BAG-SUPPORTING FRAME APPARATUS WHICH IS MOUNTABLE ON A SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A bag-supporting frame apparatus is removably mountable on a portion of a substrate. The apparatus includes a gripping portion for contacting the substrate and holding the apparatus in place on the substrate. The apparatus also includes a bag-supporting portion configured to support an open end portion of a flexible plastic bag thereon, the bag-supporting portion including an outer loop portion and a downwardly-extending short portion attached to the outer loop portion at each end thereof. A projecting catch is defined, at each end of the outer loop portion, at the juncture of the downwardly-extending short portion and the outer loop portion. The outer loop portion is sized and configured to support a plastic bag of a predetermined size thereon. The apparatus also includes a connecting portion interconnecting the bag-supporting portion and the gripping portion. Methods of using the apparatus are also described.

主权项

1. A bag-supporting frame apparatus for mounting on an edge portion of a substantially horizontal substrate, the apparatus comprising:
a gripping portion for contacting the substrate and holding the apparatus in place on the substrate; a bag-supporting portion configured to support an open end portion of a flexible plastic bag thereon, the bag-supporting portion including an outer loop portion and a downwardly-extending short portion attached to the outer loop portion at each end thereof, where a projecting catch is defined between the outer loop portion and the short portion at each end of the outer loop portion, and where the outer loop portion is sized and configured to support a plastic bag of a predetermined size thereon; and a connecting portion interconnecting the bag-supporting portion and the gripping portion.