Abstract: A bag holder adapted to fit inside a flexible bag to support the bag comprising a rectangular frame having four vertical legs connected to and depending from the frame. Each of the legs has an inwardly bent portion at the lower end thereof to facilitate sliding entry into the bag. The legs are flexible such that upon pushing down on the frame the bend portion provides that the legs bow outwardly against the inside of the bag, shaping the bag into an unwrinkled and more rigid and stable state. With the frame reacting against the bag, the frame can resist a greater downwards vertical load which assists in the filling of the bag.

Abstract: A bag for holding perishable foods for transportation to a consumer's home includes an adhesive disposed on a flap of the bag to be folded down to cover the bag's opening. The adhesive can be used to bind multiple deli bags together for dispensing as well as to seal the bag for transportation of foodstuffs.

Abstract: A flat, substantially square, or rectangular, insert with one or more vertical perforations, or fold lines, to facilitate folding for insertion into a soft-sided container such as a bag or a sack. The insert can include two stamped out areas for hand holds. The hand holds can be lined with handle liners for improved comfort and grip. The insert can be reusable, semi-reusable, or disposable depending on the materials used. The insert can include one or more bag retainers to further support the soft-sided container and prevent it from falling off of the insert. The insert may be sized and shaped to fit the inner dimensions of a variety of soft-sided containers for the purpose of providing the container with sufficient support to hold it in the fully open and usable position, preventing the container from collapsing during use.

Abstract: A device for holding a collapsible bag, such as a plastic trash bag, in an open and operable position. A rim supports the mouth of the bag, while a handle and forearm brace permit a user to hold it easily and without fatigue. The handle and brace are placed at the edge of the rim so as to leave the opening unobstructed and maximize versatility for both trash and leaf pickup.

Abstract: A compact multi-unit carousel of the present invention contains multiple t-shirt bag racks in which the arms for holding the handles of the T-shirt are parallel to one another and supported by extensions that are radially approximately 120 degrees from each other.

Abstract: An apparatus or bag stand has at least one elongated bail having a pair of oppositely extending ears at each end for supporting and holding open a bag. An elongated slot is defined at least in part by the bail and co-extends therewith. Preferably, a support base elevates the bail in a substantially horizontal position allowing the bag to drape generally freely and downward from the bail. An external face of the bag contacts the portion of the support base that generally defines in part the slot as a portion of a continuous peripheral edge of the bag extrudes through the slot. The extruded portion of the peripheral edge is generally flipped or overturned about the bail and preferably tucked behind the ears so that an internal face of the bag is in contact with and generally encompasses the bail.

Abstract: An apparatus for filling top opening refuse bags including an upright bag supporting structure and a separate hopper supportable on the upright structure for directing refuse into a refuse bag. The upright support structure and hopper both have a collapsible design which permits folding from an open operative condition to a substantially flat condition for storage. The hopper is formed by a unique arrangement of trapezoidal panels which permit collapsing of the hopper to the substantially flat condition.

Abstract: A bag support device comprising an inner ring, having a locking flap, with a locking button extending therefrom; and one or more leg sockets. The device also includes an outer ring defining a space that is adapted to receive the inner ring, and having a locking hole, corresponding to the locking button; a tapered edge; and one or more convexities, corresponding to the one or more leg sockets. One or more legs are coupled to the inner ring at the leg sockets; and a bag support member is coupled to the outer ring through a support member socket. A handle is coupled to the outer ring.

Abstract: A bagging station is provided and includes a bagging station structure including a base and a supportive portion vertically supported on the base, a bag holder, configured to hold bag handles of a bag, to occupy and selectively move between a stowed position, at which the bag holder is stowed, and a plurality of presented positions, at which the bag holder is available for bag holding, and a coupling device to couple the bag holder to the supportive portion such that the bag holder is biased to remain in a currently occupied one of the stowed position or at least one of the presented positions.

