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A device to facilitate filling a reusable bag, a conventional trash bag or a receptacle. The device and bag or receptacle are used horizontally. The device comprises a funneled receiver, channel, stakes, and optionally four legs. The receiver is a scoop-like device having semi-frusto-conical cross-s

A device to facilitate filling a reusable bag, a conventional trash bag or a receptacle. The device and bag or receptacle are used horizontally. The device comprises a funneled receiver, channel, stakes, and optionally four legs. The receiver is a scoop-like device having semi-frusto-conical cross-sections. The channel is a non-funneled extension of the receiver, having trapezoidal cross-sections. If a bag is used, the device facilitates filling the bag and it also holds open the bag. The optional four legs also hold open the body of the bag and, by contributing to the stability of the device, they allow the device to be smaller and lighter than otherwise. The device is normally placed on the ground, and inserted into either the bag or the receptacle. Leaves, grass clippings and other debris are raked or otherwise projected through the front of the receiver. The front of the receiver has a turned-over lip that facilitates filling the bag and that also acts as a handle.

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I claim: 1. A device to facilitate filling a reusable bag, a conventional trash bag or a receptacle, comprising:A.i. a scoop-like semi-frusto-conical receiver having a front and a rear, a top and a bottom, a length, a longitudinal axis, a first side and a second side, a top wall, a bottom wall, two

I claim: 1. A device to facilitate filling a reusable bag, a conventional trash bag or a receptacle, comprising:A.i. a scoop-like semi-frusto-conical receiver having a front and a rear, a top and a bottom, a length, a longitudinal axis, a first side and a second side, a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls, an interior and an exterior, one or more cross-sections as viewed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, each of the walls having receiver front and rear terminal edges respectively comprising the front and rear of the receiver, the receiver front terminal edge specifically comprising the bottom wall front terminal edge and the top wall front terminal edge and the two side wall front terminal edges, the receiver back terminal edge specifically comprising the bottom wall back terminal edge and the top wall back terminal edge and the two side wall back terminal edges, each of the receiver front and rear terminal edges having receiver front and rear terminal edge lengths respectively, the receiver bottom wall front terminal edge length being longer than the receiver top wall front terminal edge, the receiver bottom wall back terminal edge length being longer than the receiver top wall back terminal edge, the receiver side wall front terminal edge length being longer than the receiver top wall front terminal edge but shorter than the receiver bottom wall front terminal edge, the receiver side wall back terminal edge length being longer than the receiver top wall back terminal edge but shorter than the receiver bottom wall back terminal edge, each of the walls having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, the first lateral edge of each side wall terminating at a top wall lateral edge and the second lateral edge of each side wall terminating at a bottom wall lateral edge, the side wall lateral edges terminating in the top and bottom wall lateral edges to form a semi-frusto-conical shape, the receiver tapering from a trapezoidal cross-section at its front to a relatively smaller trapezoidal cross-section at its rear, the side walls tapering towards one another as viewed from the receiver front and towards the receiver rear, the top wall tapering towards the bottom wall as viewed from the receiver front and towards the receiver rear, the two lateral edges of each of the side walk respectively tapering towards one another as viewed from the receiver front to the receiver rear, the two lateral edges of the top wall tapering towards one another as viewed from the receiver front to the receiver rear, the two lateral edges of the bottom wall tapering towards one another as viewed from the receiver front to the receiver rear, the bottom wall flush with the ground, the front of the receiver being an entry end of the device, the two side walls and top wall each having a turned-over front receiver terminal edge, the turned-over receiver front terminal edge tapering continuously in a sigmoidal shape across the two side wall terminal edges and top wall receiver front terminal edge, the turned-over receiver front terminal edge on the top wall functioning as a handle;ii. at least two compression plates, with at least one plate on each of the two sides of the front bottom of the receiver, the compression plates monolithically extending from the receiver bottom wall along a plane formed by the receiver bottom wall, the compression plates each having a compression plate opening adapted for receiving a tine of a stake, the compression plates each having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least one fastener attached on the receiver side wall above and adjacent the upper surface of each compression plate, the fastener having a fastener opening adapted for slidably receiving a tine of a stake;B. a channel having a front and a rear, a top and a bottom, a length and a width and a height, a longitudinal axis, a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls, an interior and an exterior, one or more cross-sections as viewed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, each of the walls having channel front and rear terminal edges respectively comprising the front and rear of the channel, the length of the channel longer than the the length of the receiver, the length of the channel approximately equal to the width of the channel, the height of the channel longer than the length of the channel, the front of the channel monolithically extending from the rear of the receiver such that the channel and receiver are formed in one piece, the rear of the channel being an exit end of the device, the channel cross-sections having trapezoidal shapes; andC. at least two stakes, each stake having at least one elongated tine for puncturing soil and for facilitating pushing the stake into soil, the tines having top and bottom ends, the bottom end having a tip, the top end having a handle, the tines of the stakes slidably insertable through the compression plate openings and through the fastener openings.