Method and apparatus for collecting lawn debris and package for such apparatus

Claim 1

A self-gathering leaf package comprising a flat blanket of plastic net material which has been placed on the ground in an area where leaves are expected to fall, the openings in said net material being dimensioned to catch and retain the smallest leaves to be disposed of, said blanket having two pairs of diagonally opposite corners, and which blanket is bundled up after the said leaves have fallen to form a disposable leaf package by bringing the first pair of said diagonally opposite corners thereof into an overlapping position above the approximate center of said blanket and securing said first pair of corners with a bag closure which comprises a flat base larger than the openings in said net material with an elongated handle projecting generally perpendicular thereto, said handle being dimensioned to pass through said openings in said net material, and then the remaining pair of said diagonally opposite corners of said blanket are brought into an overlapping position above the first pair of corners and secured with said bag closure, and wherein the said diagonally opposite pairs of corners are secured by passing said handle through the said openings in said net material in the vicinity of said corners.