Portable bag spreader

Claim 1

A spreader for holding open the mouth of a flexible bag, said spreader comprising: a resilient frame having a central upper portion with a divergent downwardly extending leg at each and end thereof, said frame in its relaxed condition being too large to fit within the mouth of a bag, with which it is to be used, whereby, the divergent ends of the legs must be compressed toward each other to mount the bag upon the frame, the resulting tension between the bag and the frame serving to retain the bag upon the frame, a handle in said central portion, adapted to extend outwardly from the mouth of a bag mounted upon said frame, and a foot portion on the lower end of each of said legs for maintaining the spreader in an upright position, said legs being formed of non-circular cross-sectional configuration, and said handle and feet being provided with leg receiving recesses of the same cross-sectional configuration as said legs, and appropriately sized to receive the ends of said legs therein, whereby said frame may be assembled by inserting said ends of said legs into said leg receiving recesses in said handle and feet.