Patent ID: 8051635

Claim:
Lawn mowing and grass clipping collection apparatus comprising: a mower having a grass clipping discharge opening; an outer collection container removably connected to the mower, the outer collection container having an outer surface and an intake opening positioned to receive grass clippings discharged substantially horizontally through the discharge opening of the mower the intake opening being defined by an edge disposed substantially in a vertical plane, and an openable flap closing a second opening at a location spaced from the intake opening; and a disposable inner collection container in the form of a flexible bag having an opening for receiving grass clippings, the inner collection container being disposed inside the outer collection container, the opening of the bag being substantially rectangular and having first and second opposite edges each having a length, the opening of the bag being disposed adjacent the intake opening of the outer collection container and positioned to receive grass clippings discharged through the discharge opening of the mower; two elongated, bendable, members secured to the inner collection container respectively along said opposite edges of the opening of the bag, each of the elongated members being longer than the length of the edge of the bag opening along which it is secured, and each of the elongated members having first and second opposite end portions, the first end portion of each elongated member being extendible in spaced relationship to the bag beyond one end of the bag opening edge along which it is secured and the second end portion of each elongated member being extendible in spaced relationship to the bag beyond the other end of the bag opening edge along which it is secured, said end portions of the elongated members being bent so that at least a part of each of said first and second end portions is in engagement with the outer surface of the outer collection container, the elongated, bendable, members being secured to the opposite edges of the bag opening along said opposite edges at locations such that the engagement of said parts of the end portions of the elongated members with said outer surface maintains the opening of the bag in an open condition for receiving grass clippings discharged by the mower; wherein the second opening of the outer collection container is sufficiently large that, when the flap is opened, the inner collection container, when full of clippings, can be removed through the second opening; and wherein said end portions of the elongated members are alternatively bendable about said inner collection container to maintain the opening of the inner collection container in a closed condition when removed from the outer collection container.