Patent ID: 6179150
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B62B,B65F

Abstract:
Apparatus for holding material such as refuse comprising:a collapsible bag open at the top; anda frame for facilitating the filling of said collapsible bag by supporting and maintaining the bag in the upright, semi-rigid configuration, said frame comprising:first and second generally planar end panels each having respective opposed lateral edges;third and fourth generally planar front panels and fifth and sixth generally planar back panels each having respective opposed lateral edges;first hinge means for pivotally coupling opposed lateral edges of said first end panel to first lateral edges of said third front and fifth back panels and second hinge means for pivotally coupling opposed lateral edges of said second end panel to first opposed lateral edges of said fourth front and sixth back panels; andthird hinge means for pivotally coupling second opposed lateral edges of said third and fourth front panels and fourth hinge means for pivotally coupling second opposed lateral edges of said fifth and sixth back panels, wherein said coupled panels form a generally rectangular, closed frame open at its top and bottom and adapted for folding to a compact configuration to facilitate insertion of said frame into the open top of the bag, wherein said frame extends above the open top of the bag, whereupon said frame is adapted for unfolding to an expanded configuration wherein with each of said panels engages an inner portion of the bag for maintaining the bag open and in an upright, semi-rigid configuration.