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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Levi Robinson, Centerton, AR (US);
Yurgis Mauro Bacallao, Centerton, AR (US);
John Levy, Fayetteville, AR (US);
WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A bagging station for filling paper-type bags is disclosed. Described is a bagging station that includes a base and a center piece. The center piece has a cavity for storing a stack of paper or paper-type bags. The center piece rests on top of the base. The base is used to support one or more open paper bags while the paper bags are being filled. The base can include a carousel that rotates, where the center piece sets on the carousel. The center piece has a bag storage cavity for storing a stack of paper bags. The center piece also includes one or more paper bag upper edge holders, where each paper bag upper edge holder grasps the upper edge of an open paper bag in order to hold the bag open and in place while items are placed in the paper bag.