Article dispensing – With article tearing or deforming supply retaining means
Patent
1996-05-03
1998-07-28
Valenza, Joseph E.
Article dispensing
With article tearing or deforming supply retaining means
221312A, 221 33, 221 61, 248 95, B65H 358
Patent
active
057852057
ABSTRACT:
Dispensing member (200) having a guide rail (202) for dispensing an individual bag holder from a nested stack. Dispensing member (200) having a plurality of curves (208, 210, and 207) which cause a spreading or fanning out enabling bag holders (40) to be removed one by one at outfeed station (206). Bag holders (40) are loaded in clips (230) which are bound together by breakable retaining strip (232) and fed onto guide rail (202). The action of said clip (230) being pushed around curve (208) of dispensing member (200) breaks retaining strip (232), thus facilitating loading. A nib (209) prevents individual bag holders (40) from inadvertently becoming detached from dispensing member (200).
In the preferred embodiment, dispensing member (200) having curves (208, 210, and 207) which cause the nested stack of bag holders (40) to fan out at their unsupported ends.
Bag holders each having an elongated body terminating in opposed ends (50 and 52), said opposed ends each having a pair of opposed tabs (59) defining a loop receiving opening therebetween, wherein one of said loop receiving openings is interlocking with, and suspended by guide rail (202).
In other embodiments, a straight vertical dispenser (400) and a horizontally biased dispenser (500) are disclosed.
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Dieterich, Jr. Peter D.
Kerr Jonathan F.
Innogrip, L.P.
Tran Khoi H.
Valenza Joseph E.
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