Garbage can holder

Claim 1

A SUPPORT FOR A PLURALITY OF CONVENTIONAL GARBAGE CANS OR THE LIKE HAVING A DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED CIRCUMFERENTIAL FLANGE ON THE BOTTOM THEREOF AND PROVIDED WITH HANDLES ON THE SIDES THEREOF COMPRISING: (A) AN ELONGATED SUPPORT STRUT HAVING ONE END THEREOF ARRANGED FOR EMBEDDING INTO THE EARTH TO PROVIDE THE SOLE MEANS OF SUPPORT, (B) SUPPORT MEANS ARRANGED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF SAID STRUT NORMALLY ELEVATED FROM THE GROUND WHEN THE STRUT IS PLACED THEREIN INCLUDING AN OUTWARDLY EXTENDING BASE MEMBER DEFINING A SINGLE SUPPORT SURFACE HAVING RETAINING MEANS THEREON FOR RECEIVING A PORTION OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL FLANGE OF AT LEAST ONE GARBAGE CAN THEREIN AND HOLDING THE SAME AGAINST LATERAL MOVEMENT THEREON, (C) A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT HANDLE RETAINING ELEMENTS HAVING MEANS TO EFFECT SLIDING MOVEMENT ON SAID SUPPORT STRUT TO FACILITATE LONGITUDINAL POSITIONING ALONG SAID STRUT AND EXTENDING NORMALLY OUTWARD THEREFROM HAVING ONE END THEREOF ARRANGED FOR RETAINING ENGAGEMENT WITH A GARBAGE CAN HANDLE TO PROVIDE THE SOLE MEANS FOR HOLDING THE CAN IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAN IS ENGAGED WITH THE BASE SUPPORTING MEMBER.