CA1061734A - Shopping counter structure, wicketed bags for use therewith and mounting means for such bags - Google Patents
Shopping counter structure, wicketed bags for use therewith and mounting means for such bagsInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B43/00—Forming, feeding, opening or setting-up containers or receptacles in association with packaging
- B65B43/12—Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed state; Feeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
- B65B43/14—Feeding individual bags or carton blanks from piles or magazines
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
This invention provides a check-out counter for use in, e.g., grocery stores, together with a device for suspending and mounting an array of wicketed plastic bags or the like, a device for retaining a bag from the array in an open position for loading and as well, an array of wicketed bags which have tabs for mounting the array and permitting easy access and removal of individual bags from the array.
This invention provides a check-out counter for use in, e.g., grocery stores, together with a device for suspending and mounting an array of wicketed plastic bags or the like, a device for retaining a bag from the array in an open position for loading and as well, an array of wicketed bags which have tabs for mounting the array and permitting easy access and removal of individual bags from the array.
Description
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This invention relates to the packaging art.
More particularly, one aspect of this invention relates to a check-out counter for use in grocery or the like stores; a further aspect of this invention relates to an array of wicketed containers for use in check-out counters or the like; further embodiments of this invention also relate to the provision of a device for retaining an array of wicketed containers in a vertical mode for use in a check-out counter and a device for retaining a container in an open-top position for loading, at a check-out counter.
Conventionally, in consumer stores such as grocery stores, paper bags are normally employed for packaging groceries. In some cases, the use of plastic bags has been employed for this purpose but the lack of a suitable arrange-ment of a check-out counter, and supporting means for the bags for packaging or loading purposes, has delayed their implementation in many areas.
With this invention, applicant has now developed a check-out counter which is particularly adapted for use with the plastic bags and which may be employed in one of two different modes for use by the cashier alone, or for use in combination with a cashier and a separate packaging person -and as well, devices for retaining an array of wicketed containers which may be withdrawn, one by one or in multiples, for permitting such withdrawn containers to be retained in an open position for loading by the person who loads such commodities at a check-out counter.
The plastic containers of the type which are used in forming the wicketed array of containers are those which have a pair of opposed panels forming the major surfaces of the container bag, with a pair of handles, preferably laterally lV~i17;~4 located of the open end of the bag and which are provided with a tab and retaining means for retaining a plurality of tabs of the array of bags in alignment, and in which the bags may be separated from the tabs. More particularly, a wicketed array of containers according to this invention comprises an aligned package of readily dispensible carrying bags suitable for use at such a grocery check-out counter with the array being comprised of a plurality of lay-flat bags aligned and stacked into juxtaposition with each other, the bags each having a body portion with a pair of opposed major walls lying in juxtaposition, when the bag is in a lay-flat condition, a cut-out portion extending between the side walls of the bag and defining with the side walls, an opening for permitting access to the body portion of -the container, a pair_of handles -extending from the open top portion of the container, a manually removable and flexible tab member connected to and extending from the bag into the opening, and means for temporarily securing the bags together and retaining the integrity of the array.
The wicketed array of bags may be employed in conjunction with a device for positioning and vertically suspending the array of wicketed containers and which dev-ice comprises a central supporting member for mounting the device in a vertical mode, mounting and retaining means associated with said supporting member for mounting said array, said mounting and retaining means having a mounting surface generally horizontally disposed relative to the supporting member for mounting the tabs of the wicketed array in a horizontal plane relative to the body portion of the container, which is adapted to generally lie in a vertical plane.
10617;~4 The device for mounting and retaining a bag from the wicketed array of bags, in an open position ready ~r loading at a check-out counter, preferably comprises a mounting member having opposed ends and adapted to be secured in a vertically oriented manner, a supporting bracket for mounting a pair of retaining arms, a pair of such retaining arms secured to the mounting bracket, said arms being mounted to said mounting bracket in a generally vertical manner, each arm having a pair of spaced apart shoulder engaging members adapted to each engage one shoulder of a strap of a container bag of the type described above.
In accordance with the check-out counter aspect of the present invention,-the check-out counter comprises a .
first lower work surface, dividing means dividing said lower=-work surface into separate-portions, said dividing means being pivotable into and ~ut of dividing position relative to said lower surface whereby when said dividing means is positioned out of dividing relationship relative to s-aid-lower surface, one of said portions is free from said dividing means, a second upper work surface, said upper work surface being spaced from and generally in a planar relationship to said one of said portions of said lower surface, said second work surface being displaceable relative to said one of said portions of said lower surface and from an upper operative mode to a lower non-operative mode whereby when said dividing means is out of dividing position and said upper surface is displaced, said :
one portion of said lower surface constitutes a free working surface and when said dividing means is in dividing relation-ship relative to said lower surface and said upper work surface is not displaced relative to said upper operative mode, the 10~17~
other portion of said lower surface is presented as a free working surface.
In greater detail of the present invention, and referring initially to the aspect of the invention relating to the axray of wicketed containers, such containers may be made of any suitable plastic material such as, for example, polyolefins, e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. Each wicketed container has a body portion, as outlined above, and may or may not include side walls which may or may not be gusseted. A preferred bag construction is of the type where the bag includes gussets which continue throughout the length of the bag and extend between the opposed panels on the carrying handle portions to provide a carrying handle on each side of..the bag-whiGh-is of a double-thickness.-This-invention.also provides, with respect to the containers, the fact that in providing the weakened line to define the cut out portion, a special arrangement of the score-lines provides.advantageous features to overcome the problems which...would otherwise be encountered in separating the bag from the tabs. More specifically, the score lines :
are perforated so as to define a weakened line between the i17;~4 tabs on the balance of the container body and in which the score lines terminate or include angularly displaced cuts extending into the tabs, as opposed to being straight line cuts running along the line of intended serration or score lines which would terminate and initiate in the body portion of the bag. This very important feature will be described hereinafter in greater detail.