Abstract: A lawn and leaf bag holder apparatus and method of use and manufacture comprising an arm holder and at least a pair of arms which are capable of holding a bag in an upright and open position. The bag holder adjusts to and holds a plurality of bag mouth sizes via elastic or spring separation, and provides for easy transport with a cart or dolly and easy storage especially for partially filled bags. The bag holder is especially suited for conventional biodegradable and recyclable lawn and leaf bags used to store or dispose of lawn or garden clippings or debris.

Abstract: In a first aspect, the invention is directed to a fluid bag stand for a patient, comprising a pole, a base and at least one bag support. The pole includes a plurality of sections including at least a lower section and an upper section wherein the plurality of sections mate together. The base is mateable with the pole to support the pole in an upright orientation. The at least one bag support is connectable with the pole. The at least one bag support is configured for supporting a fluid bag for a patient.

Abstract: A support frame for supporting an intravenous bag and associated equipment, comprises a main pole adapted to be secured to a structure so as to be self-standing. A pivotable pole is adapted to support equipment associated with an intravenous bag. A pivot joint is provided between the main pole and the pivotable pole such that the pivotable pole rotates about the main pole. A rack is supported by the pivotable pole, the rack being adapted to support an intravenous bag.

Abstract: A golf bag stand system is described wherein the legs of the stand system deploy in an arcuate path. The arcuate path permits the legs of the golf bag stand system to be widely deployed to support the golf bag while minimizing entanglement issues during deployment and retraction. The arcuate deployment keeps the legs closer to the center line of the bag during a greater period of the deployment/retraction, with the sideward/outward movement of the legs occurring at the end of leg deployment and at the beginning of leg retraction. This may be achieved by hingedly connecting the legs to the golf bag with an axis of rotation that is inclined toward the center of the golf bag. The legs of the golf bag include a bend or jog that permits the inclined axis of rotation while keeping the legs close to the golf bag when in the retracted position.

Abstract: A stand is described for supporting one or more plastic bags while in transit in a vehicle. The stand utilizes a single piece of material folded into a useful, “A” frame shape and secured by fasteners. The stand is described with and without a handle for carrying the stand with bags attached.

Abstract: A rack and T-shirt bag which may be used in combination are disclosed. The T-shirt bag includes elongated tabs which can be tied together when the bag is loaded with items. A pack of the bags can also include contact adhesive disposed between adjacent bags that will cause a successive bag to open as a lead bag is removed. The rack includes a pair of handle mounting arms for mounting a pack of T-shirt bags, the arms having an upwardly extending portion which lifts the bags and increases their perceived volume as they are being loaded. The arms also include a stopper for preventing removal of successive bags as the lead bag is removed. A side-mounted bag dispenser for mounting a second pack of T-shirt bags can be selectively attached to the rack. The dispenser includes a handle support arm which supports the bags as they are loaded.

Abstract: Support structure for a limp bag with a front sheet biased to flex in a horizontal plane but not in a vertical plane, a rear sheet biased to flex in a horizontal plane but not in a vertical plane, the sheets hingedly attached to each other on their left and right sides so that the sheets form an envelope having an inside portion that can be opened to form an enclosure having an open elliptically shaped top and bottom portion, the inside bottom portion including at least one torsion spring and attached arms that are fixedly located on the bottom horizontal plane of the endosure and spreading at a ninety degree angle from each other when in the non stressed position so that the arms automatically hold the structure in an open elliptical shape.

Abstract: Soiled garments are placed in a mesh laundry bag. Two holes in the bag are connected by a spindle sleeve and placed over a spindle of a washing machine so the spindle passes through the center of the bag to center the bag during washing. The bag allows delicate garments to be washed and held separate from other garments in the washing machine. The bag is releasably fastened to connectors on the washing machine's tub which contains the spindle. Releasable closures around the holes prevent garments from slipping out of the bag during washing. An internal stand can be placed in the spindle sleeve to hold the bag in position to receive laundry when the bag is outside the tub. An external frame can do the same.

