U.S. patent number RE35,207 [Application Number 08/326,724] was granted by the patent office on 1996-04-16 for method of and means for dispensing shopping bags from different size bag packs.
This patent grant is currently assigned to The Avantage Group, Inc.. Invention is credited to Mark E. Daniels.
United States Patent |
RE35,207 |
Daniels |
April 16, 1996 |
Method of and means for dispensing shopping bags from different
size bag packs
Abstract
A method and means for dispensing plastic T-shirt type shopping
bags which are in several different packs, each pack having bags of
the same size, but different packs having bags of different sizes,
the means comprising a rack having a supported transverse bar
behind and below which are provided, for example, three downwardly
extending hooking elements spaced from each other and centrally
aligned with the bar. The bags of the smallest size are hooked over
the uppermost hooking element by their central detachable upper
edge closures, and brought up and draped over the mounting plate in
reverse position. The bags of the next larger size are hooked over
the next lower hooking element and brought up over the mounting
plate and draped over the smallest bags. Similarly, the bags of the
next larger size bag pack are hooked on the next lower hooking
element and draped in reverse position over the second pack of
bags. The bags are then folded forward from their reverse positions
over a transverse bar to cause them to hang downwardly over and
parallel to the bags of the largest bag pack in front of the
hooking elements. A large part of their lower portions is draped
over the transverse bar. Removal of a bag of any size is
accomplished by grasping the top downwardly hanging bag of the
desired size and pulling it out from the draped bags and detaching
it from its closure over the hooking element.
Inventors: |
Daniels; Mark E. (Redondo
Beach, CA) |
Assignee: |
The Avantage Group, Inc.
(Redondo Beach, CA)
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Family
ID: |
25358307 |
Appl.
No.: |
08/326,724 |
Filed: |
October 20, 1994 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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Reissue of: |
871856 |
Apr 21, 1992 |
05205435 |
Apr 27, 1993 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
221/44;
206/554 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47F
13/085 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47F
13/08 (20060101); A47F 13/00 (20060101); A47K
010/24 () |
Field of
Search: |
;221/1,44,33
;206/806,554 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Noland; Kenneth
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Beehler & Pavitt
Claims
I claim:
1. A method of providing a suitable sized shopping bag from a
plurality of packs of plastic bags, each pack having bags of the
same size, but each pack being of a different size bag; each bag of
each pack being of the "T-shirt" type having a closed bottom and
sides, and side straps closed along their top edges, and an open
top between the side straps, said open top being initially
partially closed by a detachable slotted piece centrally attached
along the edges of the bag defining the open top between the
straps, said method comprising:
(a) providing a rack .[.with.]. .Iadd.comprised of .Iaddend.a
.[.projecting.]. transverse .Iadd.plate and a transverse
.Iaddend.bar .Iadd.projecting forward from, parallel to, and spaced
from said plate, and mounting said plate for support against a
vertical surface.Iaddend.;
(b) providing a plurality of vertically aligned U-shaped members,
spaced apart from each other, each member being bent downwardly at
an angle, said U-shaped members being aligned centrally with the
bar to project below the bar with the uppermost U-shaped member
being spaced from, and disposed below the level of the bar;
(.Iadd.c) slipping the side trap ends of a first and smallest bag
pack over the transverse bar and down between said bar and the rack
plate;.Iaddend.
.[.(c).]. (.Iadd.d).Iaddend. hooking the detachable slotted pieces
of .[.a first pack of bags of a predetermined size over one
U-shaped member, and the detachable slotted pieces of a second pack
of bags of a larger size over another U-shaped member, the slotted
pieces of the bags of larger size being hooked over a U-shaped
member disposed below the U-shaped member over which the slotted
pieces of bags of smaller sizes are hooked;.]. .Iadd.the first and
smallest pack of bags over the uppermost of the U-shaped
members;.Iaddend.
.[.(d).]. (.Iadd.e) .Iaddend.draping the lower portions of the bags
of the first .Iadd.and smallest .Iaddend.bag pack over the
.[.transverse bar.]. .Iadd.rack plate .Iaddend.in a reverse
position;
(.Iadd.f) slippinq the side strap ends of the next largest and
second bag pack over the transverse bar and down between said bar
and the rack plate;
(g) hooking the detachable slotted pieces of said next larger bag
pack over the U-shaped member which is next below the uppermost of
the U-shaped members;.Iaddend.
