Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for serially dispensing plastic bags from a wound roll of continuous flexible plastic bags joined along perforated severance lines. A container is provided which is adapted to receive the wound roll of plastic bags. The container has a bottom, a pair of opposed sides having an inwardly facing flange extending therefrom, and a separating tongue projecting outward from the bottom. The flanges define a self-threading slide for threading the plastic bags from the wound roll along a predetermined path onto the separating tongue. The separating tongue separates the plastic bags from the wound roll as the plastic bags engage the separation tongue along a predetermined path of travel.

Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for serially dispensing plastic bags from a wound roll of continuous flexible plastic bags joined along perforated severance lines. A box like container is provided which is adapted to receive the wound roll of plastic bags. The container has a bottom panel, a top panel, a rear panel, a front panel, and a pair of opposed side panels. The front panel defines a guide slot for guiding the plastic bags from the wound roll along a predetermined path and further defining a threading slide for threading the plastic bags from the wound roll into the guide slot. A separation tongue is located on the front panel for separating the plastic bags from the wound roll as the plastic bags engage the separation tongue along a predetermined path of travel.

Abstract: A food package and absorbent pad therefor provides for absorption of liquids from the edges thereof and an increased rate of absorbency by the pad including upper and lower layers of normally liquid impervious material and an intermediate layer of absorbent material therebetween, at least one of the upper and lower layers are perforated to admit liquids into the pad by capillary action and a portion of the absorbent intermediate layer extends to the periphery of the pad to wick liquids into the pad, the upper and lower layers and the portion of the intermediate layer are secured together around the periphery of the pad without significantly hindering the wicking of liquids into the pad while substantially preventing reverse migration of liquids out of the pad. Additives may be incorporated in the pad to provide super absorbency, bactericidal characteristics or deodorization.