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A portable bag holder, kit and method are provided for maintaining a bag mouth of a disposable bag in an open position. The portable bag mouth holder may be provided in combination with one or a plurality of receptacles such that the bag mouth is maintained in an open position of contents in the bag

A portable bag holder, kit and method are provided for maintaining a bag mouth of a disposable bag in an open position. The portable bag mouth holder may be provided in combination with one or a plurality of receptacles such that the bag mouth is maintained in an open position of contents in the bag.

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1. A portable bag holder that maintains a bag mouth of a disposable bag in an open position, the bag holder comprising a handle having an elongate body depending therefrom and terminating in a bag mouth engaging portion for maintaining the bag mouth in the open position, with the bag mouth engaging

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A portable bag holder that maintains a bag mouth of a disposable bag in an open position, the bag holder comprising a handle having an elongate body depending therefrom and terminating in a bag mouth engaging portion for maintaining the bag mouth in the open position, with the bag mouth engaging portion including a frame that assists in maintaining the bag mouth in the open position for receiving contents therein, and with the bag mouth being removable from the bag mouth engaging portion to permit bag disposal after the contents are placed in the bag and to allow re-use of the bag mouth engaging portion on another bag, wherein, in use, the handle allows manipulation and placement of the holder and bag in any one of a plurality of positions to facilitate placing contents into the bag; wherein the frame of the bag mouth engaging portion comprises:a handle engaging portion proximate the elongate body of the handle and an opposed collection portion with opposed side portions intermediate the handle engaging portion and the collection portion, with the handle engaging portion, the collection portion and side portions releasably joined together by engagement means to delineate a rectangular ingress for receipt of the contents into a disposable bag; anda structure solely associated with the frame for releasable engagement with at least a portion of the bag mouth, wherein the structure comprises at least one latch in releasable engagement with each frame side portion, with each latch being configured and dimensioned to retain at least a portion of the bag mouth;wherein the at least one latch is closable to retain at least the opposing sides of the bag mouth in the open position to receive contents in the bag, and openable to allow disposal of the bag after contents are placed therein, and to allow re-use of the at least one latch on another bag;wherein each latch: is further configured to releasably engage a corresponding aperture in a receptacle having an open end configured to correspond to the ingress of the frame when disposed adjacent thereto for receiving contents when the bag mouth is aligned with a periphery of the frame and is engaged by each latch to retain the opposing sides of the receptacle and at least a portion of the bag mouth together; andin use, each latch is configured to releasably engage the corresponding aperture in the receptacle so that closing each latch secures the opposing sides of the receptacle with the bag mouth being in the open position. 2. The portable bag holder of claim 1 which further comprises the receptacle, and with the handle engaging portion comprising a top of predetermined length, the collection portion comprising a bottom of predetermined length that exceeds the top length to facilitate guiding of the contents into the bag and the opposing sides being of predetermined height; wherein the receptacle has front and rear open ends with the bag mouth surrounding one of the open ends of the receptacle for receipt of the contents into the bag. 3. The portable bag holder of claim 2, wherein the receptacle includes a foldable flap to facilitate entry of contents into the bag when at least part of the bag mouth is in the open position. 4. The portable bag holder of claim 3, wherein the bag includes a drawstring having first and second ends and a length exceeding a periphery of the bag mouth, and wherein the drawstring is releasably engageable with an open end of the receptacle to retain the bag mouth in the open position. 5. The portable bag holder of claim 4, wherein: the elongate body includes a drawstring securing structure that releasably secures at least part of the drawstring to allow disposal of at least one of the receptacle and the bag after contents are placed in at least one of the receptacle and bag, and to allow the holder to be re-used with another bag; and the latches releasably engage the bag mouth to retain the bag mouth in the open position. 6. The portable bag holder of claim 5, wherein the drawstring securing structure is a primary aperture defined in the elongate body and configured and dimensioned to receive at least one or both of the drawstring and bag mouth. 7. The portable bag holder of claim 1, wherein the handle includes a grasping portion having at least a partial opening to allow grasping by a user or hanging of the portable bag holder from a support. 8. A trash collecting kit comprising: components for forming a portable bag mouth holder according to claim 1;one or a plurality of bags of the same or different sizes, with the bags sized to be compatible with the frame. 9. A method for holding a disposable bag open, comprising: providing a portable bag holder according claim 1; and securing at least part of the bag mouth of a disposable bag with the bag mouth engaging portion so as to maintain the bag mouth in the open position for receiving contents in the bag;wherein the bag mouth is removable from the bag mouth engaging portion to permit bag disposal after contents are placed therein and to allow re-use of the bag mouth engaging portion on another bag; andwherein optionally the portable bag mouth holder and one or a plurality of receptacles are provided in a kit. 10. The portable bag holder of claim 1 wherein the releaseable engagement means comprises snaps, notch and recess engagement, or frictional engagement. 11. The portable bag holder of claim 1 further comprising means for detachable engagement of the handle and the handle engaging portion of the frame. 12. The portable bag holder of claim 11, wherein the detachable engagement means for joining the handle with the engaging portion comprises a threaded engagement, a frictional engagement, a snap-tight engagement, a notch and recess engagement. 13. The portable bag holder of claim 1, wherein the bag includes a drawstring having first and second ends and a length exceeding a periphery of the bag mouth, and wherein the drawstring is releasably engageable with the frame and handle to retain the bag mouth in the open position. 14. A portable bag holder that maintains a bag mouth of a disposable bag in an open position, the bag holder comprising: a handle having an elongate body depending therefrom and terminating in a bag mouth engaging portion for maintaining the bag mouth in the open position, with the bag mouth engaging portion including a frame that assists in maintaining the bag mouth in the open position for receiving contents therein, and with the bag mouth being removable from the bag mouth engaging portion to permit bag disposal after the contents are placed in the bag and to allow re-use of the bag mouth engaging portion on another bag;means for detachable engagement of the handle and the handle engaging portion of the frame, with the means comprising a threaded engagement, a frictional engagement, a snap-tight engagement, a notch and recess engagement;wherein the frame of the bag mouth engaging portion comprises: a rectangular shape with the handle engaging portion positioned proximate the elongate body of the handle, andan opposed collection portion with opposed side portions intermediate the handle engaging portion and the collection portion, with the handle engaging portion, the collection portion and side portions releasably joined together by snap-tight engagement means to delineate a rectangular ingress for receipt of the contents into a disposable bag; anda structure solely associated with the frame and integral therewith for releasable engagement with at least a portion of the bag mouth, wherein the structure comprises a plurality of elongated U-shaped members for engaging portions of the bag mouth therein, wherein the U-shaped members retain the bag mouth in the open position to receive contents in the bag, but allow removal and disposal of the bag after contents are placed therein, and to further allow re-use of the U-shaped members on another bag;wherein the handle includes a grasping portion having at least a partial opening to allow grasping by a user, and wherein, in use, the handle allows manipulation and placement of the holder and bag in any one of a plurality of positions to facilitate placing contents into the bag. 15. A trash collecting kit comprising: components for forming a portable bag mouth holder according to claim 14;one or a plurality of bags of the same or different sizes, with the bags sized to be compatible with the frame. 16. A method for holding a disposable bag open, comprising: providing a portable bag holder according claim 14; andsecuring at least part of the bag mouth of a disposable bag with the bag mouth engaging portion so as to maintain the bag mouth in the open position for receiving contents in the bag;wherein the bag mouth is removable from the bag mouth engaging portion to permit bag disposal after contents are placed therein and to allow re-use of the bag mouth engaging portion on another bag; andwherein optionally the portable bag mouth holder and one or a plurality of receptacles are provided in a kit.