Bag support frame

Claim 1

A bag support frame comprising a plurality of legs connected one to another at the top ends thereof, said legs being connected together one to another for permitting said bag support frame to be moved between use and storage positions, a bag mouth frame connected with said legs, said bag mouth frame being adapted to support an open mouth primary bag in connected relation therewith, and said bag mouth frame comprising a plurality of rods each of which is connected between adjacent legs of said stand, horizontal adjustment means connected with said bag mouth frame, said horizontal adjustment means permitting the mouth size of said bag frame to be varied as desired by the user depending on the mouth size of that primary bag being used with said bag support frame, and said horizontal adjustment means comprising connector means by which said rods can be connected at a plurality of locations to at least one of said legs for permitting the bag mouth frame's mouth size to be varied, first vertical adjustment means connected with said bag mouth frame, said first vertical adjustment means permitting the vertical position of said bag mouth frame relative to the top ends of said legs to be varied as desired by the user, said first vertical adjustment means comprising a plurality of connector locations spaced along the length of each leg with each of said connector locations cooperating with said bag mouth frame for connecting said bag mouth frame to said legs at a plurality of different positions relative to the top of said stand, a hook connected at the top of said stand for supporting a secondary bag to be emptied into said primary bag, said first vertical adjustment means permitting the position of said bag mouth frame to be varied relative to said hook depending on the length of said secondary bag to be hung from said hook, and second vertical adjustment means connected with said legs, said second vertical adjustment means permitting said bag mouth frame to be adjusted vertically relative to ground as desired by by user, said second vertical adjustment means being structured so that adjustment of said bag mouth frame relative to ground is independent of adjustment of said bag mouth frame relative to the top of said stand, and said second vertical adjustment means comprising two sections for each leg with one section being telescopable relative to the other and with said sections being retainable in at least two different length telescoped positions relative one to another.