Patent ID: 9113726
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A47F,B65B

Abstract:
1. A bag rack for opening and supporting a bag, the rack comprising: an upper transverse member substantially located at the top and rear of the rack; a pair of upper side support arms disposed opposite each other, each support arm including a front and a rear portion where the front portion of each support arm is angled toward the opposite support arm and where each front portion is disposed to contact a side of the bag and where each rear portion is attached to the upper transverse member; a front transverse catch bar disposed below the upper side support arms and forward of the front portion of each upper support arm and disposed across the front of the rack and disposed above the bottom of the rack at a distance greater than the distance between the leading and trailing edge of a floor flap of the bag and configured to catch the leading edge of the floor flap of the bag as the bag moves upward; a bottom floor member disposed below the catch bar and extending across the rack and configured to support the bag when the bag is closed and open, wherein the bottom floor member is adapted to receive screws to affix the bag rack to a top plate of a security scale; and wherein the bag rack is configured such that when the bag, in a closed configuration and in contact with the bottom floor member, the bag is moved forward and upward the front portion of each support arm is adapted to retard the movement of the rear vertical flap of the bag whereby opening the upper portion of the bag, and the catch bar is adapted to catch and unfold the floor flap of the bag opening the bottom portion of the bag such that the support arms and the catch bar are adapted to cooperate to transform the bag to an open configuration and wherein the bottom floor member is adapted to support the bag when the bag is in the open configuration.