Freestanding sack holder

Abstract

A freestanding sack holder for allowing a sack to be mounted and filled with sand or other packing material. The freestanding sack holder comprises is a hollow modified funnel disposed on three independently resizable telescoping legs. When assembled, the freestanding sack holder is adapted to hold a sack that is underneath and extends downward from the bottom of the modified funnel through a plurality of spring loaded clips, which thereby releasably attach the sack to the modified funnel. The modified funnel additionally includes a pair of strap knockouts. The strap knockouts provide an alternate assembly option for the modified funnel, enabling the modified funnel to be attached to and suspended between two steps of a ladder. In either scenario, the freestanding sack holder enables bags to be filled with only the efforts of one person—the person who is moving the sand or packing material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A freestanding sack holder, comprising:
 a modified funnel having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of clip assemblies disposed thereon; and   a plurality of a telescoping legs configured to attach to said modified funnel and hold said modified funnel is a substantially flat horizontal orientation.   
     
     
         2 . The freestanding sack holder of  claim 1 , wherein said modified funnel additionally includes a plurality of strap knockouts adapted to enable said modified funnel to be attached to and suspended between two steps of a horizontally oriented ladder. 
     
     
         3 . The freestanding sack holder of  claim 1 , wherein said telescoping legs are each independently resizable. 
     
     
         4 . The freestanding sack holder of  claim 1 , wherein said clip assemblies are defined as a spring loaded clip. 
     
     
         5 . A freestanding sack holder, comprising:
 a funnel means for directing sand into a sack; and   a holding means adapted to support the funnel means.   
     
     
         6 . A freestanding sack holder, comprising a modified funnel having a top end and a bottom end and a plurality of clip assemblies disposed thereon, wherein said modified funnel is adapted to be mounted on a plurality of telescoping legs and additionally includes a plurality of strap knockouts adapted to enable said modified funnel to be attached to and suspended between two steps of a horizontally oriented ladder. 
     
     
         7 . The freestanding sack holder of  claim 6 , additionally comprising a plurality of a telescoping legs configured to attach to said modified funnel and hold said modified funnel is a substantially flat horizontal orientation. 
     
     
         8 . The freestanding sack holder of  claim 7 , wherein said telescoping legs are each independently resizable. 
     
     
         9 . The freestanding sack holder of  claim 6 , wherein said clip assemblies are defined as a spring loaded clip.