The containers or bags of the present invention can be made of blown tube material or sheet material which is folded to form a tube.- A length-of-such material-may-be severed into bag-l-engths,-being bottom-sealed--to-f-orm-the -bottom of one bag and the top of the carrying handles. A U-shaped cut-out may`then be punched through the bag length of material at the top of the bag to define the carrying handles between the cut-out-portion and the free lateral sides of the bag - in the case of gusseted bags, the cut-out portion extends through the gusset to provide openings between the lateral sides and the cut-out portion.
In the bags o~f the present invention, mounting tabs are provided which are fixedly secured to the bag in the cut-out portion at the top of the bag. Although beiny fixedly secured to the bag, such tabs are also releasably secured to the bag and this may be accomplished by providing a score line 1'7~
or spaced apart serrations in the bag material to define the tabs. The tabs are preferably located at the upper free edges of the body portion of the bag and between the opposed carrying handles, and preferably equally spaced between the carrying handles. The tabs may, however, extend the full width between the handles or in place of providing a cut-out portion, a complete U-shaped cut-out defining the handles, when the portion is removed, may be employed. Thus, the size of the tab may vary considerably but the point is that the tab remains an integral part of the bag until it is desired to separate the bag from the tab for use.
A plurality of such bags are stacked into an aligned relationship to form an array of the same and in accordance with this~invention, the tabs-are secured together to form a stabilized array, and for use with the device for suspending an array of such wicketed containers. To this end, the tabs may be needle-punched with a hot needle to secure the tabs together. Alternatively, one or more holes-may be `
punched through the tabs and suitable retaining means, such as a wire member, inserted through the holes to retain the bags. Such a wire member can then be used to mount the wicketed array of bags on the device of the present invention.
The device for mounting and suspending a wicketed array of bags, to present them for ready use by a packing person at a check-out counter, is broadly outlined above and more particularly, in accordance with preferred embodiments, comprises a vertical stand which has an upper plate or member for generally horizontally aligning and mounting the tabs, while at the same time, permitting the body of the bag to hang in a vertical relationship. A pair of arms may be associated with the device for suspending the carrying straps 1()~i1'73~
of the containers. Such a device may be constructed of any appropriate material - e.g., plastic, metal, etc. In employing the wicketed array of containers which are provided with a wire member, the horizontal plate of the device may be pro-vided with one or more apertures to accommodate the wire member so as to project through the plate and retain the wicketed array in place for use. If desired, the device may also include means for releasably mounting the same in a check-out counter, as will be described hereinafter in greater detail.
The device for suspending the bags in an opened condition, ready for loading, comprises at least one pair of supporting arms mounted in a spaced-apart relationship, the distance between which is the same as or slightly greater- than the opening-of the bag dimension and about which the carrying straps are adapted to be located. The spaced apart arms each have a supporting member for mounting each arm, with each arm having means-for engaging--and retaining a-carrying strap.
~ Preferably this latter means comprises a recess defined by the elements composing the arm.
` ` Still further, in one form of the device, the device may be mounted on a vertical stand or supporting member for positioning the same on a work surface of the check-out counter; in an alternative embodiment, a backing plate may be employed to secure the same to a substrate.
One particular preferred form of the mounting device for retaining the bags in an open position comprises a backing plate, a pair of spaced apart shafts each journalling a rotatable bracket, with each bracket mounting an arm for the bags. Preferably lock pins or the like are provided for ~0~17;~4 securing each arm mounting bracket in a fixed position while permitting the same to rotate into and out of bag supporting position.
The above devices may be also composed of wire members, extruded plastic rods, etc.
~ ith respect to the check-out counter of the present invention, there are provided two levels of working surfaces, namely the upper work surface and the lower spaced apart and preferably parallel surface. The upper surface is movable into and out of parallel relationship with a portion of the lower work surface, to expose that portion of the lower work surface as an operative work surface when the upper work surface is so displaced. In this manner, two work areas are provided in the-check-out counter, a first-of--which~ s-usable-by the cashier when the cashier performs the function of packaging commodities, while the second work surface is pro-vided for use by a packaging person when a cashier performs only the functions of a cashier.
As indicated-above, the dividing means divides the lower surface into first and second portions, one portion of which is adapted for use by a packaging person and which includes the devices of the present invention for suspending a wicketed array of bags, while the other device mounts individual bags in an open position for packaging of the commodities.
Preferably, such devices are releasably located on one portion of the lower work surface while the other portion of the lower work surface is not employed when a two-person operation is being used at the check-out counter.
The dividing means also preferably functions as a support means for the upper surface and still more preferably, lU~;~7~
the dividing means forms a support for the upper surface in conjunction with further support means for supporting an opposed end of the upper surface.
ln still further embodiments, the upper work surface is preferably pivotably connected to the dividing means, and still further, the dividing means is preferably pivotably connected to the lower surface whereby upon move-ment of the upper surface, movement of the dividing means into and out of dividing position may be achieved.
With the type of check-out counter disclosed herein, a simple operation may convert the device into a one-person operation or alternatively, into a two-person operation.
The mounting device of the present invention, together with the-bag-opening device~-can be-located--in either the front or-rear portion of the check-out counter, and these devices provide a very easy and economical solution to stacking an array of bags and presenting them for loading.
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Having thus generally described the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, illustrating preferred embodiments, and in which:
FIGURE 1 illustrates the wicketed containers of the present inver.tion together with a mounting device for mounting the same;
FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the mounting device shown in Figure 1 with the wicketed containers mounted thereon, and shown secured to a substrate;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing a bag - removed from the array illustrated in Figures-l and 2, and ready for mounting;
FIGU~E--4 is a section-taken-~along-the-li*e-IV--IV of~
Figure 3;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the device for suspending a container or bag in an opened condition for loading, and with the container show~ on the device;
FIGURE 6 is a section taken along the line VI-VI of Figure 5;
FIGURE 7 illustrates the mounting device of Figure 1 shown mounted on a substrate surface, in side elevational view;
FIGURE 8 is a section taken along the line VIII-VIII
of Figure 7;
FIGURE 9 illustrates the device of Figure 5 in side elevational view in greater detail;
FIGURE 10 is a section taken along the line X-X of Figure 9;
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FIGURE 11 is a section taken along the line XI-XI
of Figure 9;
FIGURE 12 is an overall perspective view of a check-out counter of the present invention showing the mounting devices of Figures 1 and 9;
FIGURE 13 shows the check-out counter of Figure 12 in a partially collapsed condition;
FIGURE 14 is a top plan view of the check-out counter of Figure 12;
FIGURE 15 is a side elevational view of a counter similar to Figure 12 showing an optional embodiment of the invention; and FIGURE:16-is a section taken_along the line XVI-XVI
of Figure 15.
