Patent ID: 9096408
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamshell dispenser for roll mounted film bags, comprising: a planar base, said base being sized and shaped to fit beneath a roll of film bags and having a first side and a second side; at least one first side travel limiter, said first side limiter attached to said planar base adjacent said first side and limiting movement of said roll of film bags toward said first side; at least one second side travel limiter, said second side limiter attached to said planar base adjacent said second side and limiting movement of said roll of film bags toward said second side; a bag roll tray, said bag roll tray having a vertical portion, said vertical portion being attached to said planar base, a U-shaped portion extending from said vertical portion and spaced apart from said planar base and a horizontal portion extending from said U-shaped portion and spaced above said planar base, said bag roll tray being sized and shaped to fit between said at least one first side travel limiter and said at least one second side travel limiter, said U-shaped portion in contact with said horizontal portion forming a concave shape to accept a lower surface of a bag roll, thereby stabilizing said roll in said dispenser; a retaining bracket, said retaining bracket being hingedly mounted adjacent a front edge of said planar base and being sized and shaped to prevent said roll of film bags from moving outwardly from said dispenser when said bracket is disposed in a first, upper position; said retaining bracket being movable to a second, lower position for introduction of said roll into said dispenser; and an upward facing snagging hook, said snagging hook being sized and shaped to engage either of a chisel cut and a perforation in a film bag from said roll of film bags as said bag is withdrawn from said dispenser.