The subject matter of present disclosure relates to the field of devices for filing bags. More particularly, it relates to a bag filling apparatus that is operable to fill and pack bags with minimum effort.
BACKGROUND
[002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. [003] According to the present state of the art, the filling and packing of bags like sandbags with dry material such as soil etc. is done manually. However, due to the flexible and non-rigid structure of the bags there is a requirement for holding the bag and to support the bags in an upright position and a mechanism to fill the bag. However, most state of art apparatuses provide for a supporting mechanism to hold the bag but the filling is performed manually. Moreover, such holding and supporting devices are not suitable for different sizes of the bags and cannot be used for filling a variety of materials in the bags. Further, the packing of the bags once filled is either done mechanically or through separate machines. Moreover, it is inconvenient to move a filled bag and hence becomes difficult to carry the filled bag to another facility for packing of the bag. [004] As is disclosed in US10766657B2 is an apparatus for digging and filling the sandbag. The apparatus enables a scooping mechanism for bag filling but fails to disclose any inbuilt mechanism for digging and picking of soil. [005] As is disclosed in US20110011492A1 is an apparatus for digging and filling the sandbag. However, the apparatus fills the bags attached to a rear side of a movable scoop. The apparatus does not include any mechanism of carrying and lifting the bag, it only discloses an apparatus for filling the bag attached to the rear side of the movable scoop.
[006] Moreover, most bag filling apparatus are designed to be used in construction sites or for industrial purposes and are unsuitable to use at homes.

The existing bag filling devices and apparatus of known designs and configurations do not provide for packing mechanisms for bags once they are filled. More specifically, filling systems of known designs and configurations previously devised and utilized for the purpose of filling a container using known methods and apparatuses are known to consist basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations. Therefore, there is a requirement for an efficient, easy to use, versatile, cost effective bag filling, holding and packing device.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[007] Some of the objects of the present disclosure are aimed to provide mitigate
one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative are
listed herein below.
[008] A general object of the present disclosure is to provide an all in one
effective solution for a system and an apparatus that facilitates supporting, filling,
carrying and packing of flexible and non-rigid containers such as bags.
[009] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a system and an apparatus
that facilitates supporting, filling, carrying and packing of flexible and non-rigid
containers such as bags in an efficient and user-friendly manner.
[0010] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system and an
apparatus that facilitates supporting, filling, carrying and packing of flexible and
non-rigid containers such as bags of multiple sizes.
[0011] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for
supporting, filling, carrying and packing of flexible and non-rigid containers such
as bags wherein the apparatus being portable and easy to configure.
SUMMARY
[0012] Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus for supporting, filling, carrying and packing bags which may be flexible and non-rigid in structure.

[0013] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a bag filling and supporting apparatus that includes an outer frame having two vertical legs parallel to each other and an upper horizontal leg and a lower horizontal leg between upper ends and lower ends of the two vertical legs, an inner frame coupled to the outer frame, the inner frame comprising a flat planar base forming a first supporting member to hold a bag from underneath, a supporting means forming an upper part of a second supporting member and coupled to the outer frame and is configured to hold the bag from above, a soil puller coupled to the outer frame and the inner frame, and facilitates digging of a material and filling the bag with the dug material, a plurality of locking means, provided in the inner frame, configured to hold and lock sides of the bag, an arc shaped rod configured on an upper portion of the inner frame to open and close a mouth of the bag and a movable roller coupled to the lower horizontal leg and configured with two elongated vertical members, wherein the lower horizontal leg acts as an axle for the roller and a plurality of wheels coupled to the each of the two vertical elongated members, and configured to facilitate movement of the apparatus.
[0014] In an embodiment, the soil puller is operatively coupled with a paddle and a pulley assembly through a belt, wherein the soil puller is rotated and moved by a pressure applied on the paddle which is propagated to the soil puller by the belt. In an embodiment, the soil puller is rotated and moved to facilitate for digging of material, and filling of the dug material into the bag. In an embodiment, the soil puller is rotated and moved based on a hydraulic pressure applied by a first hydraulic based assembly.
[0015] In an embodiment, a hydraulic based assembly is provided which may rotate the soil puller though hydraulic pressure. In an embodiment, the soil puller is rotated and moved by the pressure applied by the hydraulic based assembly to facilitate for the digging of material, and filling of the material into the bag. [0016] In an embodiment, the soil puller may be shaped as a but not limited to a spade, a shovel, a trowel, etc. and enables the soil puller to dig a material and fill the dug material in the bag. In an embodiment, the material may include but not limited to soil, dust, cement, lime, sawdust, metal scrap, etc.

