Horizontal yard waste collection bag or container

Abstract

A disposable container for disposing of yard debris. The container has a containment area defined by a sidewall. The containment area has a volume for storing waste yard debris. The container has an opening for accessing the containment area. The container has a flap adjacent the opening. The flap joins a base surface to the opening wherein the yard debris traverses along the flap to reach the opening and the containment area.

1 . A disposable container for disposing of yard debris, the container comprising:
 a containment area defined by a sidewall, the containment area having a volume for storing waste yard debris;   an opening for accessing the containment area; and   a flap adjacent the opening, the flap for joining a base surface to the opening wherein the yard debris traverses along the flap to reach the opening and the containment area.   
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the flap is hingedly connected to the sidewall. 
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 2  wherein the flap comprises a ramp, the ramp providing an elevation from the base surface to the opening. 
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 3  wherein the flap further comprises pair of opposing side panels. 
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 3  wherein the flap may be pivoted about a hinge to close the opening of the container. 
   
   
       6 . The container of  claim 5  further comprising a handle extending directionally outwardly from the container. 
   
   
       7 . The container of  claim 3  wherein the flap comprises a tab for insertion into a slit on the container wherein the flap is maintained in position by frictional contact between the slit and the tab. 
   
   
       8 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the opening is substantially vertically aligned. 
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the opening is substantially horizontally aligned. 
   
   
       10 . A disposable container for disposing of yard debris, the container comprising:
 a containment area defined by a sidewall, the containment area having a volume for storing waste yard debris;   an opening in the disposable container for accessing the containment area;   a flap hingedly joined to the sidewall, the flap comprising a ramp surface having an elevation for joining a support surface to the opening.