Patent ID: 9663272
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65D,B65F

Claim:
1. An apparatus for maintaining a bag in an open configuration, the apparatus comprising: a base having a forward end and a rearward end; a first arm pivotally mounted adjacent said rearward end of said base, said first arm movable between a generally horizontal first position and a second position extending at an obtuse angle with respect to said base; and a second arm pivotally mounted adjacent said rearward end of said base in spaced relation to said first arm, said second arm movable between a generally horizontal first position and a second position extending at an obtuse angle with respect to said base, said first and second arms adapted to receive an open end of the bag thereon, said base having a first slot and a second slot adjacent said rearward end of said base, said first arm having an end received in said first slot when said first arm is in said second position, said second arm having an end received in said second slot when said second arm is in said second position.