BAG SEPARATOR AND DISPENSER

摘要

A bag dispenser (10), for separating and dispensing plastic bags (22, 23) from a roll of bags (20) where one end is attached to the top of the next bag by perforation lines (24) with a slot (25) therebetween. The bags (22, 23) are dispensed from a device (30) comprising a wire frame formed into arcuate channels (34, 34') to support the core (26) that the series of bags are rolled onto. The dispenser (10) includes a second tensioning member (40, 40') attached to a support member (32) and disposed at an angle thereto to provide tension to the edges of the roll of bags (20) as the core passes (26) through the channel passageway as bags are removed from the roll. Spaced apart from the support is a symmetric separating tongue (42). The tongue (42) will engage the slot (25) regardless of whether the bags are drawn over or under the tongue (42). As the user pulls on the bags (22, 23), a tension is created by the brake and the user to deflect the tongue (42) which remains deflected until the tongue (42) engages the slot (25). Thus, when the separator engages the slot (25), the tongue (42) recoils through its normal position to facilitate the separation of the two bags (22, 23). The dispenser (10) may also include core retaining members (38), located at the closed end of the arcuate channels (34) to keep the core (26) of smaller rolls from popping out and to retard rotation of the core.