Referring now to Figùres 1 through 3 initially, an array of wicketed containers of plastic material is illus-trated-in Figure 1 and-designated-general-l-y by the letter A.
Each container has a pair of major faces 20 and 22 and in the embodiment shown, the plastic bags or containers are of a "gusseted" type with side walls 24 between the major panels 20 and 22. The bags are constructed of, e.g., plastic tubing of e.g., polyethylene or the like, and may include a bottom or closed end portion 26. A pair of handles 28 bridge the front and back panels 20 and 22 and in the case of a gusseked bag, these are normally constructed of two-ply material by die-cutting a generally U-shaped portion from the upper end of the bag.
In the containers of the present invention, and with reference to Figures 1 and 2 in particular, each bag is .-- --11~617;~4 provided with a tab which is frangibly connected to the container. In a preferred embodiment, each container is provided with a cut-out portion of a generally U-shaped con-figuration indicated (in Figure 1) by reference numeral 30, but in die-cutting out the U-shaped area, a tab 32 associated with either or both of the panels 20 and 22 of the container is left, which tab is integrally associated with the container but is provided with score or slit cuts 34 to facilitate removal of the tab upon tearing the non-slit portions which secure the tab to the bag. The most preferred construction utilizes a pair of tabs 32 for each container, one of which is connected to the panel 20 and the other of which is con-nected to the panel 22. However, if desired, only one tab per--cont~iner-may-be-~provided.
In the arrangement illustrated, the tabs are located at the bottom of the "U" cut-out portion and to this end, the tabs have free lateral margins defined by a gap 36 between-the handles-28 of the bag and_the tabs.
In accordance with a feature of the present invention, the slit ¢uts 34 have a configuration which aids in the ready separation of the tab 32 from the body of the bag - as will be noted from Figure 1, each is of a generally U-shaped ~configuration with end portions 34a extending inwardly into the removable portion 32. In this manner, by pulling or grasping the body 20 of the bag, the tear is initiated at the end portions 34a, which then continues on to the flat portion of the score slits and this avoids the tears actually continuing into the body of the bag. In other words, if the slit arrangement had been reversed to that shown in Figure 1, the initiation of the tear along the slit lines 34 could also initiate a tear in the body portion of the bag which obviously is-to-be-avoided.
To provide-~n arra~--of-wicketed_contai~ers;-such as is illustrated in-Figure 1, the embodiment illustrated includes a plurality of the containers or bags formed into a stack of the same, and which stack is then provided with a pair of spaced apart slits 40 in the~-tabs. The slitsj as--shown-in Figure 1, are in alignment through the array and a U-shaped wire member 42 is then inserted through the slits to hold the array together. A backing member may be pro-vided on the opposed side of the-arms of the wire member 42.
However, if desired, in place of slits, the stacked array may be needle-punched with a hot needle so as to secure the tabs together, eliminating the nee`d for the wire member 42.
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The mounting device of another embodiment of the present invention, and as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, comprises a device for positioning and vertically suspending the array of wicketed containers and to this end, includes a vertical supporting member 50 for mounting the device in a vertical mode. A base 52 is attached to the lower end of the vertical support 50 and as illustrated in Figure 2, is adapted to be secured to a substrate surface S. To this end, the device may include an interiorly threaded portion 54 and a bolt or the like 56 may be used to thread the base to the substrate surface S.
The upper portion of the device includes in the embodiment shown, mounting and retaining means associated with the supporting member, and which is adapted to mount the array of wicketed containers in a generally vertical plane. This mounting and retaining means comprises a generally planar horizontally aligned plate 56 provided with a pair of apertures 58 located in a spaced apart manner, through which the opposed legs of the wire member 42 are adapted to be inserted. The array of bags or containers, as will be seen in Figure 2, may then be mounted with the legs of the wire member projecting through the apertures ~8.
The mounting device may also include an elongated back panel 60 disposed in a generally vertical manner, and which projects on either side beyond the bounds of the plate 56. A shorter front panel 62 may also be included, fixedly secured to the plate 56, for aid in aligning the wicketed array of bags when mounted. The ends of the plate 60 may be used for supporting thecarrying straps of the array of bags.
1(~1734 Referring now to Figures 7 and 8, the mounting device of Figures 1 and 2 is shown as it would be used in à
check-out counter operation, as described hereinafter in greater detail. To this end, the device, in place of having the base 52 as illustrated in Figure 1, operates in conjunction with a base member 64 which is releasably secured by means of a bolt 66, or the like, to a substrate surface 100, and which base includes an upstanding vertical hollow portion 68 pro-vided with a plurality of apertures 70 therein. The vertical supporting member 50 is provided with a recess 53 in which there is mounted a helical spring 55 urging a projection 57 in an outward position, with the leading end 59 of the projec-tion being adapted to engage an aperture 70 of the base. In this way, the-devices of Figures 1 and 2 may be vertically oriented and positioned in a movable manner for a check-out counter, as described hereinafter, and at the same time, per-mitting the height of the device to be adjusted according to different lengths of bags or containers.
A device for maintaining the bags in an opened condition is illustrated in Figures 9 through 11. This device includes a pair of movable arms indicated generally by reference numeral 72, which arms include an upper linear portion 74 with a pair of inwardly extending arcuate portions 76 which in turn are connected to a further short linear portion 78. For rigidity purposes, the supporting arms 72 may include a further portion 80 connected to a bottom member 82 with the bottom member, and the terminal end portion 84 of the upper member being fixedly secured to a mounting bracket 86.
