System and method for stabilizing a refrigerator storage bag to facilitate loading the bag with contents

Abstract: A system assists kitchen workers with the filling of refrigerator bags by providing a system for stabilizing a refrigerator storage bag during the placement of material within the bag. The system includes a first U-shaped frame member having a closed end and two legs extending from the closed end that terminate into distal ends and a second U-shaped frame member having a closed end and two legs extending from the closed end that terminate into distal ends. A first coupler couples a first leg of the first U-shaped member to a first leg of the second U-shaped member and a second coupler couples a second leg of the first U-shaped member to a second leg of the second U-shaped member. The coupler limits the outward travel of the closed ends of the U-shaped members so that the first and the second distal ends of both U-shaped members remain stationary to hold in an open position a refrigerator bag having its mouth folded over the distal ends of the U-shaped members when the closed ends are rotated to the limit of their outward travel and the closed ends are placed on a level surface.