Carrier bag dispensers, carrier bag dispenser carousel, hold member for holding and retaining a multitude of pairs of straps connected to respective carrier bags and kit-of-parts carrier bag dispenser for holding a stack of carrier bags

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a carrier bag dispenser comprising a hold member arranged between a pair of struts for holding the carrying straps of a multitude of carrier bags, wherein said hold member has a support section, a fastening section and a separate retaining section, the latter two of which are resiliently connected, in some cases by at least one spring screw. The present disclosure further provides a carrier bag dispenser comprising a hold member arranged between a pair of struts for holding the carrying straps of a multitude of carrier bags, wherein said hold member has a support section, a fastening section and a retaining section having a front and a rear side wherein said rear side comprises a multitude of grooves extending from one side edge to the opposing side edge thereof. And, the present disclosure provides a carrier bag dispenser carousel comprising a multitude of carrier bag dispensers according to the present disclosure. Moreover, the present disclosure provides a hold member for holding and retaining a multitude of pairs of straps connected to respective carrier bags, wherein said hold member comprises a fastening section for fastening the hold member to a bag dispenser, a retaining section located, in regular use, above the fastening section having a front and a rear side and opposing side edges and a support section for the carrying straps located on the rear side of the hold member, wherein the retaining section and the fastening section of the hold member are separate elements which are resiliently connected, in some cases by at least one spring screw, or wherein the retaining section and the fastening section of the hold member are separate elements or are in one piece and wherein the rear side of the retaining section comprises a multitude of grooves extending from one side edge to the opposing side edge. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides a kit-of-parts carrier bag dispenser for holding a stack of carrier bags each having a pair of carrying straps and a pair of spaced apart holes in the upper region of the bag as well as for dispensing individual carrier bags comprising a T-shirt bag dispenser and a hold member according to the present disclosure.

1 . A carrier bag dispenser having a front side and a rear side for holding a stack of carrier bags, each bag having a pair of carrying straps and a pair of spaced apart holes in the upper region of the bag, and for dispensing individual carrier bags therefrom, comprising:
 two spaced apart, essentially similarly or identically oriented or orientable holding struts for insertion into the pair of holes of the bags,   a hold member having a front side and a rear side and arranged between the struts of the pair of holding struts for holding the carrying straps, and   a carrier element to which the holdings struts of the pair of holding struts and the hold member are connected,   wherein the hold member comprises:
 a fastening section for fastening the hold member to the carrier element, 
 a retaining section above the fastening section having a front and a rear side and opposing side edges, and 
 a support section for the carrying straps located on the rear side of the hold member, and 
   wherein the retaining section and the fastening section of the hold member are separate elements which are resiliently connected.   
     
     
         2 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the rear side of the retaining section comprises a multitude of grooves extending from one side edge to the opposing side edge. 
     
     
         3 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein the rear side of the retaining section comprises two, three, four, five or six grooves that extend from one side edge to the opposing side edge. 
     
     
         4 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one groove of the multitude of grooves in cross-sectional view is tilted upwards. 
     
     
         5 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the retaining section and the fastening section of the hold member are resiliently connected by at least one spring screw. 
     
     
         6 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one spring screw is located on the front side of the retaining section and wherein the fastening section comprises at least one corresponding screw thread. 
     
     
         7 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one spring screw is located in the lower part of the retaining section and/or wherein the at least one screw thread is located in the upper part of the fastening section. 
     
     
         8 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein that section of the spring screw being positioned in the screw thread is additionally fixed to the screw thread by use of glue. 
     
     
         9 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the retaining section, in use, is essentially vertically oriented. 
     
     
         10 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the retaining section and the support section are forming an angle in the range from 600 to 120°. 
     
     
         11 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening section and the support section are formed in one piece. 
     
     
         12 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the support section and the fastening section are formed in one piece and resiliently connected to the separate retaining section, or
 wherein the support section and the retaining section are formed in one piece and resiliently connected to the separate fastening section.   
     
     
         13 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 12 , wherein the transition from the fastening section to the support section on the front side is rounded or wherein the transition from the retaining section to the support section on the front side is rounded. 
     
     
         14 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein the fastening section is fastened to the carrier element by at least one screw or by gluing or welding. 
     
     
         15 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one spring screw has a lesser extension in the direction away from the front side as the at least one screw which fastens the fastening section to the carrier element. 
     
     
         16 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 1 , further comprising a stack of carrier bags each having a pair of carrying straps and a pair of spaced apart holes in the upper region of the bags wherein the pair of struts is placed in the respective pair of spaced apart holes and the pairs of carrying straps are held by the hold member. 
     
