Patent ID: 6874797

Claim:
A collapsible refuse collection apparatus having a refuse bag, comprising: a body, said body having a frame portion and a covering portion having predetermined dimensions, said frame portion having an opened and closed position, two sides and a base; said two sides being adjacently and pivotally attached to said base, and a flexible bag support that pivotally hooks into said base to form an arch to hold said refuse bag opened, said covering portion being surroundedly attached to said frame portion, wherein said covering portion protects said frame portion and, in said frame portion's opened position, forms an inner compartment, a top, an opened end and a closed end; a wheel assembly attached to said frame portion providing mobility for said apparatus; an integral loading flap pivotally attached to said opened end of said covering portion and having predetermined dimensions wherein said flap assists in loading said apparatus with refuse; and said inner compartment, formed by said frame portion's opened position, having predetermined dimensions such that said inner compartment can accommodate a said refuse bag, said inner compartment and said refuse bag are used to collect said refuse; whereby said sides pivot towards each other and fold towards said base, forming said frame portion's closed position.