Umbrella bag bundle, holding structure for umbrella bag bundle, and bag opening device

An umbrella bag bundle including bundled umbrella bags each capable of accommodating an umbrella in a bag structure, wherein when a longitudinal direction of the umbrella accommodated in the bag structure is defined as a vertical direction and a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is defined as a width direction, the umbrella bag includes:

• a sheet-like first bag portion;
• a sheet-like second bag portion that is opposed to the first bag portion and constitutes the bag structure having an opening at a top end in the vertical direction in cooperation with the first bag portion;
• a sheet-like extension that is extended further upward from a top end of the second bag portion;
• and
• an engagement portion that is located on the extension and capable of vertical engagement with the umbrella, wherein
• the extension includes a recess that is recessed inward in the width direction from an end in the width direction, and
• the engagement portion is located on the extension at a position off the recess upward or downward.

An umbrella bag bundle including bundled umbrella bags each capable of accommodating an umbrella in a bag structure, wherein when a longitudinal direction of the umbrella accommodated in the bag structure is defined as a vertical direction and a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is defined as a width direction, the umbrella bag includes:

• a sheet-like first bag portion;
• a sheet-like second bag portion that is opposed to the first bag portion and constitutes the bag structure having an opening at a top end in the vertical direction in cooperation with the first bag portion;
• a sheet-like extension that is extended further upward from a top end of the second bag portion;
• an engagement portion that is located on the extension and capable of vertical engagement with the umbrella;
• and
• a lower engagement portion that is located below and at a distance from the engagement portion and is capable of vertical engagement with the umbrella.

A holding structure for an umbrella bag bundle including bundled umbrella bags each capable of accommodating an umbrella in a bag structure, wherein when a longitudinal direction of the umbrella accommodated in the bag structure is defined as a vertical direction and a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is defined as a width direction,

• the umbrella bag in the umbrella bag bundle includes:
• a sheet-like first bag portion;
• a sheet-like second bag portion that is opposed to the first bag portion and constitutes the bag structure having an opening at a top end in the vertical direction in cooperation with the first bag portion;
• a sheet-like extension that is extended further upward from a top end of the second bag portion;
• and
• an engagement portion that is located on the extension and capable of vertical engagement with the umbrella,
• the holding structure comprises a holding plate capable of abutting against a flat surface of the extension on a side closer to the first bag portion, and
• the holding plate is located above the opening and covers the engagement portion.

A bag opening device configured to open an opening of an umbrella bag in an umbrella bag bundle including bundled umbrella bags each capable of accommodating an umbrella in a bag structure, wherein when a longitudinal direction of the umbrella accommodated in the bag structure is defined as a vertical direction and a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction is defined as a width direction,

• the umbrella bag in the umbrella bag bundle includes:
• a sheet-like first bag portion;
• a sheet-like second bag portion that is opposed to the first bag portion and constitutes the bag structure having the opening at a top end in the vertical direction in cooperation with the first bag portion;
• a sheet-like extension that is extended further upward from a top end of the second bag portion;
• and
• an engagement portion that is located on the extension and capable of vertical engagement with the umbrella, and
• the bag opening device further comprises:
• a holding structure configured to hold the umbrella bag bundle;
• an opening plate that is to be inserted into the opening to open the opening;
• and
• a moving mechanism configured to bring an end of the opening plate into contact with the extension above the opening and below the engagement portion and slide the end of the opening plate up to the opening.