Patent ID: 7975732

Claim:
Device ( 1 ) for holding bags or sacks open, with a frame ( 2 ), wherein the frame ( 2 ) forms the opening ( 5 ) of the device ( 1 ) for holding sacks open, said frame having a side web ( 2 j ), and the opening ( 5 ) can be closed by means of a cover element ( 3 ), which is mounted in a pivotable manner on the frame ( 2 ), characterized in that the cover element ( 3 ) can be brought into a first and a second position on the frame, the cover element ( 3 ) in the first position being pivotable and optionally closing or exposing the opening ( 5 ) of the frame ( 2 ), and in that in the second position the cover element ( 3 ) serves as a ramp over the side web ( 2 j ) of the frame ( 2 ), with said cover element ( 3 ) lying on the ground or placed against a wall or when said device is mounted on a wall, when said cover element ( 3 ) is in said second position said cover element ( 3 ) is against said wall, and said cover element ( 3 ) is held secure against rotation in the frame ( 2 ); characterized in that the cover element ( 3 ) in the first position can be pivoted about an axis, wherein the axis subdivides the opening ( 5 ) of the frame ( 2 ) into two opening sections.