A bag bundle including bundled umbrella bags each capable of accommodating an umbrella in a bag structure, includes a sheet-like first bag portion, a sheet-like second bag portion that is opposed to the first bag portion and constitutes the bag structure; a sheet-like extension that is extended further upward from a top end of the second bag portion; and an engagement portion that is located on the extension and capable of vertical engagement with the umbrella K. This provides an umbrella bag bundle applicable to various umbrellas without increasing the length of the entire umbrella bag bundle.

Described is a bagging station for use in a retail store to hold paper bags for filling with purchased products. The bagging station includes a bag retaining fixture for holding paper bags instead of hooks for holding plastic bags. The bag retaining fixture includes an elongate rod and a roller wheel. The elongate rod acts as an axle for the roller wheel. The elongate rod is coupled to a side wall of the bagging station. The elongate rod biases the roller wheel against the side wall. A side of a bag placed between the roller wheel and the side wall holds the paper bag in position on the bagging station so the bag can be filled with purchased items, then removed to be carried out of the store.

A bagging station with a bag holder includes a box that encloses a bag dispenser. The bag holder is mounted at a bagging station in a retail store so the bag dispenser can hold and dispense shopping bags at the bagging station. The bag holder includes a rectangular box with a sliding door front that encases the bag dispenser and the shopping bags. The sliding door slides between a closed position and an open position. In the open position, the bag dispenser is accessible at the bagging station, and is used to dispense shopping bags. In the closed position, the bag dispenser and the shopping bags are enclosed in the bag holder. In the closed position, the shopping bags will not fall off the bag dispenser, or be stolen from the bag dispenser.

A bag holder is described for holding and dispensing shopping bags in a retail store. A front plate secures the shopping bags on the bag holder when the bag holder is not being used. The bag holder has a back plate assembly that is coupled to a center section of a bagging station in the retail store. The back plate assembly includes a bag holder hook and two handle holder hooks that hold and dispense shopping bags at the bagging station. When the bag holder is not being used to dispense shopping bags, the front plate is coupled to the back plate assembly. With the front plate coupled to the back plate assembly, the shopping bags are securely held between the front plate and the back plate assembly, and are safe from falling off or being taken off of the bag holder and the bagging station.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for dispensing a bag which are configured to receive and retain one or more objects. Some bag dispenser embodiments can comprise a pair of guiderails angled toward each other so that a bag positioned between the two guiderails can slide along guiderails to press open the mouth of bag. Other dispensers can comprise a pair of guiderails that are parallel. Other embodiments of the present disclosure comprise bags that are configured for use with the dispenser. Still other embodiments are described.

A bagging station with a bag holder is shown and described. The bag holder includes a box that encloses a bag dispenser. The bag holder is mounted at a bagging station in a retail store so the bag dispenser can hold and dispense shopping bags at the bagging station. The bag holder includes a rectangular box with a sliding door front that encases the bag dispenser and the shopping bags. The sliding door slides between a closed position and an open position. In the open position, the bag dispenser is accessible at the bagging station, and is used to dispense shopping bags. In the closed position, the bag dispenser and the shopping bags are enclosed in the bag holder. In the closed position, the shopping bags will not fall off the bag dispenser, or be stolen from the bag dispenser.

A bag holder is described for holding and dispensing shopping bags in a retail store. A front plate secures the shopping bags on the bag holder when the bag holder is not being used. The bag holder has a back plate assembly that is coupled to a center section of a bagging station in the retail store. The back plate assembly includes a bag holder hook and two handle holder hooks that hold and dispense shopping bags at the bagging station. When the bag holder is not being used to dispense shopping bags, the front plate is coupled to the back plate assembly. With the front plate coupled to the back plate assembly, the shopping bags are securely held between the front plate and the back plate assembly, and are safe from falling off or being taken off of the bag holder and the bagging station.

A protective bag dispensing system for a mobile x-ray apparatus includes a back panel element mountable against an external and operator-accessible side of a cart, the back panel element having dimensions which exceed the size of a protective bag being dispensed, a front panel element joined to the back panel element at the bottom side of both panels forming a cavity for supporting and accommodating an X-ray detector during the bagging process, a bag holder for hanging down a stack of multiple protective bags or feeding bags one by one into the cavity, the protective bags individually and removably attached from their top sides allowing an individual bag to be removed from the stack or roll while inserting the X-ray detector into the first available protective bag, the protective bags exceeding the size of the mobile x-ray detector being bagged, and the back panel element includes at least two segments arranged in a hinged configuration.

A bagging station, comprises a base; a carousel that rotates relative to the base, the carousel including a plurality of bag holding elements; an indicator at each bag holding element that provides a status regarding a bag hanging from the bag holding element; and a bag selection system that controls the indicators to identify bags for allocating items according to a predetermined criteria about at least one of the bag or the items.

A trash receptacle capable of receiving and dispensing garbage bags. The receptacle may include a compartment enclosed by walls of the trash receptacle, the compartment being the enclosure for receiving trash, two parallel and planar horizontal bars or rods within the compartment, with the bars or rods being structurally configured to receive and dispense garbage bags. The receptacle may also have a lid over the compartment, the lid providing access into the compartment.