Mounting bracket 86 is a pivotable rectangularly shaped bracket journalled on a fixed shaft 88 which in turn, 11)~173~
is secured to a pair of upper and lower brackets 90 which are fixedly secured and project from a mounting plate 92. To permit the arms to pivot inwardly and into relative juxtaposition with the backing plate 92, the member 86 has a height less than the height of the shaft 88; shaft 88 is provided with a pair of projecting pins 94 fixedly secured to the lower end thereof and which, when the arms are in the position illustrated in Figure 9, are adapted to engage side recesses 98 located in the member 86. In a similar manner, further notches 98' may be provided in the other faces of the member 86 to permit the arms 72 to rotate 90 on either side of the arrangement shown in Figure 9. In use, the mounting plate 92 may be fixedly secured to a substrate surface, or alternatively, a stand may be secured to the plate-92 for vertically orienting and mounting--the same.
A further embodiment of the invention is illus-trated in Figures 13 through 16 illustrating a check-out counter parti-cularly suitable for--use in shopping s$ores such as food stores. This counter may be employed in conjunction with a typical cash-register for--such stores. General-ly, when a clerk is itemizing and totalling the costs of e.g., grocery orders, the clerk will punch the amounts of the groceries into the cash register, subsequently place the groceries onto a surface where a packer will package the commodities into a container or bag.
In the check-out counter of Figures 12 through 16, and according to the present invention, there is provided an upper surface 102 adapted to form a supporting surface for groceries or the like which a cashier has punched into the cash register ana which will permit a packer to then take the 10~17;~4 items off surface 102 and put them into a container.
The check-out counter illustrated in Figures 12 through 16 is adapted to be utilized under different circum-stances, namely when a cashier is totalling the amount of the groceries and also doing the packaging or alternatively, where a cashier is totalling the groceries and a separate packer is employed. In both modes of operation, the device includes a generally rectangular base portion indicated generally by reference letter B which is of an elongated rectangular shape and which may include, if desired, a plurality of compart-ments 104-for storage of e.g., containers, etc. The base portion includes an upper surface designated generally by reference numeral 106 which is dieided into a pair of portions by a collaps-ible-~divider--108. Divider 108 is`hingedly secured to surface 106 by means of hinges 110 or the like. Divider 108 thus provides an end portion 106a of the surface 106 which may be used, in the event of a separate packer, for the mounting devicè of Figure 1 and for--the bag retaining device-of Figures 9 through 11. To this end, surface 106a may be provided with a pair of recesses to accommodate the arrangement shown in ~igure 7, and to place the device in the orientation shown in Figure 12 on the surface 106a.
In Figure 12, a slightly modified version of the bag retention device of Figures 9 through 11 is illustrated, in which the device is adapted to retain two of such bags or containers in an open condition, ready for packaging. The device of Figures 9 through 11, in its modified form, is shown as being mounted by means of a vertical supporting member 112 which may otherwise have its lower end constructed in the arrangement shown in Figure 7 for insertion into and removal out of a recess in the surface 106a, for reasons - 17 ~
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which will become apparent hereinafter. Supporting member 112 in turn mounts a horizontal member 114 which includes at each of its opposed ends, arms.72 of a similar construction to that shown in Figure 9, but including a terminal end member 116 to form with the arcuate portion 76 and the intermediate arm 78 a hook to retain the carrying handles 28 of the bags or container of Figures 1 through 3. In the embodiment of Figure 12, the pair of arms 72 may be joined by an intermediate arm 120 which is fixedly secured, by welding or the like, to the cross arm 114. In this member, a pair of bags may be mounted between opposed arms as illustrated-in-F-igure 12 so as to expedite packing.
In the check-out.coun~er-as~-illustrate*i the upper surface 102-is-preferabL~ hinge~ secured-to the.
vertical divider 108 by means of a hinge 124 (Figure 16) and when it is desired to employ only a cashier for totalling the groceries, with the cashier doing the packing, as will be.noted-frQm~Fisure-15., the vertical-dividing member 108 may be collapsed onto the surface 106a-in the direction shown .
by the arrows and likewise, the surface 102 may be collapsed onto the surface 106, with a portion of the same lying in juxtaposition with the collapsed divider-108.- A spacer-128-may be employed to provide the proper spacing for the end of the surface 102 when in a collapsed condition, to permit the latter to lie in a generally flat orientation.
In the check~out counter of the present invention, when a single person is acting both as the cashier and packer, the counter may include a front portion in proximity to the cash register, which is defined by a supporting surface 130 (and which may or may not be in a co-planar relationship with the surface 106 - see ~igure 12) in which the wicketed array 1()~173~
of bags may be stored, as well as the bag opening device, in proximity to the cash register. Thus, the arrangement shown in Figure 12 may be located at the opposed end, as shown in Figure 13, for the cashier to do the packing as well.
Suitable pins or the like may be employed for positioning the collapsible surface 102, and the divider 108, in a sufficiently rigid position for the arrangement illus-trated .in Figure 12 or alternatively, as illustrated in Figure 12, the supporting surface 102 may include a generally U-shaped channel 134 secured at one end and which is adapted to fit over a front panel 136 of the check-out counter. The check-out counter may include a side wall 138 to separate the packaging area from a cashier to avoid entanglement.
In.operation, or a cashier and a separa*e packer, the embodiment of Figure 12 is employed with the wicketed container storage device, and the bag opening device being as illustrated in that figure; when a cashier will also do the packagingj one merely:has to remove -the wicketed container retaining device,. and.the bag opening device, from the end surface 106a, lift up the supporting surface 112, and collapse the surface 102 and the divider 108 in the manner illustrated in Figure 15 to arrive at the arrangement shown in Figure 13. .
This invention relates to the packaging art.
