels configured to accept an open end of a refuse bag placed thereon so that the refuse bag is suspended downwardly in the interior space of the refuse bag compartment;a first bag support chamber located atop the first support panel; said first bag support chamber containing a plurality of bag hooks, and a second bag support chamber located atop the second support panel, said second bag support chamber containing a plurality of bag hooks, wherein a first drawstring tie of the refuse bag may be placed on the plurality of hooks in the first bag support chamber and a second drawstring tie of the refuse bag may be placed on the plurality of hooks in the second bag support chamber;a first hinge and a first backstop for securing the first support panel to the first end side of the housing, and a second hinge and a second backstop for securing the second support panel to the second end side of the housing;a first strike plate located atop the first bag support chamber, and a second strike plate located atop the second bag support chamber;a first catch mechanism to receive the first strike plate, and a second catch mechanism to receive the second strike plate, said first catch mechanism located at the first end side in the interior of the housing, and said second catch mechanism located at the second end side in the interior of the housing;a first lock cable having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the first bag support chamber and said second end attached to a support panel lock switch located in the front end of the housing; and a second lock cable having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the second bag support chamber and said second end attached to the support panel lock switch; anda first release cable having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the first catch mechanism and said second end attached to a support panel release switch located in the front end of the housing; and a second release cable having a first end and a second end, said first end attached to the second catch mechanism and said second end attached to the support panel release switch;wherein rotation of the support panel lock switch pulls on the first lock cable and the second lock cable to move the first support panel and the second support panel upwardly so that the first strike plate engages the first catch mechanism and the second strike plate engages the second catch mechanism,wherein rotation of the support panel release switch pulls on the first release cable and the second release cable to release engagement of the first strike plate with the first catch mechanism and the second strike plate from the second catch mechanism, so that the first support panel and the second support panel are released to move downwardly. |