Abstract: In order to make it easier to use a garbage can, a self-bagging mechanism is placed in the bottom of the garbage can with an opening provided for a plurality of bags to be placed within a housing. The empty bags will be taken from the housing and will provide garbage bags to the trash cans at all times. The bag holder is designed to be refillable.

Abstract: A bag rack which is configured to support and dispense bags from bag stacks of varying size, wherein a larger size bag pack is positioned to receive a smaller bag pack overlying fashion, the bags positioned so that the smaller bag pack is situated distal the rack and closer to the user, the larger bag pack situated closer to the bag rack, with the smaller pack situated thereupon relative to the user. The rack of the present system comprises contemplates a generally horizontally situated support bar having provided thereon, in slidingly adjustable fashion, support hooks or prongs formed to engage support apertures in the handles of the bags.

Abstract: Pool cue case systems are disclosed which include at least one re-closable enclosure which is operable to be coupled, preferably releasably coupled, to the exterior of a pool cue case or the like, and which has an integral support coupling adapted to receive supports used for supporting the case in a nearly vertical position for use, for example, as a pool cue rack for assembled pool cues. Various re-closable enclosures are disclosed which enable convenient deployment of support legs while providing protection for the supports when stowed for transport.

Abstract: A collapsible device for holding a bag with integrated handles open for the purpose of filling the bag.

Abstract: A support 10 for a flexible trash bag 16 comprises a housing 12 having an open end 11, substantially planar first side 18 and second and third sides 20, 24. A pair of brackets 50, 94 on circumferentially opposing sides of the housing each have a cavity 51, 96 therein. A leg assembly for supporting the housing with the open end of the housing facing generally upward and the bag supported on the housing including at least one leg 52 selectively positionable within the receiving cavity in each of the pair of brackets 50, 94.

Abstract: A golf bag bottom of the present invention includes a bottom base and a side frame. The bottom base has a transitional part; and the side frame is divided into two parts by the transitional part, and a notch is formed at a connection portion between the two parts of the side frame. The transitional part is formed on a ¼ position of the golf bag bottom along a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A tilt-out laundry bag assembly for use with a bottom hinged cabinet door, comprises a suspension bracket subassembly and a laundry bag subassembly, the latter being suspended from the former. The suspension bracket subassembly includes a pair of parallel inter-bracket rods located in a plane perpendicular to the bottom hinged cabinet door. One of the rods is spaced from the mentioned door, while a second one is located in a position somewhat retracted from that door. The laundry bag subassembly comprises at least one laundry bag and a pair of hangers for each laundry bag. A laundry bag includes a pair of opposite flat panels and a pair of opposite folded panels. Each of the former has at the top a pair of loops for each hanger. Each hanger has a central grip for a hand and at each extremity a semi-circular configuration to fit with each one of the inter-bracket rods.

Abstract: A yard waste bag loading assembly includes a base having dimensions able to accommodate a yard waste bag therein, the yard waste bag having a given opening size. A plurality of vertical supports extend from the base to a height necessary to accommodate the yard waste bag. A funnel is hingeably secured to the tops of the vertical supports. The funnel has a mouth greater than the bag opening size. The components of the loading assembly are readily formed from tubular plastic pieces, elbow fittings and tee fittings to facilitate easy breakdown and storage.

Abstract: A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container (10) further has an end panel (20,22) connected to the panels (12–18) at the one end of the sleeve (64). The end panel (20,22) has at least one portion extending beyond the imaginary plane (P). The supporting box (100) is provided to support the container (10). A hanger system (150) is provided and is attached to the box (100). The hanger system (150) supports an upper portion of the container (10) within the box (100). The container (10) is also provided with a port closure (300) that provides both a sterile and gas permeable barrier.

