Collapsible rack for plastic bag

Claim 1

A rack for a plastic bag comprising: a rectangular base formed of wire to include transverse portions and longitudinal portions and a notch at each of its corners, each said notch formed of a pair of vertically spaced U-shaped wire portions with one of the U-shaped wire portions being formed as a continuation of the transverse portion and the other wire portion being formed as a continuation of the longitudinal portion of the base; a pair of side supports, each side support formed of wire to include a pair of spaced elongated arms with holder portions joining the upper ends thereof and with hooks on the lower ends thereof by which each side support is held on a transverse portion of said base; each side support capable of being swung on the respective transverse portion of said base to a position substantially in the plane of the base when said base is positioned with the U-shaped wire portion forming continuations of the transverse portions located above the U-shaped wire portions forming continuations of the longitudinal portions; and each side support capable of having its elongated arms effectively locked in a substantially upright position by the U-shaped wire portions forming continuations of the longitudinal portions when said base is positioned with the U-shaped wire portions forming continuations of said transverse portions located below the U-shaped wire forming continuations of the longitudinal portions of the base; whereby when said side supports have their elongated arms effectively locked in a substantially upright position a plastic bag having arm holes on each upper side thereof can be suspended with its arm holes on the holder portions of said side supports and the mouth of the bag in an open position.