More particularly, one aspect of this invention relates to a check-out counter for use in grocery or the like stores; a further aspect of this invention relates to an array of wicketed containers for use in check-out counters or the like; further embodiments of this invention also relate to the provision of a device for retaining an array of wicketed containers in a vertical mode for use in a check-out counter and a device for retaining a container in an open-top position for loading, at a check-out counter.
Conventionally, in consumer stores such as grocery stores, paper bags are normally employed for packaging groceries. In some cases, the use of plastic bags has been employed for this purpose but the lack of a suitable arrange-ment of a check-out counter, and supporting means for the bags for packaging or loading purposes, has delayed their implementation in many areas.
With this invention, applicant has now developed a check-out counter which is particularly adapted for use with the plastic bags and which may be employed in one of two different modes for use by the cashier alone, or for use in combination with a cashier and a separate packaging person -and as well, devices for retaining an array of wicketed containers which may be withdrawn, one by one or in multiples, for permitting such withdrawn containers to be retained in an open position for loading by the person who loads such commodities at a check-out counter.
The plastic containers of the type which are used in forming the wicketed array of containers are those which have a pair of opposed panels forming the major surfaces of the container bag, with a pair of handles, preferably laterally lV~i17;~4 located of the open end of the bag and which are provided with a tab and retaining means for retaining a plurality of tabs of the array of bags in alignment, and in which the bags may be separated from the tabs. More particularly, a wicketed array of containers according to this invention comprises an aligned package of readily dispensible carrying bags suitable for use at such a grocery check-out counter with the array being comprised of a plurality of lay-flat bags aligned and stacked into juxtaposition with each other, the bags each having a body portion with a pair of opposed major walls lying in juxtaposition, when the bag is in a lay-flat condition, a cut-out portion extending between the side walls of the bag and defining with the side walls, an opening for permitting access to the body portion of -the container, a pair_of handles -extending from the open top portion of the container, a manually removable and flexible tab member connected to and extending from the bag into the opening, and means for temporarily securing the bags together and retaining the integrity of the array.
The wicketed array of bags may be employed in conjunction with a device for positioning and vertically suspending the array of wicketed containers and which dev-ice comprises a central supporting member for mounting the device in a vertical mode, mounting and retaining means associated with said supporting member for mounting said array, said mounting and retaining means having a mounting surface generally horizontally disposed relative to the supporting member for mounting the tabs of the wicketed array in a horizontal plane relative to the body portion of the container, which is adapted to generally lie in a vertical plane.
10617;~4 The device for mounting and retaining a bag from the wicketed array of bags, in an open position ready ~r loading at a check-out counter, preferably comprises a mounting member having opposed ends and adapted to be secured in a vertically oriented manner, a supporting bracket for mounting a pair of retaining arms, a pair of such retaining arms secured to the mounting bracket, said arms being mounted to said mounting bracket in a generally vertical manner, each arm having a pair of spaced apart shoulder engaging members adapted to each engage one shoulder of a strap of a container bag of the type described above.
In accordance with the check-out counter aspect of the present invention,-the check-out counter comprises a .
first lower work surface, dividing means dividing said lower=-work surface into separate-portions, said dividing means being pivotable into and ~ut of dividing position relative to said lower surface whereby when said dividing means is positioned out of dividing relationship relative to s-aid-lower surface, one of said portions is free from said dividing means, a second upper work surface, said upper work surface being spaced from and generally in a planar relationship to said one of said portions of said lower surface, said second work surface being displaceable relative to said one of said portions of said lower surface and from an upper operative mode to a lower non-operative mode whereby when said dividing means is out of dividing position and said upper surface is displaced, said :
one portion of said lower surface constitutes a free working surface and when said dividing means is in dividing relation-ship relative to said lower surface and said upper work surface is not displaced relative to said upper operative mode, the 10~17~
other portion of said lower surface is presented as a free working surface.
In greater detail of the present invention, and referring initially to the aspect of the invention relating to the axray of wicketed containers, such containers may be made of any suitable plastic material such as, for example, polyolefins, e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. Each wicketed container has a body portion, as outlined above, and may or may not include side walls which may or may not be gusseted. A preferred bag construction is of the type where the bag includes gussets which continue throughout the length of the bag and extend between the opposed panels on the carrying handle portions to provide a carrying handle on each side of..the bag-whiGh-is of a double-thickness.-This-invention.also provides, with respect to the containers, the fact that in providing the weakened line to define the cut out portion, a special arrangement of the score-lines provides.advantageous features to overcome the problems which...would otherwise be encountered in separating the bag from the tabs. More specifically, the score lines :
are perforated so as to define a weakened line between the i17;~4 tabs on the balance of the container body and in which the score lines terminate or include angularly displaced cuts extending into the tabs, as opposed to being straight line cuts running along the line of intended serration or score lines which would terminate and initiate in the body portion of the bag. This very important feature will be described hereinafter in greater detail.
The containers or bags of the present invention can be made of blown tube material or sheet material which is folded to form a tube.- A length-of-such material-may-be severed into bag-l-engths,-being bottom-sealed--to-f-orm-the -bottom of one bag and the top of the carrying handles. A U-shaped cut-out may`then be punched through the bag length of material at the top of the bag to define the carrying handles between the cut-out-portion and the free lateral sides of the bag - in the case of gusseted bags, the cut-out portion extends through the gusset to provide openings between the lateral sides and the cut-out portion.
In the bags o~f the present invention, mounting tabs are provided which are fixedly secured to the bag in the cut-out portion at the top of the bag. Although beiny fixedly secured to the bag, such tabs are also releasably secured to the bag and this may be accomplished by providing a score line 1'7~
or spaced apart serrations in the bag material to define the tabs. The tabs are preferably located at the upper free edges of the body portion of the bag and between the opposed carrying handles, and preferably equally spaced between the carrying handles. The tabs may, however, extend the full width between the handles or in place of providing a cut-out portion, a complete U-shaped cut-out defining the handles, when the portion is removed, may be employed. Thus, the size of the tab may vary considerably but the point is that the tab remains an integral part of the bag until it is desired to separate the bag from the tab for use.
