Plastic bag bundling system

Abstract

A process of serially dispensing and opening a bag from a bundle of bags includes providing a bundle of bags having at least a leading bag and a plurality of trailing bags. Tabs at the top of the bags fasten to a support and sever under a first force. A fastening adjacent the top of the rear bag wall of a leading bag joins to the top of the front bag wall of a trailing bag, this fastening severing under a second force. Pulling on the front bag wall of the leading bag to sever the front support tab of the leading bag from the support; continued pulling on the front bag wall of the leading bag severs the rear support tab of the leading bag. The front support tab of the trailing bag from the support is also severed. The rear support tab of the leading bag pulls on the front support tab of the trailing bag to sever both the rear support tab of the leading bag and the front support tab of the trailing bag from the support. Further continuing pulling on the front bag wall of the leading bag causes severing of the first force of the front support tab of the trailing bag. Thereafter, the second force fastening the rear bag wall of the leading bag to the front bag wall of the trailing bag is exceeded. This second force causes separation of the leading bag from the trailing bag in a bag open disposition.