# US 2014/0151515 A1 · Bag support system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151515 A1 - Document ID: US20140151515A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/261,650 - Filed: 2011-10-13 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2010-11-03 - Inventors: Christopher David Andersen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151515A1 ## CPC - B65B 67/12: Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials {(nozzles, funnels or guides adapted to support sacks B65B39/06)} - B65B 67/1227: {only by a part of the periphery, e.g. by single points or handles, or by one side or two opposite sides only (B65B67/1244 takes precedence)} - B65F 1/1415: {for flexible receptables, e.g. bags, sacks} - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36}) ## Abstract A bag support system is designed to universally support plastic shopping bags with integrated loop handles in an upright and open position for re-use as trash bags or receptacles to store and/or sort other materials or components. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bag support apparatus for securing a bag with handles comprising: a plurality of crossbars, each crossbar having at least one elongated portion, the elongated portion having a plurality of knobs, the knobs adapted for securing the bag by the handles, each crossbar further adapted to removably attach a plurality of lateral supports and legs, a plurality of lateral supports adapted to removably attach two of the crossbars to each other at a pre-determined distance from one another, and a plurality of legs adapted to position the crossbars at a pre-determined distance from a surface to provide adequate space for the bag to hang from the crossbars. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bag support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the lateral supports are tubular. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bag support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the legs are tubular. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The bag support apparatus of claim 2 wherein the lateral supports are removably attached to the crossbars by inserting one end of the lateral supports onto attachment protrusions on the crossbars. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The bag support apparatus of claim 3 wherein the legs are removably attached to the crossbars by inserting one end of the legs onto attachment protrusions on the crossbars. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bag support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the crossbars are adapted to removably attach a plurality of vertical expanders, the vertical expanders adapted to removably attach additional crossbars at a pre-determined vertical distance from each other. ### Claim 7 A bag support apparatus for securing a bag with handles comprising: a plurality of crossbars, each crossbar having at least one elongated portion, the elongated portion having a plurality of knobs, the knobs adapted for securing the bag by the handles, each crossbar further adapted to removably attach a plurality of lateral supports and legs, a plurality of lateral supports adapted to removably attach two of the crossbars to each other at a pre-determined horizontal distance from one another, a plurality of vertical expanders adapted to removably attach additional crossbars at a pre-determined vertical distance from each other, and a plurality of legs adapted to position the crossbars at a pre-determined vertical distance from a surface to provide adequate space for a bag to hang from the crossbars. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bag support apparatus of claim 7 wherein the crossbars are tubular. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The bag support apparatus of claim 7 wherein the vertical expanders are tubular. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The bag support apparatus of claim 7 wherein the legs are tubular. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The bag support apparatus of claim 8 wherein the lateral supports are removably attached to the crossbars by inserting one end of the lateral supports onto attachment protrusions on the crossbars. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The bag support apparatus of claim 9 wherein the vertical expanders are removably attached to the crossbars by inserting one end of the lateral supports onto attachment protrusions on the crossbars. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The bag support apparatus of claim 10 wherein the legs are removably attached to the crossbars by inserting one end of the legs onto attachment protrusions on the crossbars. ### Claim 14 A bag support apparatus for securing a bag with handles comprising: a plurality of upper crossbars, each upper crossbar having a plurality of knobs, the protruding members adapted for securing a bag with integrated loop handles, each upper crossbar further adapted to removably attach a plurality of lateral supports and to removably attach a lower crossbar, a plurality of lower crossbars, each lower crossbar having a plurality of protruding members, the protruding members adapted for securing a bag with handles, each lower crossbar further adapted to removably attach a plurality of lateral supports and legs, a plurality of lateral supports adapted to removably attach two of the upper or lower crossbars to each other at a pre-determined distance from one another, and a plurality of legs adapted to position the crossbars at a pre-determined distance from a surface to provide adequate space for a bag to hang from the crossbars. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The bag support apparatus of claim 14 wherein the legs and the lateral supports include one or more tubular members connected by one or more couplings. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The bag support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the couplings include a divider and two tapered openings for facilitating insertion of a supporting member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The bag support apparatus of claim 14 wherein the elongated horizontal portion of the upper crossbars and the elongated horizontal portion of the lower crossbars have three sides. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The bag support apparatus of claim 14 wherein the legs are angled outward. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The bag support apparatus of claim 14 wherein the legs are removably attached to the lower crossbar by inserting the legs into openings on the lower crossbars, the openings being tapered such that as the legs are inserted into the openings, interference fits are achieved. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The bag support apparatus of claim 14 wherein the lateral supports are removably attached to the upper and lower crossbars by inserting the lateral supports into openings in the upper and lower crossbars, the openings being tapered such that as the lateral supports are inserted in to the openings, interference fits arc achieved. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The bag support apparatus of claim 14 wherein the lower crossbars are removably attached to the upper crossbars by inserting attachment protrusions on the lower crossbars into tapered openings on the upper crossbars such that an interference fit is achieved.