Bag holder
OwnerJames Edward Gibsoninventor
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Abstract
A bag holder is configured for holding a bag to be filled with lawn debris. The bag holder comprises a bag support frame and a handle attached to the bag support frame. The bag support frame is configured to mount and support the bag. The bag support frame forms a bag opening sized and shaped to receive an open end portion of a bag. The bag holder may be configured in a closed configuration wherein the bag holder is configured to be inserted into a mouth of the bag, and an open configuration wherein the bag holder is configured to permit an open end portion of the bag to be folded over the bag support frame, handle, and back on itself to mount or couple the bag to the bag holder. The handle is sized and shaped so a user may grasp the handle and a portion of the bag.
Claims13
A bag holder for holding open a bag while sweeping or raking debris from the ground into the bag, the bag holder comprising:
- a frame comprising an upper end portion and a lower end portion, the frame defining a framed opening;
- a handle at the upper end portion of the frame, the handle configured to be gripped with one hand for one-handed manipulation of the bag holder and bag;
- a footing adjacent the lower end portion of the frame, the footing comprising a left foot and a right foot, wherein the left and right feet are configured to be bent between a closed frame configuration wherein the left and right feet are positioned generally below the frame opening, and an open frame configuration wherein the left and right feet extend away from the frame opening, the footing in the closed frame configuration configured to permit an open end portion of the bag to be folded over the frame to mount the bag on the bag holder and to hold open a mouth of the bag, the footing in the open frame configuration being insertable into the mouth of the bag whereby a lower portion of the mouth is stretched across the footing from the left foot to the right foot establishing a wide flat edge along the lower portion of the mouth of the bag for ground contact;
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- wherein the handle, the frame, and the footing are an integrally formed one-piece component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.