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EP0484299A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Plastic bag dispensing apparatus for supermarkets incorporating devices for the registering of the purchased items

Assignee: AWAX Progettazione e Ricerca SRL
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Filing: 1991-10-31
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-10-31
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Abstract

Abstract Apparatus for dispensing and opening plastic bags from a continuous strip wound in a reel enabling detachment of one bag (4) at a time, opening thereof, and keep it open below a mouth (8) through which a customer may insert into the underposed bag (4) the items he purchased. The apparatus comprises also a scanner (5) connected through a computer (7) to a shutter (11,11′) located on the mouth (8) so that the computer (7) controls the opening of the shutters (11,11′) and the inhibition of the scanner (5) when it has registered an item, and controls the reactivation of the scanner (5) and the closing of the shutters (11,11′) when the registered item has entered the bag (4) through the mouth (8).

Inventors

  • 👤 Renato Rimondi
  • 👤 Angelo Cappi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 03:39
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47F; A47F9/00; A47F9/02; A47F9/04; A47F9/042; G; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
Apparatus for dispensing and opening plastic bags from a continuous strip wound in a reel apt to detach from it a bag (4) at a time, open it and keep it open below a mouth (8) through which a customer may insert in the underposed bag (4) the items he purchased, characterized in that it comprises also a scanner (5) connected through a computer (7) to a shutter (11, 11′) located on the mouth (8) so that the computer (7) controls the opening of the shutters (11, 11′) and the inhibition of the scanner (5) when it has registered an item, and controls the reactivation of the scanner (5) and the closing of the shutters (11, 11′) when the registered item has entered the bag (4) through the mouth (8).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 35 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the shutter (11, 11′) is formed by two sliding elements actuated by two pneumatic cilinders (12, 12′) both connected to the scanner (5) through the computer (7).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that immediately below the mouth (8) a photocell array (14) is arranged connected to the computer (7).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 46 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that it comprises also a roller path (15) apt to receive bulky items that can not pass through the mouth (8), said roller path may have a sensor connected to the scanner (5) through the computer (7).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
Apparatus according to one or more of the previous claims, characterized in that the scanner (5) and the computer (7) are mounted on the counter (1) that incorporates devices for dispensing and opening the bags (4), and close to the mouth (8).

References Cited (Backward Citations)

EP0327514A2 Cited
EP0429416A1 Cited

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