Abstract: Apparatus is provided for automatically effecting a widthwise folding of a long, flexible web advanced therethrough. The web is trained about a first roller at a point where the folding begins and about a second roller at a point where the folding ends. A displacement edge or bar is mounted in a fixed location equidistant from the first and second rollers, and a portion of the web is trained about the displacement edge or bar during the folding. Webs of different widths are accommodated by adjusting the positions of the first and second rollers without changing the shapes of three similar triangles. The first triangle is defined by a first point where a first edge of the web intersects the first roller, a second point where the same edge of the web intersects the second roller, and a third point where the opposite edge of the web intersects the first roller.

Abstract: A dispenser for plastic bags comprises two side panels, top and bottom panels and a back panel forming a rigid container. A front panel is hingedly connected to the bottom panel for closing the container. The front panel is formed with a perforated pull-out in the mid to lower portion whereof to expose the interior of the container. A generally U-shaped hanger has a base lying outside the container near the top thereof to facilitate securing the container to an outside support and has a pair of arms passing through and secured by the back and front panels near the respective tops thereof. The arms are adapted to pass through holes formed in the bindings of pads of plastic bags to support the pads within the container. When the pads of bags are thus supported within the container and the perforated pull-out is opened, the bags can be conveniently removed singly by users.