.[.(e).]. (.Iadd.h) .Iaddend.draping the lower portions of the bags
of .[.the larger and second size bag pack in a reverse position
over the lower portions of the bags of the first bag pack which
latter portions are draped over the transverse plate in a reverse
position;.]. .Iadd.said next larqer and second size bag pack over
the rack plate in a reverse position;.Iaddend.
.[.(f).]. (.Iadd.i) .Iaddend.folding the lower portions of the
.Iadd.two .Iaddend.hooked bag packs .[.of various sizes.]. from
their reverse positions over the transverse bar forward over the
transverse bar to cause said lower portions to hang downwardly over
.[.and parallel to the bags of the third bag pack.]. .Iadd.the bar
.Iaddend.in front of the U-shaped members; and
.[.(g).]. (.Iadd.j) .Iaddend.removing a bag from any of the first
or second bag packs from the rack and the U-shaped members by
grasping a lower portion of the bag draped over the transverse bar
or hanging downwardly therefrom, and pulling the bag to detach it
from its slotted piece on the U-shaped member on which its said
detachable slotted piece is hooked.
2. A method of providing a suitable sized shopping bag from .[.a
plurality of.]. .Iadd.three .Iaddend.packs of plastic bags, each
pack having bags of the same size but each pack being of a
different bag size; each bag of each pack being of the "T-shirt"
type having a closed bottom and sides, and side straps closed along
their top edges, and an open top between the side straps, said open
top being initially partially closed by a detachable slotted piece
centrally attached along the edges of the bag defining the open top
between the straps, said method comprising:
(a) providing a rack .[.with.]. .Iadd.comprised of .Iaddend.a
.[.projecting.]. transverse .Iadd.plate and a transverse
.Iaddend.bar .Iadd.projectinq forwardly from, parallel to, and
spaced from said plate, and mounting said plate for support against
a vertical surface;.Iaddend.
(b) providing .[.a plurality of.]. .Iadd.at least three
.Iaddend.vertically aligned U-shaped members, spaced apart from
each other, each member being bent downwardly at an angle, said
U-shaped members being aligned centrally with the bar to project
below the bar with the uppermost U-shaped member being spaced from,
and disposed below the level of the bar;
(.Iadd.c) slipping the side strap ends of a first and smallest bag
pack over the transverse bar and between said bar and the rack
plate;.Iaddend.
.[.(c).]. (.Iadd.d) .Iaddend.hooking the detachable slotted pieces
.[.of the pack of bags of a first size over one U-shaped member and
the detachable slotted pieces of a pack of bags of a second and
larger size over another U-shaped member, and the detachable
slotted pieces of a third pack of bags of an even larger size than
the bags of the second pack, over a further U-shaped member, the
slotted pieces of the bags of each larger size being hooked over a
U-shaped member disposed below the U-shaped members over which the
slotted pieces of bags of smaller size are hooked;.]. .Iadd.over
the uppermost of the U-shaped members;.Iaddend.
171 (d).]. (.Iadd.e).Iaddend. draping the lower portions of the
bags of the first .Iadd.and smallest .Iaddend.bag pack over the
.[.transverse bar.]. rack plate in a reverse position;
(.Iadd.f) slipping the side strap ends of the next larger and
second bag pack over the transverse bar and between said bar and
the rack plate;.Iaddend.
(.Iadd.g) hooking the detachable slotted pieces of said next larger
bag pack over the U-shaped member which is next below the uppermost
of the U-shaped members;.Iaddend.
.[.(e).].(.Iadd.h) .Iaddend.draping the lower portions of the bags
of the next larger .[.and second size.]. bag pack over the .[.lower
portions of the bags of the first bag pack, also.]. .Iadd.rack
plate .Iaddend.in a reverse position;
(.Iadd.i) slipping the side strap ends of the further next larqer
and third bag pack over the transverse bar and between said bar and
the rack plate;
(j) hooking the detachable slotted pieces of said third baq pack
over the U-shaped member which is the second below the uppermost of
the U-shaped members;.Iaddend.
