Patent ID: 9738407
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A01B,B65B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for filling a bag, the apparatus comprising: a shovel including an elongate shovel arm, a shovel mouth disposed at a distal end of the elongate shovel arm, and a shovel handle disposed at a proximal end of the elongate shovel arm, a lever including an elongate lever arm and a lever handle that is disposed at a first end of the elongate lever arm, the elongate lever arm configured to couple to the elongate shovel arm at a pivot point, wherein the lever configured to: wherein the apparatus is configured to be inserted into a bag and facilitate insertion of fill material into the bag when the apparatus is in the first orientation, to be stored in the second orientation, and to increase a distance between the first end of the elongate lever arm and the distal end of the shovel arm relative to the first and second orientations when the apparatus is in the third orientation; and wherein the lever handle and the shovel handle are configured to be grasped by a user from outside of the bag when the apparatus is in the first orientation and disposed within the bag.