Patent ID: 6561403
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A47F,B65D,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
A bag dispensing system comprising:a roll of individual interconnected plastic bags rolled onto a core, said individual bags being interconnected by a perforated tear line including a slot located in a predetermined position within said tear line for separating said bags, said bags having printing thereon; and a dispenser comprising: a support member for attachment to a support surface; a pair of arcuate guide channels carried by said support member for rotatably supporting said roll of plastic bags for rotation of the roll on said core and each of arcuate guide channels having an open end for receiving said core and a closed end; a pair of brakes attached to said support member and disposed at an angle thereto to retard rotation of said roll, the pair of brakes contacting only outer edges of an outer curved surface of the roll of plastic bags, the outer curved surface of the roll of bags contacting only the pair of brakes during dispensing in order to substantially prevent ink transfer from the bags to the dispenser, the pair of brakes being in a fixed position relative to the support member, and the pair of brakes supports the weight of the roll of bags; and a tongue spaced apart from and carried by said support member in a predetermined position corresponding to the predetermined position of said slot in said tear line.