Bag spreader for a container
OwnerEric Hanczinventor
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Abstract
A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side includes a connection portion arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side and includes a bag supporting portion arranged for insertion into the bag and the container. The bag supporting portion may be disposed adjacent the upper sidewall of the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side. A head portion connects the connection portion and the bag spreading portion with the connection portion and the bag supporting portion being spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container.
Claims21
A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising:
- a connection portion arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side;
- a bag supporting portion arranged for insertion into the bag and the container, the bag supporting portion being disposed in the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side;
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- a head portion connecting the connection portion and the bag spreading portion, the connection portion and the bag supporting portion being spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container such that when the connection portion interfaces with the outer surface of the container, the bag supporting portion is disposed within the bag in the container,
- the head portion being structurally arranged to lie adjacent the edge of the container when the connection portion interfaces with the outer surface of the container and the bag supporting portion is disposed within the bag in the container.
A bag spreader for spreading a bag in a container lying on its side such that the container opens on a lateral side and such that the container includes an upper sidewall having an upwardly facing outer surface, the bag spreader comprising:
- a first plurality of legs lying substantially in a first plane, the first plurality of legs being arranged to interface with an outer surface of the container;
- a second plurality of legs lying substantially in a second plane, the second plane being substantially parallel to the first plane, the second plurality of legs being arranged for insertion into the container and into the bag in the container in a manner that supports the bag a distance spaced from the container opening,
- the first and second planes being offset a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container such that when the first plurality of legs interfaces with the outer surface of the container, the second plurality of legs is disposed within the container;
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- a head portion connecting the first and second plurality of legs.
An assembly comprising:
- a container having a container open end and a container closed end, the container being configured to receive a bag therein, the container being tippable onto its side so that material can be directed directly from the ground into the container;
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- a bag spreader at least partially receivable in the container open end, the bag spreader being structurally configured to interface with the container at the container opening and structurally configured to extend into the container toward the closed end of the container to support the inside of a bag within the container at a location spaced from the container opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.