Patent ID: 9650163
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B65B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for removably supporting a cartridge of wicketed bags, wherein the cartridge of wicketed bags comprises a wicket having a crossmember, a pair of wicket arms each having a first end affixed to an end of the crossmember and a second distal end, and one or more bags suspended from the wicket arms, the apparatus comprising: a front slider plate having a front side, a rear side, and an elongated front wicket aperture, wherein the front slider plate is adapted to receive the cartridge of wicketed bags such that the wicket crossmember and bags remain on the front side of the slider plate and the distal ends of the wicket arms pass through the front wicket aperture and extend beyond the rear side of the front slider plate, the elongated wicket aperture further comprising a lengthwise wicket receiving portion sized to loosely receive the distal ends of the wicket arms therethrough, and an adjacent contiguous lengthwise wicket retaining portion sized to snugly receive the wicket arms and minimize movement thereof within the elongated front wicket aperture; wherein the front wicket aperture is configured to allow unimpeded lateral movement of a fully inserted cartridge of wicketed bags between the wicket receiving portion and the wicket retaining portion of the wicket slot.