Collapsible holder for supporting a plastic bag

Abstract

A holder of cardboard or other inexpensive material which is collapsible and which in the erected position will support a t-shirt bag so it may be used to contain waste. Hangers in the form of knock-outs in the container or hook attachments are associated with the end walls to retain the bag. Once filled, the bag may be easily unhooked and replaced with a new bag. The container has surfaces for advertising or other graphic information.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A holder for supporting t-shirt type merchandise bags for reuse for waste collection, said holder comprising: 
 (a) a box having opposite end walls, a front wall and side walls; said walls joined at foldable edges; and    (b) hanger means associated with said opposite end walls.    
     
     
         2 . The holder of  claim 1  wherein said hanger comprises general U-shaped punch out sections in said walls.  
     
     
         3 . The holder of  claim 1  wherein said hanger comprises a notch in said end walls adjacent said foldable edges.  
     
     
         4 . The holder of  claim 1  wherein said box is fabricated from the group of materials consisting of paperboard, cardboard, fiberboard or corrugated composite board.  
     
     
         5 . The holder of  claim 1  wherein said hanger comprises a hook having a first wall of a first length having an upper edge and a second wall connected thereto at a channel, said second wall being of a second length less than the first wall and having a hook at its upper end engageable over an edge of the box.