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.

A bag dispenser system for use with reusable bags of the self-opening or non self-opening conventional variety in which a bag dispenser includes a base constructed to mount the bag dispenser system to a support surface and an enlarged profile retainer constructed to retain a plurality of stacked bags with the bags having aligned handle apertures for inserting over the retainer to rest upon the base, and further constructed to release an outwardly facing handle of a single bag while retaining an rearmost handle of the same bag with the bag assuming an open loading configuration wherein items may be loaded into the bag and the bag removed from the bag dispenser by grasping the outermost handle and withdrawing the bag from the bag dispenser in a forward motion without any lifting to completely withdraw a single bag from the stack of bags.

A system and method for providing reusable bags is disclosed. The system may include a reusable bag deployment station that allows users to receive the reusable bags and to return the reusable bags. The system may track the usage of the reusable bags.

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.

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.

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.

Described is a shopping bag distribution station can be used by customers to obtain shopping bags to bag their purchases as they shop. The disclosed shopping bag distribution station includes a shopping bag dispenser and a wire rack. The shopping bag dispenser holds shopping bags, and is hung from the wire rack in a retail store so the shopping bags in the shopping bag dispenser are available to customers as they shop. The shopping bag dispenser includes a box front portion and a back plate that couple together to form a rectangular enclosure for the shopping bags. The box front portion has a bag holder hook inside the enclosure that shopping bags are hung from. An opening in the box front portion allows access to the shopping bags hanging from the bag holder hook.

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.

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.

Exemplary embodiments are related to a bag dispenser. The bag dispenser can include a support structure, a first arm, a second arm, and a pin. The support structure can have an elongated body. The first arm can be operatively coupled to, and can extending from, a first end of the support structure. The second arm can be operatively coupled to, and can extend from, a second end of the support structure. The pin can have a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the pin can be secured to the first arm and can be configured to translate within a first bounded channel between a first opposing channel ends. The distal end of the pin is configured to be received by a second bounded channel and can be configured to translate within a second bounded channel between a second opposing channel ends.