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A hamper bag and support for same are disclosed. The hamper bag is flexible, and is supported upon a pair of spaced-apart and parallel support shafts by a pair of support rods inserted in a pair of channels formed in the sides of the upper rim of the flexible bag. The support rods are of such a leng

A hamper bag and support for same are disclosed. The hamper bag is flexible, and is supported upon a pair of spaced-apart and parallel support shafts by a pair of support rods inserted in a pair of channels formed in the sides of the upper rim of the flexible bag. The support rods are of such a length that the ends of each support rod protrude outwardly from the ends of the upper rim, so that the protruding ends may rest upon portions of the parallel and spaced-apart support shafts. The pair of support rods are placed parallel to each other, where each support rod is supported at one end upon one end of one of the support shafts, and at the other end at the corresponding end of the other support shaft. The protruding ends of the rods are also provided with grooves for nestling into cooperating grooves in the ends of support shafts, so that the rods may be supported upon the shafts without noticeable relative movement therebetween, yet still allowing for easy and quick removal of the rods from the shafts by lifting the rods with bag attached from the support stand, to thus transport the bag to a remote location, such as a laundry room.

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A hamper for storing laundry, and the like, comprising, in combination: a supporting stand for supporting a hamper bag thereon, said supporting stand having a lower base portion and an upper bag-supporting portion; bag means having a bag for storing therein laundry, and the like, said bag means furt

A hamper for storing laundry, and the like, comprising, in combination: a supporting stand for supporting a hamper bag thereon, said supporting stand having a lower base portion and an upper bag-supporting portion; bag means having a bag for storing therein laundry, and the like, said bag means further comprising means cooperating with said upper bag-supporting portion of said supporting stand for non-fixedly and removably mounting said bag means to said bag-supporting portion; said cooperating means comprising a pair of spaced-apart rod members, said rod members passing through channels formed in the side portion of the upper lip of said bag means, each of said rod members having a length greater than the span of said upper lip of said bag means, so that the end of each rod member extends beyond said upper lip at the extremeties thereof from opposite ends of said upper lip to form protruding support end portions by which said bag means is supported on said upper bag-supporting portion of said supporting stand; said lower base portion comprising a pair of parallel, upstanding posts at the upper ends of which said upper bag-supporting portion is mounted; said upper bag-supporting portion of said supporting stand comprising a first horizontally-extending shaft and a second horizontally-extending shaft parallel to and spaced from said first shaft to define therebetween a hollow space, said hollow space extending downwardly toward said lower base portion, such that when said bag means is mounted to said supporting stand, said bag means occupies at least a portion of said hollow space, said first shaft being mounted to the upper end of one of said upstanding posts, and said second shaft being mounted to the other of said upstanding posts, such that the longitudinal axis of each of said first and second shafts extends perpendicularly to the vertical axis of its respective said upstanding post; each of said rod members spanning the distance between said spaced-apart first and second shafts in a transverse direction such that said protruding support end portions of each of said rod members are supported by said first and second shafts, said first shaft supporting one said support end portion thereon, and said second shaft supporting the other end portion thereon, such that said rod members extend parallel to each other and spaced from each other along lengths of said first and second shafts; each of said protruding support end portions of each of said rod members comprising a first groove means for receiving therein a mating portion of one of said first and second shafts, the distance between said first groove means of a respective one of said rod members being approximately equal to the transverse distance between said parallel and spaced-apart first and second shafts, so that said first groove means fits over corresponding mating portions of said first and second shafts; each said mating portion of each of said first and second shafts comprising a second groove means for cooperating with one of said first groove means in said rod members, whereby said first and second groove means hold the bag to said supporting stand; said bag being made of flexible material so that said upper lip thereof may be closed by drawing together said rod members toward each other, each of said first groove means of said rod members allowing said rod members to be drawn toward each other to close off said bag by riding along said first and second shafts until said rod members are in close proximity to each other thereby closing off said upper lip of said bag; said upper lip of said bag comprising a pair of oppositely-disposed cut-out portions, one cut-out portion lying directly beneath the center portion of one of said rod members when said rod members are mounted in said upper lip, and the other cut-out portion lying directly below the center portion of the other rod member when said rod members are mounted in said upper lip, said cut-out portions constituting openings through which the fingers of a hand may extend for gripping said rod members when drawn together for closing off the upper lip, to thereby lift up said bag from said first and second shafts and carry the bag to a laundry room, or the like; and each of said cut-out portions dividing the channel of its respective side portion of said upper lip into two channel sections, such that, when a respective one of said rod members is positioned in a channel on one side of said upper lip, the center portion thereof is exposed by the respective cut-out portion, said center portion lying between the adjacent ends of said two-channel sections of the respective side of said upper lip.