US 4,307,861 AGranted

Bag support means

AssigneeSimpson Enterprises

InventorsRalph E. Simpson, Michael L. Simpson

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Abstract

A lightweight, collapsible frame for holding a plastic trash bag upright to receive trash. The frame includes a triangular base formed from three pivoted strips that can be folded together for storage when not in use. Additionally, the frame includes three tubular posts or props which are removably attachable to the corners of the triangular base in such a way as to stand upright around the space above the base. Each of the tubular posts has a crosspiece fitted to its upper end for pivotal movement between a first position crosswise of the post, where it serves to prop up the wall of a trash bag in the space above the base when the top of the bag is folded down over it, and a second position at right angles to the first for easy packing and storage purposes. A spring clip is fastened to each of the tubular posts near its upper end. A trash bag is attached to the frame for use by placing it in the space separating the upright posts above the base, with its bottom end down; folding its top edge outwardly over the crosspieces on the posts (after each has been placed in the crosswise position mentioned above) far enough to reach the spring clips on the posts; and securing the edge of the bag in the spring clips. The bag is now ready to receive trash.

Claims8

Dependent claims

Bag holding means particularly adapted to hold a plastic trash bag in an upright position to receive trash comprising base means and post means designed for interlocking engagement to form a frame adapted to receive the open bag;

said base means in said frame having three structural mating means spaced therearound;
said post means comprising three posts, each having a mating counterpart for a separate one of said mating means the resulting counterparts being adapted to mate with said mating means so that the base means is held in generally horizontal position near the bottom of the upright frame, said posts having releasable securing means attached for holding the mating means and counterparts in mating relationship;
said frame serving to receive an empty bag of suitable size right side up in the space circumscribed by said posts and permit the top of the bag to be folded outwardly and downwardly over the tops of said posts, whereby the bag can be loaded, then easily pulled upwardly out of said space for proper disposition thereof;
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said base means comprising three strips of suitably rigid material, two of which strips are each pivoted at one end to a separate end of the third and are provided with releasable interlocking means at their opposite ends whereby the three strips can be formed into a triangular configuration with said opposite ends releasably interlocked and the corners of said triangular configuration form said mating means;
wherein said posts are formed from segments of tubing and each post has a transversely extending slot sized to receive a corner of said triangular configuration and thereby serve as a seat for that corner comprising one of said counterparts.

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