A plurality of such bags are stacked into an aligned relationship to form an array of the same and in accordance with this~invention, the tabs-are secured together to form a stabilized array, and for use with the device for suspending an array of such wicketed containers. To this end, the tabs may be needle-punched with a hot needle to secure the tabs together. Alternatively, one or more holes-may be `
punched through the tabs and suitable retaining means, such as a wire member, inserted through the holes to retain the bags. Such a wire member can then be used to mount the wicketed array of bags on the device of the present invention.
The device for mounting and suspending a wicketed array of bags, to present them for ready use by a packing person at a check-out counter, is broadly outlined above and more particularly, in accordance with preferred embodiments, comprises a vertical stand which has an upper plate or member for generally horizontally aligning and mounting the tabs, while at the same time, permitting the body of the bag to hang in a vertical relationship. A pair of arms may be associated with the device for suspending the carrying straps 1()~i1'73~
of the containers. Such a device may be constructed of any appropriate material - e.g., plastic, metal, etc. In employing the wicketed array of containers which are provided with a wire member, the horizontal plate of the device may be pro-vided with one or more apertures to accommodate the wire member so as to project through the plate and retain the wicketed array in place for use. If desired, the device may also include means for releasably mounting the same in a check-out counter, as will be described hereinafter in greater detail.
The device for suspending the bags in an opened condition, ready for loading, comprises at least one pair of supporting arms mounted in a spaced-apart relationship, the distance between which is the same as or slightly greater- than the opening-of the bag dimension and about which the carrying straps are adapted to be located. The spaced apart arms each have a supporting member for mounting each arm, with each arm having means-for engaging--and retaining a-carrying strap.
~ Preferably this latter means comprises a recess defined by the elements composing the arm.
` ` Still further, in one form of the device, the device may be mounted on a vertical stand or supporting member for positioning the same on a work surface of the check-out counter; in an alternative embodiment, a backing plate may be employed to secure the same to a substrate.
One particular preferred form of the mounting device for retaining the bags in an open position comprises a backing plate, a pair of spaced apart shafts each journalling a rotatable bracket, with each bracket mounting an arm for the bags. Preferably lock pins or the like are provided for ~0~17;~4 securing each arm mounting bracket in a fixed position while permitting the same to rotate into and out of bag supporting position.
The above devices may be also composed of wire members, extruded plastic rods, etc.
~ ith respect to the check-out counter of the present invention, there are provided two levels of working surfaces, namely the upper work surface and the lower spaced apart and preferably parallel surface. The upper surface is movable into and out of parallel relationship with a portion of the lower work surface, to expose that portion of the lower work surface as an operative work surface when the upper work surface is so displaced. In this manner, two work areas are provided in the-check-out counter, a first-of--which~ s-usable-by the cashier when the cashier performs the function of packaging commodities, while the second work surface is pro-vided for use by a packaging person when a cashier performs only the functions of a cashier.
As indicated-above, the dividing means divides the lower surface into first and second portions, one portion of which is adapted for use by a packaging person and which includes the devices of the present invention for suspending a wicketed array of bags, while the other device mounts individual bags in an open position for packaging of the commodities.
Preferably, such devices are releasably located on one portion of the lower work surface while the other portion of the lower work surface is not employed when a two-person operation is being used at the check-out counter.
The dividing means also preferably functions as a support means for the upper surface and still more preferably, lU~;~7~
the dividing means forms a support for the upper surface in conjunction with further support means for supporting an opposed end of the upper surface.
ln still further embodiments, the upper work surface is preferably pivotably connected to the dividing means, and still further, the dividing means is preferably pivotably connected to the lower surface whereby upon move-ment of the upper surface, movement of the dividing means into and out of dividing position may be achieved.
With the type of check-out counter disclosed herein, a simple operation may convert the device into a one-person operation or alternatively, into a two-person operation.
The mounting device of the present invention, together with the-bag-opening device~-can be-located--in either the front or-rear portion of the check-out counter, and these devices provide a very easy and economical solution to stacking an array of bags and presenting them for loading.
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Having thus generally described the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, illustrating preferred embodiments, and in which:
FIGURE 1 illustrates the wicketed containers of the present inver.tion together with a mounting device for mounting the same;
FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the mounting device shown in Figure 1 with the wicketed containers mounted thereon, and shown secured to a substrate;
FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing a bag - removed from the array illustrated in Figures-l and 2, and ready for mounting;
FIGU~E--4 is a section-taken-~along-the-li*e-IV--IV of~
Figure 3;
FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the device for suspending a container or bag in an opened condition for loading, and with the container show~ on the device;
FIGURE 6 is a section taken along the line VI-VI of Figure 5;
FIGURE 7 illustrates the mounting device of Figure 1 shown mounted on a substrate surface, in side elevational view;
FIGURE 8 is a section taken along the line VIII-VIII
of Figure 7;
FIGURE 9 illustrates the device of Figure 5 in side elevational view in greater detail;
FIGURE 10 is a section taken along the line X-X of Figure 9;
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FIGURE 11 is a section taken along the line XI-XI
of Figure 9;
FIGURE 12 is an overall perspective view of a check-out counter of the present invention showing the mounting devices of Figures 1 and 9;
FIGURE 13 shows the check-out counter of Figure 12 in a partially collapsed condition;
FIGURE 14 is a top plan view of the check-out counter of Figure 12;
FIGURE 15 is a side elevational view of a counter similar to Figure 12 showing an optional embodiment of the invention; and FIGURE:16-is a section taken_along the line XVI-XVI
of Figure 15.
Referring now to Figùres 1 through 3 initially, an array of wicketed containers of plastic material is illus-trated-in Figure 1 and-designated-general-l-y by the letter A.
Each container has a pair of major faces 20 and 22 and in the embodiment shown, the plastic bags or containers are of a "gusseted" type with side walls 24 between the major panels 20 and 22. The bags are constructed of, e.g., plastic tubing of e.g., polyethylene or the like, and may include a bottom or closed end portion 26. A pair of handles 28 bridge the front and back panels 20 and 22 and in the case of a gusseked bag, these are normally constructed of two-ply material by die-cutting a generally U-shaped portion from the upper end of the bag.
