Serially attached bag dispenser with gripping orifice through which bags are dispensed and suspended

Abstract

A bag dispenser including an enclosure having sidewalls for enclosing a plurality of serially connected bags. The dispenser has a gripping orifice in a sidewall of the enclosure through which a first bag extends, and through which a serially connected second bag extends at least partially. In operation, the gripping orifice grippingly engages the second bag, or the first bag, for holding the gripped bag in the gripping orifice and suspending the first bag from the gripping orifice. When the user is finished with the bag, it can be removed from the bags remaining in the enclosure, closed and discarded.

1 . A bag dispenser, comprising: 
 (a) a first bag serially connected to a second bag;    (b) an enclosure having sidewalls for enclosing at least part of one of the bags; and    (c) a gripping orifice in one of the sidewalls of the enclosure through which the serially connected second bag extends, said gripping orifice grippingly engaging one of said bags in the gripping orifice with the first bag suspended from the gripping orifice.    
   
   
       2 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the bag engaged in the gripping orifice is the second bag.  
   
   
       3 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said orifice is at least one slit in a flexible material.  
   
   
       4 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said orifice is a pair of rollers and ratchet mechanism.  
   
   
       5 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said bags have a weld sealing said first bag.  
   
   
       6 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein said bags have a first lateral line of fracture in walls of the bag positioned a pre-determined distance from the weld of the second bag.  
   
   
       7 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein said bags have a second line of fracture in a first wall of the first bag forming a chamber for holding materials, wherein an edge of the second line of fracture joins to the first lateral line of fracture by a third, transverse line of fracture for forming a pair of flaps for tying together.  
   
   
       8 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said bags are mounted in the enclosure in a serially connected, fan-fold orientation.  
   
   
       9 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said bags are mounted in the enclosure in a serially connected, rolled orientation.  
   
   
       10 . The dispenser in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising mounting means for mounting the dispenser to a display surface.  
   
   
       11 . A plurality of serially connected bags having at least two walls and a seal near a transition between a first bag and a second bag, the bags comprising: 
 (a) a first, lateral line of fracture in walls positioned a pre-determined distance from the seal; and    (b) a second line of fracture in a front wall of the first bag for forming an opening to a chamber for holding materials, wherein an edge of the line of fracture is joined to the first lateral line of fracture by a third, transverse line of fracture for forming a pair of flaps.    
   
   
       12 . The bags in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the seal is a weld.  
   
   
       13 . The bags in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the second line of fracture forms an opening upon fracture.  
   
   
       14 . The bags in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein said bags are stored in a fan-fold orientation.  
   
   
       15 . The bags in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein said bags are stored in a rolled orientation.  
   
   
       16 . A method for using a bag dispenser, the method comprising: 
 (a) mounting an enclosure having sidewalls to a display surface;    (b) inserting a plurality of serially connected bags into the enclosure for dispensing;    (c) extending a first bag that is serially connected to a second bag through a gripping orifice in a sidewall of the enclosure and through which the serially connected second bag extends at least partially, said gripping orifice grippingly engaging the second bag for holding the second bag in the gripping orifice and suspending the first bag from the second bag;    (d) expanding a second line of fracture in a wall of the first bag forming an opening to a chamber for holding materials, wherein an edge of the second line of fracture is joined to a first, lateral line of fracture by a third, transverse line of fracture for forming a pair of flaps;    (e) depositing materials into said chamber;    (f) separating the first, lateral line of fracture from the second bag and separating the third, transverse line of fracture, forming a pair of flaps and tying the flaps together to close the bag; and    (g) extending the second bag entirely through the gripping orifice and extending the serially connected third bag at least partially through the gripping orifice.