[0017] In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a lifting button coupled to the flat planar base to alter a length of the inner frame by raising or lowering the flat planar base. In an embodiment, the lifting button may be coupled to the flat planar base through a second hydraulic based assembly.
[0018] In an embodiment, a locking strip may be wrapped to the arc shaped rod coupled to the inner frame, the locking strip is configured to lock a mouth of the bag. In an embodiment, the locking strip may be tied to close a mouth of the bag. In an embodiment, the locking strip may act as a seal to close the mouth of the bag in an airtight manner. In an embodiment, the locking strip may allow for closing bags of multiple sizes.
[0019] In an embodiment, the supporting means locks a part of a mouth of the bag to the inner frame. The supporting means may be operated using a handle which may lower the supporting means and locks a part of the mouth of a bag to the inner frame. In an embodiment, the supporting means and the plurality of locking means can be configured for a plurality of sizes of bags.
[0020] In an embodiment, the apparatus facilitates filling and supporting of bags of pre-defined sizes. In an embodiment, the apparatus may be customized to fill and support bags of different sizes.
[0021] In an embodiment, the roller may be movably coupled to the flat planar base to slide the flat planar base forward and back facilitating mounting and unmounting of the bag from the apparatus. In an embodiment, the roller may be locked in place by a lock given in the outer frame which may prevent the roller from rotating to prevent an accidental unmount of a bag from the apparatus. [0022] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be

distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
[0024] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary schematic diagram of the proposed apparatus for supporting, filling, carrying and packing of bags, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such details as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0026] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0027] Embodiments explained herein relate to a bag filling apparatus. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus that enables soil digging and picking of particulate matter such as soil and filling and packing of the bags with the particulate matter. In an aspect, the apparatus may be a compact and portable apparatus which can be easily carried and is user friendly. [0028] In an aspect, the apparatus may allow filling and packing of bags of multiple shapes and sizes. In an aspect, the present disclosure may be operable by a single user.

[0029] FIG. 1, illustrates an exemplary illustration of the proposed apparatus 100, having an outer frame 102, the outer frame being but not limited to rectangular in shape made of tubular members preferably made of but not limited to a metal or a metal alloy, joined at the edges.
[0030] In an embodiment, the outer frame 102 is coupled to an inner frame 103 which may support a bag on a flat planar surface which forms a base 104 of the inner frame 103 and provides support to the bag from underneath. The base 104 is supported on a movable roller 106 which forms the lower portion of the outer frame 102.The lower horizontal tubular side or leg of the outer frame 102 may act as an axle for a movable roller 106 and is attached to two vertical elongated members on each end. In an embodiment, the roller 106 may be coupled to the base 104 to move the base outwards or inwards in a horizonal direction. In an embodiment the roller 106 may allow for unloading or removing or unmounting of the bags from the apparatus 100 by rolling the base 104 to move outwards horizontally and extend as a plank by rotating the roller 106.In an embodiment, the base 104 can be brought back to its position by rotating the roller 106. In an embodiment, the roller 106 can be locked into fixed position by a lock (not shown) coupled to the outer frame 102 or the inner frame 103. The locking of the roller 106 can prevent the roller 106 from accidentally unmounting a bag from the apparatus 100 while being filled.
[0031] In an embodiment, the top horizontal tubular side of the outer frame 102 may act as a handle and can be grasped by a user to move the apparatus 100.The top horizontal tubular side may be provided between the upper ends of the two vertical elongated members of the outer frame 102. In an embodiment, the lower horizontal side of the outer frame 102 can include one or more tires 108 on each end. The tires 108 allows for the apparatus to be carried easily from one place to another.
[0032] In an embodiment, the outer frame 102 and inner frame 103 may be made of but not limited to a metal such as cast iron, aluminum, or an alloy etc. [0033] The outer frame 102 includes a soil puller 110 coupled to a paddle 112 provided on one of the two vertical elongated sides of the outer frame 102, the

