Patent ID: 8020686

Claim:
A chute apparatus for facilitating the collection of debris within a receiving container comprising: a single sheet of material having first and second scores formed therein extending the length of the single sheet of material to define a respective first and second fold axes; a first, second and third adjacent panels defined by the first and second scores; a cut formed perpendicular to the first and second scores and extending from a first end position in the first panel across the second panel to a second end position in the third panel; a first angular score extending from a first intersection with the cut in the first panel to an outer edge of the single sheet of material, and a second angular score extending from a second intersection with the cut in the third panel to the outer edge of the single sheet of material; and wherein a portion of the first and second scores and the cut define an upper chute portion of the chute apparatus and the remaining portion of the first and second scores and the first, second and third panels form a lower insert portion of the chute apparatus.