Patent ID: 6726156
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
In combination, a holder mountable to a support structure and a bag, the combination comprising:a bag having a body, a front edge, a rear edge a first handle and a second handle; a holder constructed and arranged to support the bag in an open position and including: a) a mounting member constructed and arranged to attach the holder to the support structure; b) a first support arm extending from one end of the mounting member and a second support arm extending from another end of the mounting member, the first and second support arms each including an upper edge, an inner surface, an outer surface, a pair of opposing side edges, and a lower edge; c) a pair of notches formed in the upper edge of each of the first and second support arms, the notches constructed and arranged to maintain the front edge and the rear edge of the bag in spaced relation so as to maintain the bag in an open position; d) a first and a second cutout portion formed at each lower corner where the side edges meet the lower edges of each of the first and second support arms; and the combination further characterized in that the first bag handle is positioned adjacent the first support arm and the second bag handle is positioned adjacent the second support arm, each bag handle extending from the inner surface of the adjacent support arm, through the pair of notches in the upper edge of each adjacent support arm, downwardly over the outer surface of the adjacent support arm, inwardly through the cutout portions, and across a bottom portion of the inner surface of the adjacent support arm, so that a top portion of each handle is engaged with the first and second cutout portions in interlocking removable engagement with its adjacent support arm, whereby as weight within the bag increases, holding forces between the handles and their adjacent support arm.