Patent ID: 6938860

Claim:
A collapsible refuse funnel, comprising a generally rectangular planar body having a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, and a front crease formed in said body, said front crease extending between said first side edge and said second side edge generally parallel to said front edge, disposed in said body a short distance inwardly from said front edge, said body being bendable at said front crease such that a front portion of said body between said front edge and said front crease may be bent downward at said front crease, said body formable into a funnel configuration by bringing first and second rear corner portions of said body adjacent to the intersections of said first and second side edges, respectively, with said rear edge into overlapping relation with each other without overlapping the first and second front corner portions of said body adjacent to the intersections of said first and second edges, respectively, with said front edge, with said front portion of said body bent downward at said front crease to form a lip, stiffening said front portion of said body such that said front edge and the portions of said body immediately adjacent to said front crease remain substantially flat; and connection means for connecting said rear corner portions of said body in said overlapping relation.