Bag dispenser
AssigneeTwist-Ease, Inc.
InventorsJames Ray Helseth, Ralph Paul Stillman
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Abstract
A bag dispenser includes a frame with a roller portion for receiving a bag roll defined by a plurality of bags attached to a leading bag to be dispensed, the roller defining a longitudinal axis. A brake plate is configured to capture the leading bag against the frame for providing frictional force on the leading bag to limit sliding thereof, the brake plate pivotally attached to the frame via a pivot arm, the brake plate pivotable with respect to the frame between a non-pivoted friction-application position and a pivoted bag roll-installment position, the pivot arm configured to pivot with respect to the frame along a pivot plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
Claims16
A bag dispenser comprising:
- a frame removably mounted on a dispenser support, the dispenser support configured for mounting the frame on a mounting surface, the frame including a roller portion for receiving a bag roll defined by a plurality of bags attached to a leading bag to be dispensed, the roller defining a longitudinal axis;
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- a brake plate configured to capture the leading bag against the frame for providing frictional force on the leading bag to limit sliding thereof, the brake plate pivotally attached to the frame via a pivot arm, the brake plate pivotable with respect to the frame between a non-pivoted friction-application position and a pivoted bag roll installment position, the pivot arm configured to pivot with respect to the frame along a pivot plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the dispenser support defines a base configured to be mounted to the mounting surface, a base post attached to the base, a head post attached to the frame, and an intermediate post extending between the base post and the head post, the intermediate post rotatable with respect to the head post, wherein one of the intermediate post and the head post defines a self-centering groove configured to receive a spring-loaded pin extending outwardly from the other of the intermediate post and the head post.
A bag dispenser comprising:
- a frame including a roller portion for receiving a bag roll defined by a plurality of bags attached to a leading bag to be dispensed, the roller defining a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a dispenser support for mounting the frame on a mounting surface, the dispenser support defining a base configured to be mounted to the mounting surface, a first post attached to the base and a second post attached to the frame, the second post being at least partially rotatable with respect to the first post for allowing the frame to pivot with respect to the mounting surface along a plane including the longitudinal axis of the roller, one of the first post and the second post defining a self-centering groove configured to receive a pin of the other of the first post and the second post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.