Patent ID: 7984733

Claim:
A funneling apparatus comprising: a sheet having edges defining a perimeter; a stay disposed along at least one of the edges and along the substantial entirety of the perimeter of the sheet, the stay having a generally rounded or generally circular cross section; the funneling apparatus reconfigurable between a first configuration in which the sheet is substantially flat and a second configuration in which the sheet is rolled into at least one funnel-like configuration having a funnel size that is selectively variable as defined by the relative rolled positioning of the generally opposing edges of the sheet; whereby the stay is operable for helping the sheet remain substantially flat for the first configuration of the funneling apparatus and for helping retain the funnel-like configuration for the second configuration of the funneling apparatus by applying outward pressure against an interior portion of a container; wherein the funneling apparatus further comprises a strap releasably securable to opposing edge portions of the funneling apparatus for helping retain the funnel-like configuration for the second configuration of the funneling apparatus and operable as a handle for lifting and tilting the funneling apparatus and the container when the funneling apparatus is inserted into the container to thereby funnel debris into the container from the funneling apparatus.