paddle 112 is operable through a hydraulic press or a hydraulic based assembly 114 to propagate hydraulic pressure applied using the paddle 112 to the soil puller 110. In an embodiment, the soil puller 110 can be operable to dig material like soil and fill the bag held by the apparatus 100 with the dug material. [0034] The soil puller 110 is attached to the paddle 112 through a pulley assembly 114. A pulley belt 116 connects the soil puller 110 with the pulley 114 and the paddle 112 for the soil puller 112 to be operated by the hydraulic based paddle 112.
[0035] The outer frame 102 includes a top lock 118 coupled to a top horizontal arm of the inner frame 103. The top horizontal arm (not shown) of the inner frame 103 may be a tubular structure which can be used as a handle to hold the apparatus 100 from top during movement. The top lock 118 is coupled to a holder 120 coupled to the top horizontal arm of the inner frame 103 to adjust and hold the bag in place by holding a part of the bag's mouth between the holder 120 and two upper side locks 122 and 124 given on each side of the vertical arms of the inner frame 103 on the upper side. The upper side locks 122 and 124 hold the bag in place from the sides of the bag.
[0036] The inner frame 103 includes two lower side locks 126 and 128 given on each vertical sides of the inner frame 103 on the lower portion and above the base 104. The lower side locks 126 and 128 hold the bag in place from the lower portion of the bag on each of the lower sides of the bag.
[0037] The inner frame 103 includes an arc shaped rod 130 which can be lifted to open the mouth of a bag by expanding an opposite end of the bag's mouth. In an implementation, a part of the bag's mouth is locked by the holder 120 and an opposite part of the part of the bag's mouth is expanded by the arc shaped rod 130 by extending the arc shaped rod away from the body of the apparatus 100 and the holder 120. In an embodiment, a locking mechanism may be provided on the arc shaped rod 130 to hold the bag's mouth to the arc shaped rod 130. In another embodiment, the arc shaped rod 130 may be locked in position by an exemplary locking mechanism (not shown) for the mouth of the bag to be opened as required.

In an embodiment, a arc shared rod 130 can be operable to open to a required extent using a hydraulic based assembly.
[0038] The arc shaped rod 130 includes a locking strip 132 wrapped to it and is tied to the mouth of the bag after closing the arc shaped rod 130 to close the mouth of the bag. To close the bag by tying the locking strip 132, the arc shaped rod 130 is brought closer to the holder 120 and the locking strip 132 is extracted and tied around the mouth of the bag to close the bag. In an embodiment, the hydraulic pressure may be released to bring the arc shaped rod closer 130 to the holder 120.
[0039] In an embodiment, the locking strip 132 can be refilled in the arc shaped rod 130 each time a bag is filled and packed by closing the mouth of the bag. In an embodiment, multiple locking strips 132 may be wrapped to the arc shaped rod 130.
[0040] In an embodiment, a lifting button 134 is provided on the other side of the paddle 112 coupled to the base 104 and the inner frame 103 and the outer frame 102. The lifting button 134 is attached to a hydraulic based assembly which enables lifting up or lowering down of the base 104 using hydraulic pressure applied using the hydraulic based assembly. This enables the apparatus 100 to adjust the length of the inner frame 103 and hence adjust the apparatus 100 as per the height of a bag to be filled.
[0041] In an exemplary scenario, a user may attach a portion of bag's mouth to the holder 120 and lock it using the top lock 118, the upper side locks 122 and 124 are attached to the sides of the bag and the arc shaped rod 130 is attached to the opposite end of the bag's mouth from inside of the bag that is attached to the holder 120.The hydraulic lifting button 134 may be used to adjust the height of the bag by raising or lowering the base 104 upwards or downwards. The lower side locks 126 and 128 may be attached to the lower sides of the bag to hold the bag firmly in place. The arc shaped rod 130 is adjusted to open the bag's mouth to fill the bag using the soil puller 110. The soil puller 110 is operated by the paddle 112.