In the containers of the present invention, and with reference to Figures 1 and 2 in particular, each bag is .-- --11~617;~4 provided with a tab which is frangibly connected to the container. In a preferred embodiment, each container is provided with a cut-out portion of a generally U-shaped con-figuration indicated (in Figure 1) by reference numeral 30, but in die-cutting out the U-shaped area, a tab 32 associated with either or both of the panels 20 and 22 of the container is left, which tab is integrally associated with the container but is provided with score or slit cuts 34 to facilitate removal of the tab upon tearing the non-slit portions which secure the tab to the bag. The most preferred construction utilizes a pair of tabs 32 for each container, one of which is connected to the panel 20 and the other of which is con-nected to the panel 22. However, if desired, only one tab per--cont~iner-may-be-~provided.
In the arrangement illustrated, the tabs are located at the bottom of the "U" cut-out portion and to this end, the tabs have free lateral margins defined by a gap 36 between-the handles-28 of the bag and_the tabs.
In accordance with a feature of the present invention, the slit ¢uts 34 have a configuration which aids in the ready separation of the tab 32 from the body of the bag - as will be noted from Figure 1, each is of a generally U-shaped ~configuration with end portions 34a extending inwardly into the removable portion 32. In this manner, by pulling or grasping the body 20 of the bag, the tear is initiated at the end portions 34a, which then continues on to the flat portion of the score slits and this avoids the tears actually continuing into the body of the bag. In other words, if the slit arrangement had been reversed to that shown in Figure 1, the initiation of the tear along the slit lines 34 could also initiate a tear in the body portion of the bag which obviously is-to-be-avoided.
To provide-~n arra~--of-wicketed_contai~ers;-such as is illustrated in-Figure 1, the embodiment illustrated includes a plurality of the containers or bags formed into a stack of the same, and which stack is then provided with a pair of spaced apart slits 40 in the~-tabs. The slitsj as--shown-in Figure 1, are in alignment through the array and a U-shaped wire member 42 is then inserted through the slits to hold the array together. A backing member may be pro-vided on the opposed side of the-arms of the wire member 42.
However, if desired, in place of slits, the stacked array may be needle-punched with a hot needle so as to secure the tabs together, eliminating the nee`d for the wire member 42.
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The mounting device of another embodiment of the present invention, and as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, comprises a device for positioning and vertically suspending the array of wicketed containers and to this end, includes a vertical supporting member 50 for mounting the device in a vertical mode. A base 52 is attached to the lower end of the vertical support 50 and as illustrated in Figure 2, is adapted to be secured to a substrate surface S. To this end, the device may include an interiorly threaded portion 54 and a bolt or the like 56 may be used to thread the base to the substrate surface S.
The upper portion of the device includes in the embodiment shown, mounting and retaining means associated with the supporting member, and which is adapted to mount the array of wicketed containers in a generally vertical plane. This mounting and retaining means comprises a generally planar horizontally aligned plate 56 provided with a pair of apertures 58 located in a spaced apart manner, through which the opposed legs of the wire member 42 are adapted to be inserted. The array of bags or containers, as will be seen in Figure 2, may then be mounted with the legs of the wire member projecting through the apertures ~8.
The mounting device may also include an elongated back panel 60 disposed in a generally vertical manner, and which projects on either side beyond the bounds of the plate 56. A shorter front panel 62 may also be included, fixedly secured to the plate 56, for aid in aligning the wicketed array of bags when mounted. The ends of the plate 60 may be used for supporting thecarrying straps of the array of bags.
1(~1734 Referring now to Figures 7 and 8, the mounting device of Figures 1 and 2 is shown as it would be used in à
check-out counter operation, as described hereinafter in greater detail. To this end, the device, in place of having the base 52 as illustrated in Figure 1, operates in conjunction with a base member 64 which is releasably secured by means of a bolt 66, or the like, to a substrate surface 100, and which base includes an upstanding vertical hollow portion 68 pro-vided with a plurality of apertures 70 therein. The vertical supporting member 50 is provided with a recess 53 in which there is mounted a helical spring 55 urging a projection 57 in an outward position, with the leading end 59 of the projec-tion being adapted to engage an aperture 70 of the base. In this way, the-devices of Figures 1 and 2 may be vertically oriented and positioned in a movable manner for a check-out counter, as described hereinafter, and at the same time, per-mitting the height of the device to be adjusted according to different lengths of bags or containers.
A device for maintaining the bags in an opened condition is illustrated in Figures 9 through 11. This device includes a pair of movable arms indicated generally by reference numeral 72, which arms include an upper linear portion 74 with a pair of inwardly extending arcuate portions 76 which in turn are connected to a further short linear portion 78. For rigidity purposes, the supporting arms 72 may include a further portion 80 connected to a bottom member 82 with the bottom member, and the terminal end portion 84 of the upper member being fixedly secured to a mounting bracket 86.
Mounting bracket 86 is a pivotable rectangularly shaped bracket journalled on a fixed shaft 88 which in turn, 11)~173~
is secured to a pair of upper and lower brackets 90 which are fixedly secured and project from a mounting plate 92. To permit the arms to pivot inwardly and into relative juxtaposition with the backing plate 92, the member 86 has a height less than the height of the shaft 88; shaft 88 is provided with a pair of projecting pins 94 fixedly secured to the lower end thereof and which, when the arms are in the position illustrated in Figure 9, are adapted to engage side recesses 98 located in the member 86. In a similar manner, further notches 98' may be provided in the other faces of the member 86 to permit the arms 72 to rotate 90 on either side of the arrangement shown in Figure 9. In use, the mounting plate 92 may be fixedly secured to a substrate surface, or alternatively, a stand may be secured to the plate-92 for vertically orienting and mounting--the same.
