Refuse collecting device

A refuse collecting device comprising:

• an elongated tube having an upper axial end and a lower axial end, a bag support being attached to the tube in the proximity of the lower end and sideways projected therefrom;
• a bag mount comprising a frame and a cylindrical member extending from the frame to be movably received within the lower end of the tube between an inward bag released position and an outward bag expanded position, the frame comprising a plurality of bosses on an underside, the bag mount comprising first biasing means to bias the bag mount to the outward position;
• a bag having a body with an opening, the opening having a plurality of holes formed on one side thereof corresponding to and fit onto the bosses, the bag opening having dimension that when the bag mount is in the inward position, an opposite side of the bag opening is engageable and supported on the bag support and when the bag mount is moved to the outward position, the bag opening is expanded and thus firmly held between the bag support and the bag mount;
• a paddle having a shape corresponding to the frame of the bag mount and rotatably attached to the tube to be movable between a closed position where the paddle shields and covers the frame and thus the opening of the bag and an open position where the paddle is located away from the frame to expose the bag opening, the paddle comprising second biasing means to bias the paddle to the closed position;
• an inner cylinder received and moveable within the tube between a lower position and an upper position via an intermediate position therebetween, the inner cylinder comprising third biasing means to bias the inner cylinder toward the lower position;
• a first wire having an end fixed to the paddle and an opposite end fixed to the inner cylinder, the first wire having a first length of slack so that when the inner cylinder is in the lower position, the paddle is allowed to be biased by the second biasing means to the closed position and when the inner cylinder is moved, against the third biasing means, from the lower position to the intermediate position, the first length of slack is stretched and the paddle is forced by the first wire to rotate against the second biasing means and relative to the tube to the open position;
• a second wire having an end fixed to the tubular member of the bag mount and an opposite end fixed to the inner cylinder, the second wire having a second length of slack so that when the inner cylinder is in the lower position and the intermediate position, the bag mount is allowed to be biased by the first biasing means to the outward position to expand and firmly hold the bag and when the inner cylinder is moved against the third biasing means to the upper position, the second length of slack is stretched and the bag mount is forced by the second wire to move against the first biasing means and relative to the tube to the inward position;
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• a cylindrical hand grip fit over the tube in a manually movable manner and coupled to the inner cylinder for moving the inner cylinder therewith between the lower position and the upper position.