Commercial laundry collection apparatus

A laundry bag suitable for use with a foldable bag stand, said laundry bag comprising:

• a bag body constructed of flexible sheet material and having a front side and a back side, said front side and said back side conjoined along a bottom portion and further conjoined along first and second opposite edge portions, an upper portion of said bag body defining a bag mouth;
• said bottom portion having a lateral extent greater than a lateral extent of said upper portion, said first and second opposite edge portions tapering from said bottom portion to said upper portion;
• first and second tie members attached to said upper portion of said bag body at respective opposite locations across said bag mouth;
• said first and second tie members each being planar and substantially flat and respectively extending from a first end portion attached to said upper portion of said bag body to a second end portion longitudinally distal from said first end, each of said tie members having a first side and a second side;
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• said tie members each having a first width at said first end portion and a second width at said second end portion, said second width being greater than said first width, said second width extending from said second end portion back towards said first end portion to a predetermined intermediate location, each of said tie members further tapering substantially uniformly at each of said sides from said intermediate location to said first end portion.

A commercial laundry collection apparatus, said apparatus comprising;

• an expandable bag stand including a support frame, said support frame comprising a pair of overlapping frame members, said frame members being pivotally joined at an intermediate location, said frame members defining a top bag supporting portion freely expandable to a predetermined maximum extent;
• a removable laundry bag having a bag body constructed of a flexible sheet material and configured to retain soiled laundry, said bag body having an upper portion defining a bag mouth;
• said upper portion of said bag body outwardly folded over said bag supporting portion of said bag stand such that said bag mouth is open for receipt of the soiled laundry therethrough;
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• said laundry bag further including a pair of longitudinal tie members attached to said upper portion of said bag body at respective opposite locations across said bag mouth, said tie members being planar and substantially flat each having a length of between approximately 27 and 28 centimeters.