Patent ID: 6450461
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A device for containing leaves, grass, or debris, said device comprising:a hollow frame having a front entry end with a bottom side and a top side and a rear exit end, said frame defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and opposite sidewalls, each said sidewall having at least one hole therethrough, each of said holes having a corresponding longitudinal slit extending from said hole; a trash bag having an open mouth end and a closed end for receiving said debris along a horizontal axis transverse to the plane containing said front entry and to the plane containing said rear exit of said frame, said open mouth end having a peripheral edge wherein at least two knots are tied in said peripheral edge of said open mouth end of said bag for engagement with said frame via said holes, said holes having a size configured to correspond with said knots, said open end of said trash bag received upon said rear exit end, wherein said open mouth of said trash bag covers said hollow frame and said closed end of said trash bag extends beyond said hollow frame, said knots being drawn through said holes within said opposite sidewalls of said frame and securely but detachably retained in said corresponding slits of said holes.