A further embodiment of the invention is illus-trated in Figures 13 through 16 illustrating a check-out counter parti-cularly suitable for--use in shopping s$ores such as food stores. This counter may be employed in conjunction with a typical cash-register for--such stores. General-ly, when a clerk is itemizing and totalling the costs of e.g., grocery orders, the clerk will punch the amounts of the groceries into the cash register, subsequently place the groceries onto a surface where a packer will package the commodities into a container or bag.
In the check-out counter of Figures 12 through 16, and according to the present invention, there is provided an upper surface 102 adapted to form a supporting surface for groceries or the like which a cashier has punched into the cash register ana which will permit a packer to then take the 10~17;~4 items off surface 102 and put them into a container.
The check-out counter illustrated in Figures 12 through 16 is adapted to be utilized under different circum-stances, namely when a cashier is totalling the amount of the groceries and also doing the packaging or alternatively, where a cashier is totalling the groceries and a separate packer is employed. In both modes of operation, the device includes a generally rectangular base portion indicated generally by reference letter B which is of an elongated rectangular shape and which may include, if desired, a plurality of compart-ments 104-for storage of e.g., containers, etc. The base portion includes an upper surface designated generally by reference numeral 106 which is dieided into a pair of portions by a collaps-ible-~divider--108. Divider 108 is`hingedly secured to surface 106 by means of hinges 110 or the like. Divider 108 thus provides an end portion 106a of the surface 106 which may be used, in the event of a separate packer, for the mounting devicè of Figure 1 and for--the bag retaining device-of Figures 9 through 11. To this end, surface 106a may be provided with a pair of recesses to accommodate the arrangement shown in ~igure 7, and to place the device in the orientation shown in Figure 12 on the surface 106a.
In Figure 12, a slightly modified version of the bag retention device of Figures 9 through 11 is illustrated, in which the device is adapted to retain two of such bags or containers in an open condition, ready for packaging. The device of Figures 9 through 11, in its modified form, is shown as being mounted by means of a vertical supporting member 112 which may otherwise have its lower end constructed in the arrangement shown in Figure 7 for insertion into and removal out of a recess in the surface 106a, for reasons - 17 ~
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which will become apparent hereinafter. Supporting member 112 in turn mounts a horizontal member 114 which includes at each of its opposed ends, arms.72 of a similar construction to that shown in Figure 9, but including a terminal end member 116 to form with the arcuate portion 76 and the intermediate arm 78 a hook to retain the carrying handles 28 of the bags or container of Figures 1 through 3. In the embodiment of Figure 12, the pair of arms 72 may be joined by an intermediate arm 120 which is fixedly secured, by welding or the like, to the cross arm 114. In this member, a pair of bags may be mounted between opposed arms as illustrated-in-F-igure 12 so as to expedite packing.
In the check-out.coun~er-as~-illustrate*i the upper surface 102-is-preferabL~ hinge~ secured-to the.
vertical divider 108 by means of a hinge 124 (Figure 16) and when it is desired to employ only a cashier for totalling the groceries, with the cashier doing the packing, as will be.noted-frQm~Fisure-15., the vertical-dividing member 108 may be collapsed onto the surface 106a-in the direction shown .
by the arrows and likewise, the surface 102 may be collapsed onto the surface 106, with a portion of the same lying in juxtaposition with the collapsed divider-108.- A spacer-128-may be employed to provide the proper spacing for the end of the surface 102 when in a collapsed condition, to permit the latter to lie in a generally flat orientation.
In the check~out counter of the present invention, when a single person is acting both as the cashier and packer, the counter may include a front portion in proximity to the cash register, which is defined by a supporting surface 130 (and which may or may not be in a co-planar relationship with the surface 106 - see ~igure 12) in which the wicketed array 1()~173~
of bags may be stored, as well as the bag opening device, in proximity to the cash register. Thus, the arrangement shown in Figure 12 may be located at the opposed end, as shown in Figure 13, for the cashier to do the packing as well.
Suitable pins or the like may be employed for positioning the collapsible surface 102, and the divider 108, in a sufficiently rigid position for the arrangement illus-trated .in Figure 12 or alternatively, as illustrated in Figure 12, the supporting surface 102 may include a generally U-shaped channel 134 secured at one end and which is adapted to fit over a front panel 136 of the check-out counter. The check-out counter may include a side wall 138 to separate the packaging area from a cashier to avoid entanglement.
In.operation, or a cashier and a separa*e packer, the embodiment of Figure 12 is employed with the wicketed container storage device, and the bag opening device being as illustrated in that figure; when a cashier will also do the packagingj one merely:has to remove -the wicketed container retaining device,. and.the bag opening device, from the end surface 106a, lift up the supporting surface 112, and collapse the surface 102 and the divider 108 in the manner illustrated in Figure 15 to arrive at the arrangement shown in Figure 13. .
Claims (5)
1. A wicketed array of containers comprising an aligned package of readily dispensible carrying bags suitable for use at a grocery check-out counter, said array being comprised of a plurality of lay-flat bags aligned and stacked into juxta-position with each other, said bags each having a body portion with a pair of opposed major walls lying in juxtaposition, when the bag is in a lay-flat condition, a cut-out portion extending between the side walls of the bag and defining with the side walls, an opening for permitting access to the body portion of the container and a pair of handles extending from the open top portion of the container, a manually detachable and flexible tab member connected to and extending from the bag into the opening, score slits defining a line of perforation between the cut-out portion and the body of the bags, said score slits having tear initiation points angularly displaced relative to the line of separation of the tab, said angular displacement being located inwardly of the tab, and means for temporarily securing the bags together and retaining the integrity of the array.
2. The array of claim 1, wherein said bags are gusseted bags having gussets extending from the top to the bottom of the bag.
3. The array of claim 2, wherein each bag has a pair of tabs, the tabs of all bags in the array being secured together to stabilize said array.
4. The array of claim 3, wherein the tabs of each bag in the array are needle-punched together with a hot needle to secure said tabs together.
5. The array of claim 2 or 3, wherein the tabs each have an aperture therein, and retaining means inserted through the aperture for retaining the array in alignment.
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