Patent ID: 7080756

Claim:
A bag dispensing assembly for holding a plurality of bags and for dispensing individual bags, comprising: a plurality of bags, each bag having a plurality of holes proximally disposed on the bag and a perforation line disposed on the distal side of the plurality of holes; a bag holding cartridge for holding the plurality of bags, the bag holding cartridge having a horizontal support member affixed to a vertical support member, the vertical support member having a plurality of raised portions extending therefrom and having corresponding openings extending through each raised portion and through the thickness of vertical support member, and each raised portion for receiving one hole of the plurality of holes on each of the plurality of bags; a plurality of buttons, each button for being inserted into each opening of the bag holding cartridge and for securing the plurality of bags to the bag holding cartridge; and a bag dispenser for receiving and maintaining the bag holding cartridge, the bag dispenser having a housing with a top, a bottom, a proximal portion and a distal portion, the bag dispenser having a horizontal slot and a vertical slot disposed in the housing for accepting the horizontal and vertical support members of the bag holding cartridge, the vertical slot extending through the bottom of the bag dispenser and further including an indentation for accepting the plurality of buttons, and the horizontal slot, the vertical slot and the indentation extending from the proximal portion substantially through a length of the bag dispenser.