Patent ID: 8840072

Claim:
A bag stand comprising: at least three side panels, each side panel having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, a right end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, each side panel having two adjacent side panels, the right end of each side panel connected to the left end of one of the adjacent side panels and the left end of each side panel connected to the right end of the other adjacent side panel, thereby forming a bag stand having a top end and a bottom end; and a plurality of panel tabs, each panel tab having a top end, a bottom end, a left end, a right end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, the bottom end of each panel tab connected to the top end of a one of the at least three side panels, to allow the panel tab to bend relative to the top end of the one of the at least three side panels to which it is connected, each panel tab having two adjacent panel tabs, the right end of each panel tab interfacing with the left end of one of the adjacent panel tabs, and the left end of each panel tab interfacing with the right end of the other adjacent panel tab; wherein the right end and left end of each panel tab interface with the adjacent panel tabs when the plurality of panel tabs are bent relative to the top end of the corresponding side panels such that the inner surface of each panel tab is positioned adjacent to and facing the inner surface of a corresponding side panel, the panel tabs thereby forming a substantially interlocking interface defining an opening at the top end of the bag stand, the opening sized to accept refuse or a refuse bag.