Bag Container Dispenser Rack for Compact Clean Bag Dispensing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing bag dispensing systems for retail stores, particularly those used for deli sliders and similar items, occupy too much floor space, require roll-mounted bags, and lack features like visual refilling indicators, adaptability to various mountings, and ease of cleaning, making them inefficient and inconvenient.

Innovation Solution

A bag container dispenser with a removable access panel and flexible closure portion, designed to minimize floor space usage, accommodate multiple bag sizes, and include a dispenser rack with adjustable mounting options, made from materials like cardboard, plastic, or metal, with features like perforations and angled guards for secure and easy bag dispensing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If existing bag dispensing systems are used, then bags can be dispensed, but they occupy too much floor space

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefloor spaceVSAvoiddispensing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The dispensing system is divided into modular components: a container for holding bags, a dispensing mechanism with opening/closing flaps, and a rack structure. This segmentation allows compact arrangement while maintaining functional efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple containers can be stacked or nested within the rack structure, allowing vertical arrangement that minimizes floor space while maximizing dispensing capacity. The rack itself can be nested within larger storage systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Adaptability or versatility

If roll-mounted bags are used, then continuous supply is achieved, but adaptability to various bag sizes is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebag size accommodationVSAvoidmounting requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The container and rack are designed with universal dimensions and opening mechanisms that can accommodate multiple bag sizes and types. The flapped opening design works with various bag configurations, making the system multi-functional.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The dispensing mechanism features movable flaps and adjustable components that can adapt their configuration based on the bag size being dispensed, providing dynamic adaptability without requiring complex mounting systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Object-affected harmful factors

If traditional dispensing openings are used, then bags are accessible, but bag cleanliness is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebag contaminationVSAvoidbag access
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The opening mechanism extracts only the necessary portion (single bag) from the container through controlled flap movement, minimizing exposure of remaining bags to contamination while maintaining easy access to the dispensed bag.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The flapped opening acts as an intermediary barrier that controls the transition between the protected bag stack and the external environment, allowing bag access while preventing contamination of bags that remain in the container.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Adaptability or versatility

If fixed mounting positions are used, then stable installation is achieved, but adaptability to different locations is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemounting location flexibilityVSAvoidmounting stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The rack incorporates adjustable mounting mechanisms that can be dynamically positioned at different heights and locations while maintaining stable installation through secure attachment features.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting system is designed with universal attachment features that can be installed on various surfaces (walls, counters, floors) at different locations, providing both flexibility and reliability across diverse installation environments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10005593B2Dispenser bag container and dispenser rack
Publication Date: 2018.06.26 TAN JESSICA

AI summary

A bag container dispenser includes a bag container. The container is formed of resilient material and has a bottom, a top, first and second sides, a front, a back and a removable access panel. The access panel has a top segment that includes a portion of the top and a connected front segment. The front segment has a height that extends from the bottom to the top. Stacked bags are sized and shaped to fit within the bag container. Each of the bags has a front wall, a back wall, an open top and a closure mechanism. The bags are dispensable from the container through an opening provided by removal of the access panel which may have a removable cover. A dispenser rack has a horizontal platform sized and shaped to support the bag container. Peripheral guards extend upward from the platform and constrain movement of the container during dispensing.