[0042] In an embodiment, the soil puller 110 may be configured to dig, carry and
drop any particulate matter or material including but not limited to soil, cement,
etc. into a bag attached to the apparatus 100.
[0043] In an embodiment, the tires 108 may be provided by a locking mechanism
to hold the apparatus 100 in place.
[0044] In an embodiment, the bag may be a deformed, flexible and a non-rigid
container including but not limited to sandbags, gunny bags, etc.
[0045] In an embodiment, the bag may be used to carry particulate material or
loose material which can be selected from a group of, but not limited to, mud,
soil, fly-ash, dust crasser, silica, alumina, cement, saw dust, scrap material, lime,
etc.
[0046] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other
and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from
the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims
that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions
or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art
to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge
available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[0047] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which enables simultaneous
filling, holding and lifting the bag with comfort by a single user.
[0048] The present disclosure provides a compact and portable apparatus which
may be easily accommodated anywhere in a household or industrial setup.
[0049] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which enables filling,
holding and lifting a bag of different sizes.
[0050] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which enables immediately
packing of the bag after filled using a user-friendly locking mechanism.

We Claim:
1. An apparatus for filling and supporting a bag, the apparatus comprising:
an outer frame having two vertical legs parallel to each other and an upper horizontal leg and a lower horizontal leg between upper ends and lower ends of the two vertical legs;
an inner frame coupled to the outer frame, the inner frame
comprising:
a flat planar base forming a first supporting member to hold
a bag from underneath;
a supporting means forming a second supporting member,
to hold the bag from above;
a soil puller coupled to the outer frame and the inner frame, and facilitates digging of a material and filling the bag with the dug material;
a plurality of locking means, provided in the inner frame, configured to hold and lock sides of the bag;
an arc shaped rod configured on an upper portion of the inner frame to facilitate opening and closing of a mouth of the bag;
a roller movably coupled to the lower horizontal leg, and configured with two elongated vertical members, wherein the lower horizontal leg acts as an axle for the roller; and
a plurality of wheels coupled to the each of the two vertical elongated members, and configured to facilitate movement of the apparatus.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the soil puller is operatively coupled with a paddle and a pulley assembly through a belt, wherein the soil puller is rotated and moved by a pressure applied on the paddle and propagated to the soil puller by the belt.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the soil puller is rotated and moved to facilitate for digging of material, and filling of the dug material into the bag.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the soil puller is rotated and moved based on a hydraulic pressure applied by a first hydraulic based assembly.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a lifting button coupled to the flat planar base to alter a length of the inner frame by raising or lowering the flat planar base.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the lifting button is coupled to the flat planar base through a second hydraulic based assembly.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a locking strip is wrapped to the arc shaped rod coupled to the inner frame, the locking strip is configured to lock a mouth of the bag.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supporting means locks a part of a mouth of the bag to the inner frame.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus facilitates filling and supporting of bags of pre-defined sizes.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the roller is movably coupled to the flat planar base to slide the flat planar base forward and back facilitating mounting and unmounting of the bag from the apparatus.