.[.(g).]. (.Iadd.k) .Iaddend.folding the lower portions of the
.[.hooked bag packs of various sizes.]. .Iadd.first and smallest
bag pack and the next larger and second bag pack .Iaddend.from
their reverse positions over the transverse .[.bar.]. .Iadd.plate
.Iaddend.forward over the transverse bar to cause said lower
portions to hang downwardly over .[.and parallel to the bags of the
third bag pack.]. .Iadd.the bar .Iaddend.in front of the U-shaped
members; and
.[.(h).]. (.Iadd.l) .Iaddend.removing a bag from any of the first,
second and third bag packs from the rack and the U-shaped members
by grasping a lower portion of the bag draped over the transverse
bar or hanging downwardly therefrom, and pulling the bag to detach
it from its slotted piece on the U-shaped member on which its said
detachable slotted piece is hooked.
3. Rack means for providing a suitable sized shopping bar from a
plurality of packs of plastic bags, each pack having bags of the
same size, but each pack being of a different bag size; each bag of
each pack being of the "T-shirt" type having closed bottom and
sides, and side straps closed along their top edges, and an open
top between the side straps, said open top being initially
partially closed by a detachable slotted piece centrally attached
along the edges of the bag defining the open top between the
straps, said rack means comprising:
(a) a transverse bar;
(b) means to support said bar at its ends from a vertical wall, or
other vertical surface;
(c) means extending vertically downwardly from, and secured to said
bar intermediate its ends; and
(d) a plurality of hooking members spaced apart from each other,
each of stud members being secured to said means extending
vertically downwardly from said bar and being aligned centrally
with the bar to project below the bar with the uppermost member
being spaced from, and disposed below the level of the bar;
whereby the detachable slotted pieces of the pack of bags of one
size may be hooked over one member and the slotted pieces of a pack
of bags of a different size may be hooked over another member, and
each pack of bags may be draped over the transverse bar or over
another pack of bags draped over the bar.
4. Rack means for providing a suitable sized shopping bag from a
plurality of packs of plastic bags, each pack having bags of the
same size, but each pack being of a different bag size; each bag of
each pack being of the "T-shirt" type having a closed bottom and
sides, and side straps closed along their top edges, and an open
top. between the side straps, said open top being initially
partially closed by a detachable slotted piece centrally attached
along the edges of the bag defining the open top between the
straps, said rack means comprising:
(a) a transverse bar;
(b) means to support said bar at its ends from a vertical wall, or
other vertical surface;
(c) means extending vertically downwardly below and fixably secured
in relation to said bar intermediate its ends; and
(d) a plurality of hooking members spaced apart from each other,
each of said members being secured to said means extending
vertically downwardly from said bar and being aligned centrally
with the bar to project below the bar with the uppermost member
being spaced below, and disposed below the level of the bar;
whereby the detachable slotted pieces of the pack of bags of one
size may be hooked over one member and the slotted pieces of a pack
of bags of a different size may be hooked over another member, and
each pack of bags may be draped over the transverse bar or over
another pack of bags draped over the bar.
5. A method of providing dispensable shaping bags from a pack of
plastic bags, each bag of the pack being of the "T-shirt" type
having a closed bottom and sides, and side straps closed along
.[.heir.]. .Iadd.their .Iaddend.top edges, and an open top between
the side straps, said open top being initially partially closed by
a detachable slotted piece centrally attached along the edges of
the bag defining the open top between the straps, said method
comprising:
(a) providing a rack .[.with a projecting.]. .Iadd.comprised of
.Iaddend.a transverse .Iadd.plate and a transverse bar projecting
forwardly from, parallel to, and spaced from said plate, and
mounting said plate for support aqainst a vertical
surface;.Iaddend.
