Plastic bag dispenser and support mechanism therefore

In combination, a roll of plastic bags, an axle, and a dispenser for dispensing individual plastic bags from said roll, said roll of plastic bags being fixedly mounted on said axle for rotation therewith, and wherein said axle projects beyond the ends of said roll,

• said dispenser comprising a container holding said roll, said container including upper and lower surfaces for frictionally engaging said roll to apply a braking force thereto, said lower surface forming an oblique angle with respect to said upper surface,
• opposing tracks in said container, said tracks extending from an upper portion of said container to a lower portion of said container and supporting the projecting ends of said axle such that the roll will fall gradually in the tracks to said lower portion of the container as the plastic bags are dispensed from the roll, the tracks being positioned relative to said upper and lower surfaces so that a full roll of plastic bags engages both of said surfaces but when the diameter of the roll is less than a predetermined amount, the roll engages only the lower surface, and
• said container further including means for applying an additional braking force to the ends of said axle.