Patent ID: 6152407
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B65B,B65F

Abstract:
A holder for a flexible bag having a pair of handles for carrying the bag, said holder comprising:a unitary body having a bottom wall, a pair of opposed first side walls extending from said bottom wall, and a pair of opposed second side walls extending from said bottom wall,said bottom wall and said side walls cooperating to define a compartment for the collection of fluids on said bottom wall, andeach of said first side walls including a wider portion which extends from said bottom wall and has an end remote therefrom,each of said first side walls further including a narrower portion which projects from the remote end of the respective wider portion and is designed to have one of the bag handles placed thereover, andeach of said wider portions cooperating with the respective narrower portion to define a pair of shoulders,each of said second side walls including a base portion which extends from said bottom wall partway to said shoulders, andeach of said second walls further including two tapering portions which project from the respective base portion towards said shoulders and prevent excessive spreading of the bag when the bag is suspended from said narrower portions,the tapering portions of each second wall being spaced from one another to define an opening which permits viewing of said compartment so as to detect fluids which collect therein, andthe tapering portions of each second wall widening in a direction towards the respective base portion to reinforce said body,each of said tapering portions having an edge which is remote from the respective base portion and makes at least approximately a right angle with a respective one of said shoulders to limit movement of the respective bag handles towards said bottom wall.