Apparatus for retaining flowable solid materials

Apparatus for receiving and retaining the contents of bagged flowable solid materials, the apparatus comprising:

• a base bordered by upstanding side walls and an end wall;
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• an upstanding dividing member positioned substantially midway between and generally co-extensive with said side walls to define with the side walls and end wall two separate compartments open at one end, the dividing member including an upper edge on which a bag of flowable material can be supported with the two sides or ends of the bag overlapping the upper edge and extending downwardly one into each of the two said separate compartments, the arrangement being such that cutting the bag along the area supported by the dividing member causes the divided cut sections of the bag and contents to locate one within each of the two compartments defined between the dividing member and the respective side wall of the apparatus.