Bag rack and method of using same
AssigneeInno-Pak, LLC
InventorsJonathan D. Sill, Christopher T. Sill
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Abstract
A bag rack and method of using the same is disclosed. The presently disclosed bag rack may include a bag rack that is formed of a base assembly and a hanger assembly on which multiple storage bags may be hung. A method of using the presently disclosed bag rack may include, but is not limited to, the steps of hanging the storage bags on the bag rack, opening the frontmost storage bag, holding open or propping open the storage bag using a bag hooking mechanism, placing the food item(s) or any other types of item(s) into the storage bag, removing the bag hooking mechanism, if used, closing the storage bag, and removing the filled storage bag from the bag rack.
Claims17
A bag rack and dispensing system, comprising:
- a base assembly comprising side bars and crossbars coupled to the side bars, wherein at least one of the crossbars is located at a front portion of the base assembly;
- a hanger assembly, configured to support a plurality of storage bags in a removable manner thereon, mounted to the base assembly and comprising:
- a first segment coupled to one or more of the crossbars and positioned horizontally;
- a second segment extending from the first segment at a first bend in a vertical direction, wherein the first bend is in a perpendicular direction relative to the first segment;
- a third segment extending from the second segment at a second bend in a horizontal direction distally away from the first segment, wherein the second bend is in a perpendicular direction relative to the second segment;
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- a fourth segment extending from the third segment at a third bend in a vertical direction distally away from the second segment, wherein the third bend is in a perpendicular direction relative to the third segment;
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- a hooking assembly, configured to assist in holding open at least one of the plurality of storage bags, wherein the hooking assembly is mounted to a crossbar at the front portion of the base assembly, wherein the hooking assembly comprises two opposing hooking bars parallel to and spaced horizontally apart from one another, the two opposing hooking bars extending vertically upward from the crossbar at their first ends, and each including a hook end formed at a second end thereof, the hook end extending in a downward direction towards the base assembly, and wherein the hooking assembly further comprises a hooking crossbar extending between the second ends of the two opposing hooking bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.