Expandable adapter for a free-standing bag

摘要

Disclosed herein are adapters for use with ordinary lawn and leaf bags. In one example, a foldable, expandable, and reusable adapter is provided. The adapter includes a rectangular base unit that is designed to receive four connector pieces. The four connector pieces are made of a rigid material and may include respective vertical and horizontal creases that allow them to be folded. As such, once assembled, the adapter may be folded for storage and later expanded for use. In use, the adapter is inserted into a lawn or leaf bag and provides a larger opening for the bag as well as prevents the mouth of the bag from closing.

主权项

1. A foldable and expandable adapter for a free standing bag comprising:
a plurality of diamond-shaped connector piece with rectangular tabs on the four sides of the connector piece a plurality of creases along the long and short axes of the connector piece and a plurality of creases at the junction of the rectangular tabs and the diamond-shaped connector wherein when the connector piece is folded upon itself along the crease on the short axis, the connector is converted to a doubly-ply triangular shaped object with pair of rectangular tabs on two sides of the triangle wherein when the folded triangular double-ply connector is folded again along the crease on the long axis, the connector now assumes a right-angled triangle shape such that the rectangular tabs are now along the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangular shaped connector piece wherein when the folded connectors are connected to the vertical cuts along the top corners of a free standing bag using the rectangular tabs, the connectors create an expandable opening for the bag wherein the bag can be a flat sheet of single or double-ply paper with plurality of cuts and creases arranged such that when the folded connectors are connected to vertical cuts made on creases along one side of the bag and the flat sheet of paper with the connectors attached is folded along the creases, it forms a rectangular tubular cavity wherein when the bottom of the cavity is folded along cuts and creases, and glued, it forms a free-standing bag with an expandable opening