(b) providing a U-shaped member, said member being bent downwardly
at an angle, said U-shaped member being disposed below the level of
the bar and aligned centrally with the bar to project below the bar
and spaced from the bar;
(c) hooking the detachable slotted pieces of the pack of bags over
the U-shaped member;
(d) draping the lower portions of the .[.bas.]. .Iadd.bags
.Iaddend.of the bag pack over the transverse .[.bar.]. .Iadd.plate
.Iaddend.in a reverse position;
(e) folding the lower portions of the hooked bag pack from their
reverse position over the transverse .[.bar.]. .Iadd.plate
.Iaddend.forward over the transverse bar to cause said lower
portions to hang downwardly over the bar in front of the U-shaped
member; .[.ad.]. .Iadd.and.Iaddend.
(f) removing a .[.bar.]. .Iadd.bag .Iaddend.in the bag pack from
the rack and the U-shaped member by grasping a lower portion of the
bag draped over the transverse bar and hanging downwardly
therefrom, and pulling the bag to detach it from its slotted piece
on the U-shaped member on which its said detachable slotted piece
is hooked.
6. Rack means for providing dispensable shopping bags from a pack
of plastic bags, each bag of the pack being of the "T-shirt" type
having a closed bottom and sides, and side straps closed along
their top edges, and an open top between the side straps, said open
top being initially partially closed by a detachable slotted piece
centrally attached along the edges of the bag defining the open top
between the straps, said rack means comprising:
(a) a transverse bar;
(b) means to support said bar at its ends from a vertical wall, or
other vertical surface;
(c) a hooking member, said member being disposed below the level of
the bar and aligned centrally with the bar to project below the bar
and being spaced from eh bar;
whereby the detachable slotted pieces of the pack of bags may be
hooked over the member, and the pack of bags may be draped over the
transverse bar for removal by lifting the uppermost bag on the bar
upwardly and pulling it away from the hooking member to detach its
detachable slotted piece from the remainder of the bag and free
said remainder from the hooking member.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of plastic shopping bags and
the dispensing of what are known as "T-shirt style merchandising
bags" which are made available in packs of identical size bags in
boxes or otherwise provided with one bag on top of the others. It
also relates to plastic shopping bags which are known as
"merchandise bags on headers," which also are available in the same
forms as "T-shirt style merchandising bags".
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In recent years, plastic merchandise bags have largely supplanted
paper bags in retail stores. Among the reasons for this development
are the fact that plastic bags are cheaper, easier to handle, to
ship and to store, are more easily recycled and may be readily
provided in a plurality of different sizes for the convenience of
retailers who may be selling merchandise of many different sizes
and configurations which they may often desire to hand to the
customer at the time of sale in a shopping bag of a size most
suitable to encompass the particular item or items of
merchandise.
Among the more popular types of plastic bags are what have been
termed "T-shirt" style merchandising bags. These may be provided by
plastic bag manufacturers, either in rolls, or in a series of
interconnected bags blocked/--on/headers, or in packs in which bags
of identical size and configuration are placed one upon another and
may be shipped to the retailer in boxes or plastic or other
wrappings. The present invention involves the dispensing of the
latter types of bag packages i.e., those not shipped to the
retailer in rolls.
The T-shirt type bag in the non-rolled shipped form comprises a
pair of side panels which are connected along their side and bottom
edges to define a cavity adapted to receive articles. Each side of
the bag towards its upper area is provided with a pair of straps
spaced apart from each other. The straps of the two sides of the
panels are joined together along their upper edges and may be open
along their side edges, thereby to form two separate handles with
open spacing between them above the upper open edges of the bag.
These upper edges are not closed except for a small center area
where the two abutting edges are joined by a pair of detachable
looped or slotted extensions, known as blocked headers or tabs.
These extensions are not only joined together, but they may be
joined with the corresponding extensions of adjacent bags, thereby
to enable packs of bags to be kept together for handling and
mounting on some type of horizontally extending projection which
may be passed through the registering loops or slots in the
extensions of a bag pack. Examples of such mountings are shown in
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,819,898; 4,840,335; 4,981,216; 4,995,860; and
5,020,750.
Heretofore, as seen from the patents listed above, principal
attention has been given primarily to providing a method and means
for dispensing bags of a single size, such as those for groceries
in supermarkets.
