Jonathan D Kerr

US Patent:

D4238419, May 2, 2000

Filed:

Mar 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

D/101929

Inventors:

Jonathan F. Kerr - Paradise Valley AZ
Peter D. Dieterich - Mill Valley CA

Assignee:

Handle Helper, L.P. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

0707

US Classification:

D 6515

US Patent:

60420634, Mar 28, 2000

Filed:

Jan 7, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/226999

Inventors:

Jonathan F. Kerr - Paradise Valley AZ
Peter D. Dieterich - Mill Valley CA
Roy K. Fischer - Scottsdale AZ

Assignee:

Handle Helper, L.P. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

B65B 6704
A63B 5504

US Classification:

248100

Abstract:

A bag rack (10, 110, 210) including a base (12, 112), side walls (18, 20, 114, 116), a back wall (22, 118) and a pair of L-shaped bag support arms (32, 160, 162). Side walls (18, 20, 114, 116) are releasably joined and secured to back wall (22, 118) by the upright legs (30, 146) of bag support arms (32, 160, 162) by means of a series of interlocking, aligned slots (26, 28, 142, 144). A rear slot (42, 172) is provided between back wall (22, 118) and base (12, 112) to allow the bottom edges of a multiplicity of bags carried by a hook (37, 156) to extend back of base (12, 112). An embodiment of the back rack (110) is shown in which the bag supporting arms (160, 162) are coupled together by a transversely extending rear extension (164), which cooperatively engages a structure, preferably pairs of channels (168, 170), on the back wall (118) of the bag rack (110) to secure the bag supporting arms (160, 162) in a desired vertical height and to transfer cantilever loading of the bag supporting arms (160, 162) to the back wall (118).

US Patent:

57852057, Jul 28, 1998

Filed:

May 3, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/642355

Inventors:

Jonathan F. Kerr - Paradise Valley AZ
Peter D. Dieterich - Mill Valley CA

Assignee:

Innogrip, L.P. - Sausalito CA

International Classification:

B65H 358

US Classification:

221 26

Abstract:

Dispensing member (200) having a guide rail (202) for dispensing an individual bag holder from a nested stack. Dispensing member (200) having a plurality of curves (208, 210, and 207) which cause a spreading or fanning out enabling bag holders (40) to be removed one by one at outfeed station (206). Bag holders (40) are loaded in clips (230) which are bound together by breakable retaining strip (232) and fed onto guide rail (202). The action of said clip (230) being pushed around curve (208) of dispensing member (200) breaks retaining strip (232), thus facilitating loading. A nib (209) prevents individual bag holders (40) from inadvertently becoming detached from dispensing member (200). In the preferred embodiment, dispensing member (200) having curves (208, 210, and 207) which cause the nested stack of bag holders (40) to fan out at their unsupported ends. Bag holders each having an elongated body terminating in opposed ends (50 and 52), said opposed ends each having a pair of opposed tabs (59) defining a loop receiving opening therebetween, wherein one of said loop receiving openings is interlocking with, and suspended by guide rail (202).