Bag holder apparatus and method

摘要

Bag holder apparatus including a rigid, upstanding holder back, a handle retainer structure on the holder back and a handle releasably attached to the holder back by the handle retainer structure. The handle when removed is used to open the bag and maintain the bag in open position.

主权项

1. Bag holder apparatus for holding a bag to maintain the bag open and facilitate filling of the bag, said bag holder apparatus comprising, in combination:
a rigid, upstanding holder back; a handle retainer structure on said holder back; and a handle releasably attached to said holder back by said handle retainer structure and including a manually engageable handle portion and elongated bag engagement members extending downwardly from said manually engageable handle portion, said handle manually removable from said handle retainer structure whereby said handle is spaced from the holder back, insertable into an interior of a bag positioned next to said holder back and manipulatable so that the elongated bag engagement members engage an inner surface of the bag to maintain the bag in an open condition, and said handle subsequently positionable into engagement with the handle retainer structure while said elongated bag engagement members are in the bag whereby the handle is reattached to said handle retainer structure and maintains the bag open and in a stable upright condition adjacent to said holder back.