Sandbag filling aid

Details Sandbag filling aid Sandbag filling aid

1994-01-06

1995-03-14

Foss, J. Franklin

Supports

Bag holders

Stands

248101, A63B 5504

Patent

active

053970853

ABSTRACT:
A new and improved sandbag filling aid for supporting a sandbag in an upright position and providing a fill-chute to enable a single person to rapidly and efficiently fill sandbags during emergency situations, the sandbag filling aid comprising an upright tubular frame structure having left and right parallel support columns, a first horizontal hoop member, a second horizontal hoop member, whereby a sandbag within the first hoop may be clamped in place by pivoting the second hoop downwardly until it contacts the sandbag, and an arcuate fill-chute member extending upwardly and slightly outwardly from the second hoop member such that when the second hoop member is positioned for clamping a sandbag the chute will catch and direct hastily shovelled or thrown sand into the mouth of the sandbag.

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