Apparatus for loading bags

An apparatus that facilitates the loading of articles in an open mouth plastic bag having integral handle loops disposed on opposite sides of the mouth thereof, whereby said bag is suspended within said apparatus and held in open position by means of said handles, said apparatus comprising:

• a. a substantially horizontal support surface to support the bottom of said bag during loading;
• b. a first upwardly projecting elongated tab, supported at an elevation above said horizontal support surface approximately equal to the vertical distance between the open area of a handle of such a bag and the bottom of said bag when said bag is in open condition and resting on said horizontal support surface;
• c. a second upwardly projecting elongated tab, spaced apart from said first tab and supported at substantially the same height above said horizontal support as said first tab, said second tab being disposed substantially parallel to said first tab and spaced apart therefrom at a distance substantially the same as the distance between said handles when said bag is in open condition;
• d. both of said tabs being of substantially similar configuration and each of which tabs is adapted to fit within the open area of one of said handles;
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• e. a rearwardly directed protrusion at one end portion of each of said tabs, each of which protrusions is adapted to retain on its tab a handle of said bag when said bag is suspended in said apparatus.