container lying on its side includes a connection portion arranged to interface with the upwardly facing outer surface of the container when the container is oriented on its side and includes a bag supporting portion arranged for insertion into the bag and the container the bag supporting portion may be disposed adjacent the upper sidewall of the container in a manner that supports the bag in an open condition when the container is oriented on its side a head portion connects the connection portion and the bag spreading portion with the connection portion and the bag supporting portion being spaced apart on the head portion a distance sufficient to receive an edge of the container application_number US 87843710 A description it is to be understood that the following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of various embodiments specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure these are of course merely examples and are not intended to be limiting in addition the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and or letters in the various examples this repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and or configurations discussed the bag spreader described herein simplifies bagging of leaves or.