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In its operative condition, the dispenser container has an upright tubular configuration wherein an upper end panel has an opening for suspending a trash bag within the tubular container. Two opposed side panels of the tubular container can be folded inwardly between two major panels of the containe

In its operative condition, the dispenser container has an upright tubular configuration wherein an upper end panel has an opening for suspending a trash bag within the tubular container. Two opposed side panels of the tubular container can be folded inwardly between two major panels of the container so that the container can be collapsed into a compact flattened condition.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A dispenser container for trash bags comprising:a rectangular tube that comprises a first major panel (14), a second major panel (16) extending parallel to said first major panel, and two side panels (18,20) connecting said first and second major panels;each of said side panels com

[ We claim:] [1.] A dispenser container for trash bags comprising:a rectangular tube that comprises a first major panel (14), a second major panel (16) extending parallel to said first major panel, and two side panels (18,20) connecting said first and second major panels;each of said side panels comprising two hingedly-connected sections that are foldable into the space between the first and second major panels for collapsing said tube into a flattened condition;said tube having two open ends;a first end panel hingedly connected to said first major panel for closing one open end of the tube; and a second end panel hingedly connected to said first major panel for closing the other open end of the tube;each of said end panels being swingable through an arc of approximately two hundred seventy degrees for disposition against said first major panel when tube is in a flattened condition, whereby the container then has a relatively flat collapsed condition wherein the major dimension of the container is substantially the same as that of said first major panel; andsaid first end panel having a bag-accommodating opening (54) therein, whereby an open replaceable trash bag can be suspended from said first end panel so as to extend through said opening into the tube; andmeans for preventing inward folding of said side panels comprising inturned flaps extending from each said end panel for disposition against the inner surfaces of said side panels when said end panels are in a position to close the ends of said rectangular tube.