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The present specification discloses a combination dust pan and refuse container constructed of inexpensive lightweight materials which is highly transportable and repositionable from an upright refuse transporting position to a horizontal refuse collecting position. The combination dust pan and cont

The present specification discloses a combination dust pan and refuse container constructed of inexpensive lightweight materials which is highly transportable and repositionable from an upright refuse transporting position to a horizontal refuse collecting position. The combination dust pan and container is made up of a framework which distends and substantially encloses a conventional disposable trash bag, four circumferentially spaced ground contacting wheels and a dust pan which depends outwardly from the frame near the mouth of the bag. In the transporting position, all four wheels contact the ground and provide a stable base. In the collecting position, the outwardmost edge of the dust pan and two of the wheels which are on a common axle contact the ground. A handle is provided which projects upwardly in both the transporting and collecting positions to facilitate mobility of the pan/container combination. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, mesh type supporting frames are included for heavy duty application and enhanced bag protection. In the alternative embodiment of the invention, the features of a collapsible container and a dimensionally adjustable framework are disclosed.

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A portable dust pan and refuse container for supporting and transporting a flexible bag having a mouth, said portable dust pan and refuse container comprising: a bag supporting frame operative to distend and substantially enclose said bag in an open mouthed and elongated condition; means operative t

A portable dust pan and refuse container for supporting and transporting a flexible bag having a mouth, said portable dust pan and refuse container comprising: a bag supporting frame operative to distend and substantially enclose said bag in an open mouthed and elongated condition; means operative to rigidly hold said mouth of said bag open for receiving refuse; a plurality of spaced, ground contacting wheels rotatably mounted to said bag supporting frame on a common axis to permit selective rotational repositioning of said container about said common axis from a first substantially vertical refuse position to a second, substantially horizontal refuse collecting position, said ground contacting wheels remaining in contact with the ground in each of said first and second transporting positions and in all rotational positions of said frame therebetween; and a dust pan depending from said bag supporting frame adjacent said mouth and projecting angularly outwardly therefrom, said dust pan operating to abut the ground when said container is in said second position such that said portable dust pan and refuse container is supported by said wheels and said dust pan in said second position.