The supermarket racks and techniques, however, are not satisfactory
for merchandisers of garments, cosmetics, footwear, household
articles, personal items, etc.. A retailer vending any variety of
goods ordinarily desires to be able to deposit the customer's
purchases in some type of convenient shopping bag--one which is
appropriate in size to the size of the item purchased. This renders
it desirable for a retailer's cashier or checkout station to have
available packs of a plurality of different sizes of bags. However,
if each different size bag pack is separately and singly mounted
for ripping off and removal by the cashier or other store clerk,
not only will considerable space be required, but also it may be
necessary for the clerk to waste time and energy moving about to
reach the different bag packs. This is not only inconvenient, but
may be fatiguing for the clerks. What is desirable, therefore, is
some type of rack arrangement whereby a plurality of packs of
different size bags may be mounted together for convenient removal
by a clerk exerting a minimum of effort and movement in or about
his or her work station.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a convenient and ergonomically
efficient system and means for enabling a cashier or store clerk to
secure the most desirable size bag appropriate for the size of the
particular merchandise which is being paid for at the cashier's or
packing clerk station. What is entailed is providing a rack in the
form of a transverse bar supported at its ends away from a wall or
vertical counter surface behind and below which, centrally disposed
with respect to such bar on such wall or vertical counter surface,
are a plurality of downwardly extending looking elements spaced
apart from each other. The uppermost of these hooking elements is
passed through the loop or slot of the center extensions of the
pack of the smallest size bags and the bags of this pack are
brought up and laid over the transverse mounting plate in a
reversed position. Similarly, the hooking element next below the
uppermost element is passed through the looped or slotted
extensions of the bag pack of the next largest size bag and the
bags of the pack are brought up and laid over the smallest size
bags on the transverse mounting plate, again in reverse position.
One or more additional packs, starting with the next largest in
size, is similarly mounted on the hook next below the upper hooks
and the bags are brought up over the transverse mounting plate and
laid on the preceding smaller size bags in a reverse position. In
each instance, when the bags of a pack are folded into their
correct position and are brought over the transverse bar, a
substantial portion of each bag will be allowed to drop or fall
down from the transverse bar. While a single pack my be thus
mounted on one of the looks and brought over the bar or as many as
four or five different packs may be thus mounted, the ideal number
of different size packs would appear to be three or four, although
this may vary depending upon the thickness of each pack and the
weight of the bags of the packs.
When a plurality of packs of bags have been thus mounted, it will
be readily appreciated that the cashier or other store clerk has
readily available in one location a reflection of different sized
bags. The clerk may then simply lift the top bag of any of the
several packs and jerk it across the rod thereby detaching it from
its looped or slotted center extension so that it may be slipped
out, not only from its own pack, but between such of the other
packs of bags which may be laid over its pack. The bag so removed
comes over the rod with its straps and open top last, whereupon the
clerk may conveniently open the bag and place the articles of
merchandise inside it. The two straps of the bag may either be
tied, or the bag may be handed to the customer in such a manner
that the customer may slip his or her hand or fingers through the
,straps and carry away the purchase.
The rod and its end supports may be formed integrally with means
for supporting the several hooked elements; or alternatively, the
rods and its supports may be separated from the hook support.
Desirably, the hooking elements should be U-shaped heavy wire or
rod members secured at both ends to a base with the "U" portion
bent downwardly pan way from its end. The hook, however, could take
a number of other different forms, such as a V-shape or, even,
rectangular. While a bent wire type hook is preferred, the hook
could be in the form of a flat metal or plastic element.
