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US 6,267,334 B1Granted
Adjustable bag holder
OwnerVictor Wai Park Siuinventor
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Abstract
Existing free-standing bag holders are of fixed width exist, both with and without wheels, for supporting plastic garbage bags, recycling bags etc. However, bag holders of fixed width are not useful for all bags. The present invention provides a bag holder which is adjustable to support large, flexible bags of various widths by adjusting the spacing of vertical support members on a base member.
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An adjustable support for flexible bags having an open end, comprising:
- i) first and second opposed, parallel vertical elements, each vertical element comprising means at the upper end thereof for receiving said open end of said bag;
- ii) a base member adapted for stable placement on a planar surface connected to said vertical elements, whereby the space between said vertical elements is adjustable;
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- iii) means for releasably adjusting each said vertical element independently at a fixed height;
- wherein each vertical element comprises parallel vertical members angled outwardly at the upper end thereof and joined by at least one horizontal member.
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An adjustable support for flexible bags having an open end, comprising:
- i) first and second opposed, parallel vertical elements, each vertical element comprising means at the upper end thereof for receiving said open end of said bag;
- ii) a base member adapted for stable placement on a planar surface connected to said vertical elements, said vertical elements being slidably engaged with said base member, whereby the space between said vertical elements is adjustable;
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- iii) means for releasably securing said vertical elements at a fixed spacing;
- wherein said base member comprises parallel end members and side members, each side member formed of two parallel bars forming elongated slots for receiving said vertical members.
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An adjustable support for flexible bags having an open end, comprising:
- i) first and second opposed, parallel vertical elements, each vertical element comprising means at the upper end thereof for receiving said open end of said bag, wherein each vertical element comprises parallel vertical members angled outwardly at the upper end thereof and joined by at least one horizontal member;
- ii) a base member adapted for stable placement on a planar surface connected to said vertical elements, whereby the space between said vertical elements is adjustable, said base member comprising two parallel end members, two parallel intermediate members parallel to said end members, and four parallel horizontal members having first and second ends and being perpendicular to said parallel end members and parallel intermediate members, each parallel end member having secured thereto the lower end of one of said vertical elements and the first ends of two of said horizontal members, and each of said parallel intermediate members having secured thereto the second ends of two of said horizontal elements and being slidably engaged by the remaining two horizontal members;
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- iii) means for releasably, independently adjusting the height of each said vertical element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.