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A device for holding a flexible bag open for filling. The device includes a generally triangular insert that, when folded at two corners, is able to stand upright for facilitating placement of a flexible bag over the upright corner of the triangular insert, and which may thereafter be placed with th

A device for holding a flexible bag open for filling. The device includes a generally triangular insert that, when folded at two corners, is able to stand upright for facilitating placement of a flexible bag over the upright corner of the triangular insert, and which may thereafter be placed with the flat face down on the ground to facilitate the raking of leaves therein, and one or more reinforcing members on the insert providing a springlike action to the folded corners and keeping the bag open.

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A device for holding a flexible bag in an open position for filling, comprising: (a) a deformably rigid planar insert capable of being folded and inserted into a flexible bag, said insert generally having the shape, when flat, of an isosceles triangle with three truncated corners, the first two corn

A device for holding a flexible bag in an open position for filling, comprising: (a) a deformably rigid planar insert capable of being folded and inserted into a flexible bag, said insert generally having the shape, when flat, of an isosceles triangle with three truncated corners, the first two corners at the distal ends of the base side of said triangular insert being truncated generally perpendicular to said base side, and the third corner opposite said base side being truncated generally parallel to said base side, said triangular insert having on a first face thereof two linear spaced apart crease lines generally perpendicular to said base side extending across said first face for forming panels between said crease lines and said first two corners and for facilitating the folding together of said panels to form a U-shape, wherein the distance between said two crease lines is approximately equal to the perpendicular distance between said base side and said truncated third corner; and (b) a generally linear, bendably rigid, reinforcing member affixed to the second face of said insert opposite said first face extending beyond said crease lines, said member being adjacent and generally parallel to said base side for selectively maintaining said insert in a flattened or a folded form, said member being resilient for creating a springlike action in said panels when said insert is folded along said crease lines, whereby said insert, when folded along said crease lines into a generally U-shape, may be positioned inside a flexible bag, said third corner first, with said springlike action of said panels resiliently exerting pressure upon the bag to hold the bag open for filling, and whereby said insert, when folded along said crease lines, is able to stand upright on said base side supported by said panels to facilitate the placement of a flexible bag over said third corner and onto said insert, and whereby said insert, when folded and positioned inside a flexible bag, holds a portion of the opening of the bag flat for filling and simultaneously allows another portion of the opening of the bag to be resiliently deformed for filling oversized and/or irregularly shaped articles.