It will be appreciated from a consideration of the foregoing and
the detailed description with reference to the drawing which
hereafter follows that the present invention provides a most
convenient and ergonomically effective means and method for
mounting and dispensing packs of T-shirt type bags and,
particularly, where packs of bags of different sizes may be
required.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In the accompanying drawings,
FIG. 1 is a side elevation partly in section, showing a rack with a
plurality of packs of bags of different sizes mounted in accordance
with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rack holding a plurality of packs
of different sizes of T-shirt type bags, and illustrating the
removal of one of such bags.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rack of the present
invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of an alternate type of hooking element
from that shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, three different size
packs of bags 10A, 10B and 10C are shown mounted on a rack 12. In
the example so illustrated, the bags of the pack 10A are smaller
than those of pack 10B, 10C, and the bags of the pack 10B are
smaller than the bags of the pack 10C. Each individual bag of each
of the three packs 10A, 10B and 10C is of the configuration of the
bag 10A shown in FIG. 2 after its removal from the pack 10A. as may
be observed, each bag in each of the packs comprises a pair of
oppositely facing panels 14 joined along their bottoms 16 and side
edges 18. The side edges 18 have a pair of upwardly extending strap
extensions 20 which are closed along their top edges 22. The upper
portion 24 of the panels 14 are open between the straps 20 except
for a detachable slotted center closure 26 shown in dotted lines on
the removed bag 14 at the bottom of FIG. 2. When packs of bags are
produced, the closures 26 not only close a portion of the top edges
24 of the panels 14, but the closures 26 are also secured to the
adjacent closures 26 of bags forming the pack. Each closure 26 is
fairly easily detachable from the upper edges 24 since the bottom
edge of the closure 26 where it joins the center of the edges 24 is
perforated. This bag construction is well known and forms no part
of the present invention, which is providing the pack 12 and
mounting packs of different size bags 10A, 10B and 10C in the
manner hereinafter described.
As best seen in FIG. 3, the rack of the present invention comprises
a transverse plate 30 which may be mounted to the wall or any other
vertical surface by screws (not shown) which are inserted in holes
32. Welded or otherwise secured to the ends of the plate 30 is a
U-shaped member 34 which is bent at its ends once to provide a
segment 36 which may be welded or secured to the plate 30, and
again to provide an end support 38 for the transverse bar portion
40. Desirably, for convenience, a vertical hook supporting plate 42
may be welded or bolted at the center 30a of the plate 30 to extend
downwardly therefrom. The vertical plate 42 serves to carry a
plurality of hooking elements 44A, 44B, 44C spaced apart from each
other. In the embodiment illustrated, these hooking elements
comprise U-shaped wire members bent once, to provide segments 46A,
46B 46C respectively, secured to the vertical plate 42, and
outwardly projecting segments 48; and further bent to produce
downwardly extending end segments 50. Although 44A, 44B and 44C are
shown as formed of rigid bent wires or rods, they could also be
formed as the solid plates shown in FIG. 4.
With the rack mounted on a wall, a side of a counter, or some other
readily accessible vertical surface, a plurality of packs of bags
are then placed over the rack in the following manner:
The strap ends 22 of the smallest bag pack 10A is slipped over the
transverse bar portion 40 of the U-shaped member 34 and between
that member 40 and the plate 30, and these strap ends 22 are
brought down below the hooked element 44A and the hooked element 4A
is passed through the slotting 27 in the detachable closures 26 of
the bags 10A.. The remainder of the bag pack 10A is then draped
over the transverse plate 30 in a reverse position.
The second smaller pack 10B is similarly brought over the
transverse bar 40 and hooked on to the hooking element 44B and
draped over the bag pack 10A, also in a reverse position.
Similarly, the larger bag pack 10C is hooked on to the hooking
element 44C and draped in a reverse position over the portions of
the bag packs 10A and 10B which have been draped in a reverse
position respectively over the transverse plate 30. When all three
packs of bags are hooked as described above, all three packs are
then folded over transverse bar 40 so that a large portion of them,
is draped over the transverse bar 40. The remainder, or hooked
portion, of the bags fits into the gap 38, as shown in FIGS. 1 and
2.
With the three packs thus mounted on the rack 34 and the latter
secured to a wall or vertical portion of the counter adjacent the
cashier or clerk, the latter is in a position to remove a bag from
any of the three different size packs by simply grasping the panel
portion 14 of the top bag of any of the three packs 10A, 10B and
10C and pulling it, desirably with a slight jerk, thereby effecting
a detachment of the center edge 34 from the closure 26. Because the
plastic shopping bags, for the dispensing of which the present
invention is directed, have lubricious surfaces, any individual bag
thus pulled from a pack, even though that pack may be covered by
one or more other packs, e.g. 10B and/or 10A, will be found to be
readily removable from the rack 34. As a consequence, the cashier
or clerk may most conveniently withdraw from the rack 34 carrying
packs of different size bags mounted as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an
appropriate size bag for enclosing the article or articles arriving
at the point of sale.
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