Patent ID: 6517034
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B65B

Abstract:
A bag opening and cleaning system which allows a garbage or leaf bag to be held open while filled with garbage or leaves, comprising, in combination:a pair of hoops including an inner hoop and an outer hoop, the inner hoop being positionable within the outer hoop, the pair of hoops being expandable to varying diameters, the pair of hoops having a slide member coupled thereto, the slide member holding the pair of hoops at a fixed diameter, the pair of hoops having a plurality of circumferentially spaced pliable clamps holding the inner and outer hoops together, the pair of hoops receiving an open upper end of a bag between the inner and outer hoops; a gripping member coupled with the pair of hoops, the gripping member having a cylindrical collar extending laterally therefrom, the cylindrical collar having an internally threaded open upper end, the gripping member including an elongated handle couplable with the cylindrical collar, the elongated handle having a threaded lower end for mating with the internally threaded open upper end of the cylindrical collar; and a dust pan hingedly coupled with the pair of hoops, the dust pan being diametrically opposed from the gripping member, the dust pan having a free planar lower edge for positioning on a recipient surface.