Abstract: A carrier for supporting a trash bag, the trash bag having an upper lip, the carrier having a frame having a forward end and a rearward end, the frame having an aperture extending therethrough; a handle fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the rearward end of the frame, the handle being positioned for, upon extension of the trash bag's upper lip through the aperture, single handed grasping of the handle and the upper lip; and a leg fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the forward end of the frame, the leg extending downwardly from the frame.

Abstract: A tilting support device includes a base rotatably secured to the lower portion of the golf bag, one or more legs rotatably secured to the upper portion of the golf bag and rotatable between an open position and a folding position, and a spring member coupled between the base and the legs for resiliently moving the legs outward to the working position when the golf bag is rotated or tilted relative to the base. A damping device is disposed between the legs and the golf bag for damping a rotational movement between the legs and the golf bag.

Abstract: A sack cart comprising a frame adapted to support at least two sacks, where the frame is rotatable about a central axis passing through the frame, a rotation mechanism is coupled between the frame and a support surface that enables the frame to be rotated about the central axis, and at least one sack support arm is selectively movable to support the sack on the sack cart.

Abstract: A frame has a small horizontal section and a large vertical section and a juncture there between. A pair of axially spaced wheels is provided at the juncture. A hollow tube extends upwardly from adjacent the horizontal section to a location above the vertical section. A funnel with a back face and a front face is provided. The funnel also has an open upper end and an open lower end. The back face is formed with a ledge. A rod extends downwardly from the ledge. The rod is selectively positioned between an operative position and an inoperative position. In the operative position the rod is within the hollow tube. In the inoperative position the rod is separated from the hollow tube for storage purposes.

Abstract: A collapsible support frame having two side members attached to each other by at least one hinge and a retention ring which when placed on the side members secures a bag to the support frame in an open position. The two side members pivot with respect to each other to a preferred angle and the retention ring holds the side members together at the preferred angle. The support frame can be placed either upright or laid on the ground allowing the user to insert items in the bag in an easy fashion.

Abstract: A foot operated laundry hamper having a knock down frame and a special bag for the frame. Base sections of the frame include front and rear bars mounted on feet and side bars that are connected by coil springs. Detachable legs extending from the base support top sections having bars and arms on the side that detachably connect with the legs. A flexible laundry bag is provided on its top edge with pockets that fit snugly on the top bar sections. The springs normally hold the top bars together to close the top of the laundry bag. When the front bar on the base is depressed by a foot, the springs deform and pull the top bars apart to open the bag for the receipt of laundry. The frame disassembles for compact packaging.

Abstract: Tool pouch frames support a tool pouch in an upright position and hold tools. The tool pouch frame comprises a U-shaped base, U-shaped upper member, and an inverted J-shaped front member connected to the exterior of the tool pouch by straps with side release buckles. The base ensures that the tool pouch cannot fall over and spill, even when it is heavily loaded. The tool pouch frame also holds frequently used tools in a position where they are easily accessed using rings with hook and loop fasteners. In addition, the front member acts as a convenient carrying handle for the tool pouch.

Abstract: The present invention of an assembled clothes hamper mainly has an entire clothes hamper designed as a hamper body in the shape of a vertical barrel to be assembled by a bottom seat, a top ring as well as a plurality of partition rings; all the said members are fitted with, interlocked and firmly clamped by a pair of vertical side frames to form a clothes hamper to be assembled by a customer and advantageous for detaching every member into a simplest form to facilitate the stacking package, increase the shipment, the storage and the selling.

Abstract: An automatically collapsible prop for propping a golf bag or the like is provided and includes a frame having a top and bottom part. A rack member is fixedly attached to the top part and includes a central guide rail formed between two side tooth members having a number of elongated parallel teeth. A slide mechanism includes a support part guided by the guide rail and a pair of pinion supports. Two pinions are rotatably mounted on the respective pinion supports of the slide mechanism so as to engage the respective side teeth. Two legs are respectively connected to the pinions. A lever rod is fastened to the slide mechanism with one end projecting upward through the support part of the slide mechanism. A coil spring is provided between the support part of the slide mechanism and the top part to normally push the slide mechanism downward.

