Bag holder

Claim 1

A bag holder comprising a base block having a body portion provided with a vertical bore, said body portion having a front face and opposing side faces disposed angularly to the front face, each of said faces being provided with a horizontal bore, horizontally disposed rod elements having inner ends frictionally fitted in the horizontal bores and having outer ends provided with ground engaging feet, said rod elements defining stabilizing legs and being angularly spaced apart in their horizontal extension from the front and side faces of the base block with legs being coplanar and supporting the base block, a vertically disposed standard having a lower End portion frictionally fitted in the vertical bore of the base block, a head block having a body portion provided with a vertical bore, said standard having an upper end portion frictionally fitted in the vertical bore in the head block whereby the head block is supported in a position overlying and spaced above the base block, said head block having a front face provided with a pair of horizontal bores, a circular split ring having an open inner end defined by offset fingers that are frictionally fitted in the horizontal bores of the head block so that the ring projects horizontally from the upper end of the standard in a manner to substantially overlie the legs, tubular spring clips disposed on the ring for attaching the edges of the open end of a bag therewith, said clips being split lengthwise and being slidable on the ring, said ring being tubular and having split outer ends and a plug frictionally fitted in such outer ends to detachably secure them together in abutting relation.