Storage and dispensing unit for merchandise bags
CA 2285348 A1 · Owner: Mills, Daniel J. · Inventors: Mills, Daniel J.
Overview
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A pack of merchandise bags is provided in a closed storage and dispensing unit. A portion of the unit is removable to provide a window through which the bag pack is exposed. Each bag in the pack is provided with a front and rear tab at the top with the rear tab of a bag, being attached to the front tab of the next bag. In addition the rear tabs, are formed together in a stack which is secured inside the unit and each, rear tab is attached to its respective bag through a relatively weak perforation. Thus, when a bag is withdrawn from the back pack by means of the front tab, the bag is opened because the rear tab is retained, to the stack of tabs. However as additional force is exerted on the …
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- Filed October 5, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 5, 2019.
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