Abstract: A disposable bag including a stand, the bag including an opening with a plurality of resilient overlapping leaves through which disposable items are inserted. The outer periphery of the bag has a flange that rests on a corresponding support ring of the stand. The bag includes an attached lid with a peripheral lip that snaps onto the flange.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in handling a bag. The apparatus includes a center support member, a bag tensioner mounted to the support member and a pair of spaced apart tines mounted to the tensioner and extending downwardly with respect to the tensioner. The tines have a length greater than a length of the bag sides and a width for defining an opening in a bag. The tensioner is adjustable from a bag tensioning position to a bag release position, such that in the release position the first and second tines are disposed at the bag release distance such that the tines are insertable into the open end of the bag. When a bag is mounted on the tines and the apparatus is set upon a flat surface, the support member and the tines locate the apparatus such that an opening in the bag is readily accessible for loading food.

Abstract: A stand for supporting frames of a golf bag includes an anchoring block, a pivot and an L-shape stand. The anchoring block has a flat portion further including a positioning nose. The flat portion has a pair of ear portions constructed at opposite sides thereof, and each of the ear portions has a pivotal hole. Also, the flat portion has a pair of rim fences located respectively outside to the ear portions. The L-shape stand has a pivotal pipe portion formed at one side and a hook formed at an opposite side. The pivot passes through the pivotal hole of one ear portion, die pivotal hole of the pivotal pipe portion, and the pivotal hole of another ear portion so that the L-shape stand can rotate freely about the anchoring block.

Abstract: A trash bag holder includes a base and a plurality of posts are pivotally connected to the base. A flexible ring is connected to respective second ends of the posts. The posts each includes an outer tube and a rod which is received in the outer tube. A trash bag is received in the space enclosed by the posts and the open top of the trash bag is folded outward onto the ring.

Abstract: A collapsible trash bag stand having a sleeve-shaped body made from durable semi-rigid sheet material and having a plurality of punch-out, retainer tabs that snap into position to prevent the bag from slipping into the stand and to accommodate loading of multiple layers of trash bags at one time.

Abstract: The device to hold a bag for grass clippings has an upper section including a hopper integral with a chute having solid walls, and a lower section configured as a caddy for supporting the chute in an upright position. The chute has a pair of wheels for transporting the device, and a pair of toe tabs for lateral stability and for holding the caddy when removing the upper section from a bag of grass clippings. In use, the chute is inverted and a paper bag is placed over the chute. The upper section is turned over to an upright position and placed on the caddy. The hopper may be grasped to tilt the device and wheel it to a desired location. The chute is removed from the bag and the bag is removed from the caddy after bagging the grass clippings.

Abstract: A trash bag holder includes a base and a plurality of posts are pivotally connected to the base. A flexible ring is connected to respective second ends of the posts. The posts each includes an outer tube and a rod which is received in the outer tube. A trash bag is received in the space enclosed by the posts and the open top of the trash bag is folded outward onto the ring.

Abstract: A plastic bag and dispenser combination having a self-opening feature is described. The bag includes front and rear walls with tabs, first and second side edges, front and rear top edges, an openable mouth and sealed bottom edge. The dispenser has an upward pointing hanging means which fits through an opening in the tabs, and a positioning bar fixed horizontally at a first predetermined distance from the hanging means. When bags are suspended from the hanging means at the tabs and located over the positioning bar, they are ready for individual dispensing. The combination is also applied to T-shirt style bags. In a variant of the invention, bags are removably attached at the rear panel of a first bag to the front panel of a second bag. When the first bag is pulled from the dispenser, the rear panel pulls the front panel of the second bag forward, opening it.

