Patent ID: 7281690

Claim:
A support for a flexible trash bag when receiving leaves or other debris, the support comprising: a housing having an open end for positioning within an open end of the trash bag; a substantially planar first side of the housing serving as a floor when the first side is positioned on a ground surface for laterally receiving debris on the first side, and second and third sides each adjoining the first side and being substantially perpendicular to the first side; a pair of brackets on circumferentially opposing surfaces of the housing, each bracket having at least a portion selectively attachable to the housing, the bracket having a receiving cavity therein, each of the pair of brackets being adapted to temporarily connect a portion of the bag to the housing; and a leg assembly for supporting the housing with the open end of the housing facing generally upward and the bag supported on the housing, at least one leg of the leg assembly being selectively positionable within the receiving cavity in each of the pair of brackets.