     
         17 . A carrier bag dispenser carousel comprising two, three, four, five, or more carrier bag dispensers according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         18 . A carrier bag dispenser having a front side and a rear side for holding a stack of carrier bags, each bag having a pair of carrying straps and a pair of spaced apart holes in the upper region of the bag, and for dispensing individual carrier bags therefrom, comprising:
 two spaced apart, essentially similarly or identically oriented or orientable holding struts for insertion into the pair of holes of the bags,   a hold member having a front side and a rear side and arranged between the struts of the pair of holding struts for holding the carrying straps, and   a carrier element to which the holdings struts of the pair of holding struts and the hold member are connected,   wherein the hold member comprises:
 a fastening section for fastening the hold member to the carrier element, 
 a retaining section above the fastening section having a front and a rear side and opposing side edges, and 
 a support section for the carrying straps located on the rear side of the hold member, and 
   wherein the rear side of the retaining section comprises a multitude of grooves extending from one side edge to the opposing side edge.   
     
     
         19 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the hold member is made in one piece. 
     
     
         20 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the retaining section and the fastening section of the hold member are separate elements which are resiliently connected. 
     
     
         21 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 20 , wherein the fastening section and the support section are formed in one piece. 
     
     
         22 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 20 , wherein the retaining section and the fastening section of the hold member are resiliently connected by at least one spring screw. 
     
     
         23 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 22 , wherein the at least one spring screw is located on the front side of the retaining section and wherein the fastening section comprises at least one corresponding screw thread. 
     
     
         24 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 22 , wherein the at least one spring screw is located in the lower part of the retaining section and/or wherein the at least one screw thread is located in the upper part of the fastening section. 
     
     
         25 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 22 , wherein that section of the spring screw being positioned in the screw thread is additionally fixed to the screw thread by use of glue. 
     
     
         26 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the rear side of the retaining section comprises two, three, four, five, or six grooves that extend from one side edge to the opposing side edge. 
     
     
         27 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein at least one groove of the multitude of grooves in cross-sectional view is tilted upwards. 
     
     
         28 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the retaining section, in use, is essentially vertically oriented. 
     
     
         29 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the retaining section and the support section are forming an angle in the range from 60° to 120°. 
     
     
         30 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the support section and the fastening section are formed in one piece and resiliently connected to the separate retaining section, or
 wherein the support section and the retaining section are formed in one piece and resiliently connected to the separate fastening section.   
     
     
         31 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 30 , wherein the transition from the fastening section to the support section on the front side is rounded or wherein the transition from the retaining section to the support section on the front side is rounded. 
     
     
         32 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , wherein the fastening section is fastened to the carrier element by at least one screw or by gluing or welding. 
     
     
         33 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 31 , wherein the at least one spring screw has a lesser extension in the direction away from the front side as the at least one screw which fastens the fastening section to the carrier element. 
     
     
         34 . The carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 18 , further comprising a stack of carrier bags each having a pair of carrying straps and a pair of spaced apart holes in the upper region of the bags wherein the pair of struts is placed in the respective pair of spaced apart holes and the pairs of carrying straps are held by the hold member. 
     
     
         35 . A carrier bag dispenser carousel comprising two, three, four, five, or more carrier bag dispensers according to  claim 18 . 
     
     
         36 . A kit-of-parts carrier bag dispenser for holding a stack of carrier bags, each bag having a pair of carrying straps and a pair of spaced apart holes in the upper region of the bag, and for dispensing individual carrier bags, comprising:
 a) a T-shirt bag dispenser having a front side and a rear side for holding a stack of T-shirt bags, the T-shirt bag dispenser comprising:
 two spaced apart, essentially similarly or identically oriented or orientable holding struts for holding bags, 
 a hook member having a front side and a rear side and arranged between the struts of the pair of holding struts for holding the carrying straps, and 
 a carrier element to which the holdings struts of the pair of holding struts and the hook member are connected, and 
   b) a hold member according to  claim 22 .   
     
     
         37 . The kit-of-parts carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 36 , wherein the fastening section of the hold member is fastened to the hook member of the T-shirt bag dispenser via at least one screw or via welding. 
     
     
         38 . The kit-of-parts carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 36 , wherein the hook member comprises a bent wire defining a passage opening and wherein the fastening section of the hold member is fastened to the hook member by passing a screw through the passage opening. 
     
     
         39 . The kit-of-parts carrier bag dispenser according to  claim 36 , wherein the hook member and the fastening section of the hold member are bent outwardly to the front side in a matching manner at least in sections.