DISPENSING AND HANDLING RACK SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE HOLDER

摘要

A dispensing and handling system for dispensing, loading and/or handling food and/or beverage carriers having a flexible sheet. The system can include a rack member for storing a plurality of carriers and one or more support members for securing a single carrier in a position for loading beverage containers and/or food into the carrier. Additional support members can be provided for temporarily supporting the carrier after it is loaded with beverage containers and/or food to enable a consumer to treat the contents of the carrier or attend to other tasks once the carrier is loaded.

主权项

1. A dispensing system for dispensing and supporting an associated carrier for loading, said carrier including at least one flexible sheet having therein an aperture for receiving a tapered container and a plurality of handles, the dispensing system comprising:
at least one carrier rack member for supporting at least one associated carrier in a dispensing position, the carrier support including a protrusion adapted to extend through the aperture in the associated carrier for retaining the at least one associated carrier on the carrier support when the carrier is in a dispensing position; and a first carrier support including a hook member in spaced relation to the carrier rack member, the hook member adapted to engage a handle of an associated carrier when the carrier is placed in a loading position such that the aperture in the carrier is adjacent a loading surface for loading the tapered container.