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US 4,281,813 AGranted
Bag holder
OwnerJohn J. Garrityinventor
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Abstract
A lightweight bag holder made from at least one section. The section of the bag holder has a first vertical edge, second vertical edge and a bag holding edge. The bag holder has a releasable connecting means which allows the first vertical edge to be moved away from the second vertical edge to form a second mouth. The second mouth allows lateral removal of the bag from the bag holder. The size of the first mouth of the bag holder can be varied to accommodate different sized bags.
Claims6
A bag holder for holding a bag with the mouth open and the bottom of the bag on the ground, comprising:
- a body including at least five sections,
- each said section having a general flat shape, said sections movably connected to one another to form a cylindrical shaped body;
- said body in said cylindrical shape having an upper bag holding edge;
- said body having a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge, said body shaped and constructed for movement of said first vertical edge to and away from said second vertical edge to provide for transverse movement of a full bag;
- said body being positioned in a cylindrical form to form a first mouth a said upper bag holding edge for receiving and holding a bag fully opened by contact along said bag holding edge of said body whereby the bag can be filled from the top without supporting the bag, and a second mouth at the bottom of said body which allows the bottom of the bag to be supported by the ground;
- a releasable connecting means attached to said first vertical edge and attachable to said second vertical edge of said body, said releasable connecting means for forming and closing a transverse mouth that may be opened and closed for lateral removal of the bag without lifting the bag.
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