Collapsible refuse bag support stand

• US 9,902,518 B1
• Filed: 05/19/2017
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2017
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Earnest Richardson
• Original Assignee: Earnest Richardson
• Inventors: Richardson, Earnest
• Primary Examiner(s): Millner, Monica
• Application Number:
  US15/600,683
• Time in Patent Office: 284 Days
• Field of Search: 248 97
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2202/22 Flexible bags, e.g. for rubbish
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/12 Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials nozzles, funnels or guides adapted to support sacks B65B39/06
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/1205 collapsible or foldable B65B67/1216, B65B67/1244, B65B67/1255 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/1222 characterised by means for suspending sacks, e.g. pedal- operated
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/1227 only by a part of the periphery, e.g. by single points or handles, or by one side or two opposite sides only B65B67/1244 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/1233 Clamping or holding means
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 67/1238 Inserts or external supports, e.g. baskets, for stiffening sacks in the open condition
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/14 Other constructional features; Accessoriesholders or carriers for hand articles A45F5/00; fastening devices E05C
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/141 Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles B65F1/0066 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1415 for flexible receptables, e.g. bags, sacks
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2220/106 Collapsible
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2240/138 Garden debris

Abstract

A collapsible refuse bag support stand for holding upright a refuse bag, which is not attached to a push lawnmower, by including a hollow collapsible parallelepiped frame having parallelepiped upper and lower frame portions and a leg perpendicularly disposed thereto on an interior side of the frame there between. A hanger bar is disposed between the legs on the rear and front sides on the internal side. A pair of diametrically-disposed locking hinge bars is also provided for frame collapsibility. Bag clips are securable to each of the hanger bars to attach the refuse bag thereto. A pivot bolt is disposed through a frame exterior side at each corner of each of the upper and lower frame portions and an outer end of the respective hanger bar. A storage clip is engageable to an attachment pin when the parallelepiped frame is collapsed to secure the upper and lower frame portions together.

Claims

1. A collapsible refuse bag support stand comprising:

a hollow collapsible parallelepiped frame having;

a parallelepiped upper frame portion;

a parallelepiped lower frame portion parallel to the upper frame portion, each of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion having a front side, a rear side, a right side, a left side, a top side, a bottom side, an exterior side, an interior side, and a plurality of notched corners on the exterior side;

a leg vertically disposed on the interior side between and spanning the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion at each of the corners, each leg having an upper end, a lower end, an internal side and an external side;

a hanger bar disposed between in a position parallel to and spanning the internal side of each leg on the rear side and the internal side of each leg on the front side, each hanger bar having a pair of outer ends;

a plurality of pivot bolts, one of the plurality of pivot bolts disposed through the exterior side of each of the front side and the rear side at each of the corners of each of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion, each of the upper end and the lower end of the respective leg, and the respective outer end of the respective hanger bar;

a pair of diametrically disposed locking hinge bars, one of pair of locking hinge bars diagonally disposed between and connecting each of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion to the respective one of the left side and the right side, each of the pair of locking hinge bars having a locking notch on an external end disposed on the respective one of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion;

a pivot hinge disposed on the exterior side of each of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion and the respective left side and right side;

a pivot pin disposed on the respective upper frame portion and the lower frame portion, wherein the locking notch on the external end of each of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion is engageable to the pivot pin on the respective upper frame portion and the lower frame portion; and

a plurality of bag clips securable to each of the hanger bars, wherein the bag clips are configured to attach an upper end of a refuse bag to each of the hanger bars.

2. The collapsible refuse bag support stand of claim 1

a cylindrical attachment pin disposed on the exterior side of one of the right side and the left side proximal the upper frame portion;

and

a storage clip disposed on the exterior side of one of the right side and the left side proximal the lower frame portion in a position diametrically opposed to the attachment pin, the storage clip engageable to the attachment pin when the parallelepiped frame is in a collapsed condition.

3. The collapsible refuse bag support stand of claim 1 wherein the parallelepiped frame has a width, length and height configured to hold a refuse bag typically attached to a push lawnmower in an upright position.

4. The collapsible refuse bag support stand of claim 2 wherein the parallelepiped frame has a width, length and height configured to hold a refuse bag, which is not attached to a push lawnmower, in an upright position.