Gardeners Hollow Leg Pruning Bag

Abstract

A flexible bag holds flexible top opening suitable for inserting typical yard waste debris. The bag is typically attached at hip level. A flexible ring within the top opening assists in one handed operation. In order to lessen injury to the user, the flexible ring within the bag deforms at a steep linear rate such that pressure to the user's hip area is greatly decelerated and spread over a deflected length flexible ring covered in bag fabric. The disclosed bag is typically used by gardeners for holding trimmings. The hip level attachment aids in the ergonomic proprieties of the invention.

1 . A bag comprising:
 a) a flat rectangular piece of flexible material having two long side edges and a short top edge and a bottom edge;   b) wherein a the two long side edges are joined by one hip side seam;   c) wherein the bottom edge is attached along a pleating seam and secures pleats along the bottom edge, thus forming a bag assembly;   d) wherein the short top edge encloses one or more flexible loop rings and attaches to the rectangular piece of flexible material by use of a retention seam thus forming a hip loop assembly;   e) wherein a belt is attached to a hip side section of the bag body by use of a belt retaining patch; and   f) wherein a handle is attached within the pleating seam.   
     
     
         2 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the one or more flexible loop rings deflect in a linear fashion when pressed. 
     
     
         3 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the flexible loop rings within the hip loop assembly form an oval shape of approximately 20 to 24 cm measured from a hip side to an outer side of the hip loop assembly and of approximately 23 to 28 cm measured from a rear side and the front side of the hip loop assembly. 
     
     
         4 . The bag of item 3 wherein a 0.5 kg of weight applied to the hip side of the hip loop assembly causes the hip side of the hip loop assembly to travel 1 to 3 cm toward the outer side of the hip loop assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The bag of  claim 4  wherein a 1.0 kg of weight applied to the hip side of the of the hip loop assembly causes the hip side of the hip loop assembly to travel 6 to 10 cm toward the outer side of the hip loop assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The bag of  claim 5  wherein a 1.5 kg of weight applied to the hip side of the of the hip loop assembly causes the hip side of the hip loop assembly to travel 13 to 117 cm toward the outer side  102  of the hip loop assembly.