Bag frame
OwnerChristopher Blaulinventor
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Abstract
An exemplary bag frame includes a framework to be inserted into and hold open a paper grocery bag which is then used as a trash/waste, sorting, collecting or storage receptacle. The bag frame includes four spaced apart vertical legs and that are configured to be inserted within the four corner edges of the paper bag. A planar upper rim connects the upper ends of the four legs and covers the upper edge of the paper bag. The bag frame resembles a small table with an almost completely open top. The vertical legs in the top rim are coupled in a snap-fit manner for easy assembly and disassembly.
Claims19
A frame for supporting a bag, comprising:
- a one-piece upper member circumscribing an opening formed there through;
- a top portion of the upper member having a width defining a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a side wall of the upper member extending downward;
- a plurality of leg attachment sections extending from the upper member;
- a plurality of legs extending from the leg attachment sections for inserting in the bag, wherein
- a plane defined by an outer surface of each of the plurality of legs intersects the bottom surface of the top portion of the upper member;
- and,
- the side member extends downward from the upper member about an outer periphery thereof and the plurality of leg attachment sections extending from an inner periphery of the upper member, where the plurality of leg attachment sections is spaced apart from the side member.
A frame for the supporting a bag, comprising:
- a one-piece upper member circumscribing an opening formed there through;
- a top portion of the upper member having a width defining a top surface and a bottom surface;
- a side wall of the upper member extending downward;
- a plurality of leg attachment sections extending from the upper member;
- a plurality of legs extending from the leg attachment sections for inserting in a bag;
- and
- the bag fitting about the legs with an open end of the hag disposed against a bottom side of the upper member, wherein
- a plane defined by an outer surface of each of the plurality of legs intersects the bottom surface of the top portion of the upper member.
A method of repurposing a paper bag, comprising:
- opening the paper bag;
- inserting a plurality of legs of a frame into the opened paper bag, the frame including a one-piece upper member circumscribing an opening formed there through, a top portion of the upper member having a width defining a top surface and a bottom surface, a side wall of the upper member extending downward, a plurality of leg attachment sections extending from the upper member, wherein a plurality extend from the leg attachment sections, and wherein a plane defined by an outer surface of each of the plurality of legs intersects the bottom surface of the top portion of the upper member;
- and
- disposing an entirety of an open end of the bag against the width of the bottom surface of the upper member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.