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US 12,404,097 B2Granted
Collapsible yard refuse bag stand
OwnerTimothy Chupinskiinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of use for a collapsible yard refuse bag stand. In a deployed configuration the collapsible refuse bag stand can hold one or more bags in an upright and open positions for the depositing of yard refuse in the one or more bags allowing for easier use of yard refuse bags by a single individual. The collapsible yard refuse bag stand can be collapsed for easier transportation and storage when not in use.
Claims16
A collapsible yard refuse bag stand comprising:
- a frame having a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the deployed configuration is configured, sized and dimensioned to support one or more yard refuse bags in an upright and open position, the frame comprising:
- a plurality of legs, each leg having an upper end and a lower end;
- and
- a collapsible truss connected to each of the legs, the collapsible truss comprising at least four sides, each side formed of a scissor linkage;
- and
- a feeder guide configured, sized, and dimensioned to fit over the truss in the deployed configuration, the feeder guide comprising one or more chutes configured, sized, and dimensioned to extend downward from the frame on a same side of the frame as the plurality of legs;
- wherein when the one or more yard refuse bags are placed in an upright position under the one or more chutes, each of the one or more chutes supports a yard refuse bag of the one or more yard refuse bags in an upright and open position in such a way that any yard refuse placed through the feeder guide is directed via gravitational force through the one or more chutes into one of the one or more yard refuse bags.
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A method of collecting yard refuse comprising:
- deploying a collapsible yard refuse bag stand;
- the collapsible yard refuse bag stand comprising:
- a frame having a collapsed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the deployed configuration is configured, sized and dimensioned to support one or more yard refuse bags in an upright and open position, the frame comprising:
- a plurality of legs, each leg having an upper end and a lower end;
- a collapsible truss connected to each of the legs, the collapsible truss comprising at least four sides, each side formed of a scissor linkage;
- a feeder guide configured, sized, and dimensioned to fit over the truss in the deployed configuration, the feeder guide comprising one or more chutes configured, sized, and dimensioned to extend downward from the frame on a same side of the frame as the plurality of legs;
- wherein when the one or more yard refuse bags are placed in an upright position under the one or more chutes, each of the one or more chutes supports a yard refuse bag of the one or more yard refuse bags in an upright and open position in such a way that any yard refuse placed through the feeder guide is directed via gravitational force through one or more chutes into one of the one or more yard refuse bags;
- providing the one or more yard refuse bags in and upright and open position within the deployed collapsible yard refuse bag stand;
- and
- placing collected yard refuse through the feeder guide of the deployed collapsible yard refuse bag stand, the yard refuse falling via gravitational force through the one or more chutes into the one of the one or more yard refuse bags supported in an upright and open position by the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.