Disposable leaf and debris collection bag system

A disposable lawn bag providing for easy pick-up and removal of leaves and lawn debris, thus eliminating the need for constant bending and handling of leaves and lawn debris. The bag is held open when the two ends of the enclosed stakes are pulled apart and pushed into the ground. This opens the bag and allows it to sit flush against the ground, so that leaves and debris can be directly raked into the open bag. No bending or handling of leaves and debris is necessary. Once the bag is filled, the ends of the stakes are removed from the ground. The bag may then be closed with any type of closure and then disposed of, using the takes as handles.

DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1 the present disposable lawn bag 10 includes a plastic container bag 11 having a closed end 12 and an open end 13 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the open end 13 is supported in a rectangular position in the open position by a first stake 14 and a second stake 15 . Open end 13 includes a base side 16 adjacent the ground and a top side 17 spaced apart from the ground and parallel to open base side 16 . In the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 , the opening 13 of bag 10 is maintained in a generally rectangular configuration as supported by opposed parallel stakes 14 and 15 . Though the ground is not shown, the tops 14 V and 15 B of stakes 14 and 15 are in the ground such that side 16 is adjacent to the ground. As shown in FIG. 2 , open end 13 includes stakes 14 and 15 supporting bag 11 in an open position. Also shown in FIG. 2 and preferably in the event there is wind in the location where the debris is being picked up, open end 13 would face the oncoming wind either directly or at an angle or a portion thereof such that bag 11 would be maintained by the wind in a full open position along its length, preferably in a full open position along the entire length of bag 11 . In FIG. 2 stakes 14 and 15 are angled in such a way that base side 16 of opening 13 is wider than top side 17 of opening 13 . In FIG. 3 is a similar arrangement of bag 11 as described herein with or without wind stakes 14 and 15 are in close proximity at their upper ends 14 A and 15 A such that stakes 14 and 15 form a triangular opening for open end 13 of bag 11 . Similar to FIG. 2 base side 16 of opening 13 forms a wide portion of opening 13 . This allows debris to be easily swept into the inside of bag 11 . In FIG. 4, a single continuous stake 18 supports open end 13 in an open position with base side 16 flush to the ground. In FIG. 5 , it can be seen that stakes 14 and 15 are preferably sufficiently long such that base ends 14 B and 15 B of stakes 14 and 15 are long enough to be driven into the ground and still allow base side 16 to be flush with the ground. As shown in FIG. 6 , when use of the bag is completed, stakes 14 and 15 can be removed from the ground. In addition, stakes 14 and 15 can be drawn together in a parallel arrangement so as to first seal or generally close opening 13 and second to create a handle to support and carry bag 11 when it contains debris. In addition, rubber bands 19 and 20 can be used to hold the opposed ends of stakes 14 and 15 in close arrangement, at the ends of each stake 14 and 15 , so that bag 11 and opening 13 will remain in a closed position. Alternatively, an adhesive strip 21 along either stake 14 or 15 can be used to hold the stakes together. Preferably the adhesive would have a reasonable cover (see FIG. 7 ). As shown in FIG. 7 A, one or more adhesive strips 21 , attached to one of said stakes 14 can be wrapped around the other stake to hold the two stakes together. In general, the present invention is a disposable lawn bag 10 designed for easy removal of leaves and other lawn debris. The invention includes a flexible garbage bag 11 that contains stakes 14 and 15 , that when spread apart with their ends inserted into the ground, will hold bag 11 flush to the ground and in an open position for ease in raking leaves and lawn debris into the bag. Bag 11 can be made of various thickness of plastic or other disposable material and can come in a variety of sizes and thickness and materials depending on the job it is being used for. In an alternate embodiment bag 11 will contain slots on opposite sides of opening 13 which allow for the support stakes to be held prior to use and allow the protruding ends to be exposed and then be placed in the ground. When the ends of the stakes are spread apart tautly and inserted into the ground, the bag will be held open and one side of the opening will sit flush against the ground. The stakes can be made out of a variety of materials including, but not limited to: plastic, wood, metal, cardboard, aluminum, rubber, paper materials, and can be straight, hinged, collapsible and telescoping. The stakes may vary in length depending upon the size of the bag used and the size and shape of opening that is desired. A single stake can also form a U-shape such that its two ends can be inserted into the ground, to hold the bag flush to the ground and have a semicircular opening for ease in raking leaves and lawn debris into the bag. The present invention is a disposable lawn bag designed for easy removal of leaves and other lawn debris comprising a flexible bag that with enclosed stakes can form a square, rectangular or trapezoidal shape when the stakes are inserted into the ground, which will hold the bag flush to the ground and open for ease in raking leaves and lawn debris into the bag. The flexible bag with enclosed stakes can form a triangular shape when the two ends are inserted into the ground, and will hold the bag flush to the ground and open for ease in raking leaves and lawn debris into the bag. Referring to FIG. 8 , bag 10 at its open end 13 includes a wrap-over or fold-over portion whereby the top of the bag is folded over onto itself along the entire top portion or the top portion containing the stake and sealed at location 22 (see FIG. 10 ). The sealing can be by adhesive or by heat, both well known in the art. Within the fold-over portion is one or more stakes. Referring to FIG. 8 , it can be seen that stake 14 and stake 15 protrude from within the foldover portion and out of the fold-over portion at points 15 C and 14 C. When the stakes, as shown in FIG. 8 , are placed into the ground, bottom portion 16 will be parallel and close to and secured to the ground by the force of the stakes 14 and 15 in the ground and bag 13 will be held in an open position supported by stakes 14 and 15 . Bottom portion 16 in RIG. 8 may or may not include the fold over portion just discussed, depending on the manufacturing process. Referring to FIG. 9 , when the operation is completed the stakes 14 and 15 will be drawn close to each other in parallel fashion and tape 19 can be used to secure the top portion of the bag and hold the two stakes close to one another. Tape 19 would be adhered on one end 19 A on the exterior of bag 10 and its other end 19 B on the side adjacent plastic bag 10 , and would have a peel off strip protecting an adhesive layer so that when the two stakes 14 and 15 are close to one another, the strip (not shown) would be pulled off and the 19 B end of tape 19 would be wrapped around the plastic adjacent the opposite stake 14 . In an alternate embodiment it is possible that two openings in the bag such as 14 C and 15 C would come with the bag so that stakes not within the bag could be inserted at those locations into the wrap-around portion of the bag. In the preferred embodiment, the bag as shown in FIG. 8 would be sold with the stakes in the top fold-over portion of the bag. The stakes could be adhered within the fold-over portion by adhesive or other means, with a portion thereof, ends 14 b and 15 b , extending therefrom. The bag would be folded in such a manner that it could be conveniently removed from its packaging with the bottom end of each stake 14 and 15 ready to be put into the ground. It is also possible to sell the stakes separately or the stakes can come with and/or within the plastic bag when it is packaged. Additionally, the stakes can be molded or otherwise attached as a part of the bag.