Garden debris collection device

Abstract

This is the Garden Debris Collection Device. It allows one person to fill a large plastic bag, unassisted, even in windy conditions. It consists of a large cylinder or other suitable shape into which a bag with a larger diameter than the cylinder is inserted and fastened about the rim. The bag inside the cylinder is filled with debris. The cylinder and bag are then lifted allowing the debris to settle. The now empty cylinder sits on the bag's bottom which has been expanded by the debris. Repeat until the bag is full. The Garden Debris Collection Device is fundamentally different from other bag filling devices. The collection bag itself controls the volume of material contained, not a device inserted into the bag, nor a device surrounding the bag. Garden Debris Collection Device controls the bag and allows it to be filled and ready to secure by conventional means.

1 . The garden debris collection device works according to the following steps: the user drops the bag through the Garden Debris Collection Device and the top edge of the bag is clipped to the Garden Debris Collection Device using three or four simple spring clips, or a nylon friction strap, a bungee cord or friction grooves molded into the topmost rim of the Garden Debris Collection Device. The Garden Debris Collection Device is now sitting with the bag puddled under it. Leaves or debris are then deposited, just as if the user was putting them into a squat garbage receptacle. Each time the portion of the bag that is in the Garden Debris Collection Device fills, the Garden Debris Collection Device is lifted and the collected debris expands, filling the bottom of the bag and forming a base on which the Garden Debris Collection Device, which remains fastened to the top of the bag, rests. The process is repeated until the debris bag is full.