Product and bag dispenser

Claim 1

IN AN APPARATUS UTILIZING BAGS FOR HOLDING A PRODUCT AND HAVING A FIRST MECHANISM INCLUDING A CONTROL PROVIDING A PRESELECTED CYCLE OF OPERATION THEREOF, MEANS FOR PROVIDING BAGS ONE-AT-A-TIME FROM A SUPPLY FOR USE IN SAID APPARATUS, SAID BAG PROVIDING MEANS COMPRISING MEANS FOR STORING A PLURALITY OF BAGS FOR DELIVERY SERIATIM TO A DISCHARGE POSITION; AND MEANS FOR DISCHARGING A BAG FROM SAID DISCHARGE POSITION TO A DISPENSE POSITION INCLUDING A DISCHARGE MECHANISM, MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR OPERATING SAID DISCHARGE MECHANISM THROUGH A DISCHARGE CYCLE WHEREIN A BAG IS DISCHARGED, AND CONTROL MEANS ARRANGED TO RESPOND TO AN INITIATION OF THE CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID FIRST MECHANISM TO ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR AND THEREBY OPERATE THE DISCHARGE MECHANISM THROUGH ONE CYCLE, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING FURTHER ARRANGED TO DE-ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR AT THE END OF THE DISCHARGE CYCLE WHILE ALLOWING THE CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID FIRST MECHANISM TO BE COMPLETED, AND SET ITSELF UP FOR A SUBSEQUENT DISCHARGE CYCLE UPON INITATION OF A SUBSEQUENT CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID FIRST MECHANISM, SAID CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST SWITCH CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH SAID MOTOR AND ARRANGED TO BE OPENED AT THE INITIATION OF THE CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID FIRST MECHANISM, AND A SECOND SWITCH CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH SAID FIRST SWITCH AND ARRANGED TO BE CLOSED AT THE INITIATION OF THE CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID FIRST MECHANISM TO ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR AT THAT TIME, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MOTOR FOR OPENING SAID SECOND SWITCH AFTER A PRESELECTED AMOUNT OF OPERATION OF THE DISCHARGE MECHANISM, MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID SECOND SWITCH OPEN UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE CYCLE OF OPERATION OF SAID FIRST MECHANISM, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MOTOR FOR CLOSING SAID FIRST SWITCH PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF SAID SECOND SWITCH AND SUBSEQUENTLY OPENING SAID FIRST SWITCH AFTER THE OPENING OF SAID MOTOR, SAID CONTO TERMINATE THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR, SAID CONTROL MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING A THIRD SWITCH AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE WEIGHT OF BAGS IN THE STORING MEANS TO PRECLUDE OPERATION OF THE FIRST MECHANISM WHENEVER THE SUPPLY OF BAGS THEREIN IS BELOW A PRESELECTED MINIMUM.