Abstract: An automatically collapsible prop for propping all kinds of loads such as golf bag, knapsack, coolie rack, etc., comprises a first tubular member having an upper end and an open lower end, a second tubular member relatively moveably inserted in the first tubular member so as to slide down by gravity relative to it to protrude from the open lower end of the first tubular member by a predetermined length when lifting the first member in a sloping or vertical position, and a third member rotationally mounted on a fixed shaft attached to the second tubular member so as to pivot relative to the first and second members about the fixed shaft. A first engaging groove is formed in the surface of the first member in the longitudinal direction to allow the second member with the third member to slide relative to the first member.

Abstract: A rack includes a base, a supporting rod, and a hanging member. The base has opposing connecting parts on two opposing ends. The middle portions of the connecting parts define an upright cylindrical holding space in between. The supporting rod is passed into the upright holding space, and pivoted to the connecting parts at a lower end so that the supporting rod can be pivoted between a laid down position and an upright in-use position. The hanging member includes a ring-shaped supporting part pivoted to the top of the supporting rod such that it can be disposed perpendicular to the supporting rod for a bag to be hung on. The supporting rod is provided like a telescope so that the height of the hanging member can be changed to be suitable for bags of different sizes.

Abstract: A collapsible device for supporting a disposable plastic bag is provided. The device includes a hoop having at least one tab that extends from the hoop to engage and retain a plastic bag supported within the hoop. The tabs engage and retain the bag mouth by friction. The device may include one or more legs to support the hoop above the ground. The device may also include a second hoop slideably connected to the legs to add additional support. The second hoop may include a collar and the legs may include corresponding stops. When the collars are slid along the legs and rest on the stops a bend may be created in the legs which prevents the collars from sliding away from the stops.

Abstract: A bag opener support apparatus includes a frame having members movable between a collapsed position allowing easy insertion through an end of a flexible container to an expanded position in which the members are movable to a position expanding the interior of the flexible container and the open end of the container to a full cross section shape. The apparatus includes first and second frame members formed of interconnected side legs, with the second frame members pivotally connected to the first frame member for pivotal movement between the collapsed and expanded positions. A lock arm is mountable on one of the second frame members for lockingly engaging the opposed second frame member to maintain the second frame members in the expanded position.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided to aid in the filling of re-sealable food storage bags is provided. A dual “X” type frame is adjustable by means of a locking screw at the crossing joint. The four outer edges of the “X” are connected together with a series of four rods. On the two upper rods, a series of four clips, (two per rod) are provided.

Abstract: A bag support assembly (1) consisting of an upper frame (2); first and second legs (10) and (16), hinge sleeves (6) and (8) respectively interconnecting the upper frame (2) and the first and second legs (10) and (16) so that such legs may pivotally move between first and second positions, such legs folding beneath the upper frame (2) while in their first positions, such legs extending downwardly from the upper frame (2) while in their second positions; first and second leg extensions (18) and (22); and slip joints (26) alternately attaching in a first configuration or a second configuration the first and second leg extensions (18) and (22) to the first and second legs (10) and (16), the first and second leg extensions (18) and (22) spanning between and extending downwardly from the first and second legs (10) and (16) while attached in the first configuration, forming a rigid bag support frame, the first and second leg extensions (18) and (22) respectively extending downwardly from the first and second legs (1

Abstract: A device for supporting a flexible bag comprises a generally elliptically-shaped first loop of rigid wire-like material, the first loop being adapted for engagement with a support surface. Legs of the same material upstand from the first loop. A generally elliptically-shaped second loop of rigid wire-like material is fixed to upper ends of the legs which maintain the second loop spaced from the first loop, in a plane parallel with a plane of the first loop, and disposed centrally of the first loop in plan view. The legs incline from the first loop to the second loop and are operative to lock a bag on the device as the bag is filled. The first and second loops are each provided with straight side portions parallel to each other.