An apparatus to aid in the filling or refilling of a flexible, collapsible
container having a pour spout and a method for using same. The apparatus
includes a center frame element having attached to its upper end an upper
frame element adapted to receive at least a portion of the pour spout of
the container. At its lower end, the center frame element is attached to
a lower frame element adapted to cradle a lower portion of the container
being filled and to urge the container toward the center frame element as
the flexible, collapsible container fills and expands. The apparatus is
portable and may be removably mounted to a variety of vertical or
horizontal surfaces.