Gusseted pinch bottom breakaway pouch bag

Claim 2

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials; said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being closed at said end beyond at least a portion of said heat sealed closure of said inner tube, by means for opening the same leaving said inner tube intact; said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end, the open end of said bag being adapted for closure subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence closed in both said tubes above said perforations, whereby upon subsequent opening of said outer tube at said closed bag end said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 3

A bag according to claim 1 in which said outer tube is composed of a plurality of respectively contiguous plies bonded together at the opposite ends of said tube, whereby said end closures of said outer tube have the combined integrated strength of all said plies.

Claim 4

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials: said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end; said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being chainstitched-closed below at least a portion of said inner tube heat seal, for easily opening said outer tube leaving said inner tube intact, said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end; the open end of said bag being adapted to closed subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence by stitching closed in both said tubes above said perforations, whereby upon subsequent manual unravelling of said chain stitch, at said closed bag end, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents, by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 5

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials: said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end; said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being chainstitched-closed below at least a portion of said inner tube heat seal, for easily opening said outer tube leaving said inner tube intact, said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end; the open end of said bag being adapted to closed subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence by stitching closed in both said tubes above said perforations, whereby upon subsequent manual unravelling of said chain stitch, at said closed bag end, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents, by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 6

A bag according to claim 3 in which said outer tube is composed of a plurality of respectively contiguous plies bonded together at the opposite ends of said tube, whereby said end closures of said outer tube have the combined integrated strength of all said plies.

Claim 7

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials, said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end, and having at the open bag end a front wall and an oppositely disposed back wall which extends beyond and overlaps said front wall, and having at the closed end a wall configuration the reverse of that at said open end, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being closed at said end by folded over terminal portions of both said tubes inclusive of all plies thereof and of said heat sealed portion of said inner tube and with said overlap front wall portion thereat sealed to the outer wall of said outer tube beyond the terminus of said inner tube, whereby said outer tube may be opened thereat, leaving said inner tube intact, said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end, the open end of said bag being adapted for closure subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence closed in both said tubes by folding over terminal portions thereof above said perforations and sealing to the outer wall of said outer tube, whereby upon subsequent opening of said outer tube at said closed end, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 8

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials, said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end, and having at the open bag end a front wall and an oppositely disposed back wall which extends beyond and overlaps said front wall, and having at the closed end a wall configuration the reverse of that at said open end, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being closed at said end by folded over terminal portions of both said tubes inclusive of all plies thereof and of said heat sealed portion of said inner tube and with said overlap front wall portion thereat sealed to the outer wall of said outer tube beyond the terminus of said inner tube, whereby said outer tube may be opened thereat, leaving said inner tube intact, said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end, the open end of said bag being adapted for closure subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence closed in both said tubes by folding over terminal portions thereof above said perforations and sealing to the outer wall of said outer tube, whereby upon subsequent opening of said outer tube at said closed end, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 9

A bag according to claim 5 in which said outer tube is composed of a plurality of respectively contiguous plies bonded together at the opposite ends of said tube, thereby to impart to said end closures of said outer tube the combined integrated strength of all said plies.

Claim 10

A bag according to claim 6 in which at least some of the plies of said outer tube are stepped one beyond another in said oppositely disposed walls at the ends of said outer tube, and wherein at the open bag end said stepped ply portion in said rear wall and said overlap rear wall portion are coated with a heat reactivatable adhesive in a dormant state for heat sealing said portions to said front wall.

Claim 11

A bag according to claim 5 having interposed between said front and back walls a pair of oppositely disposed gussets with at least portions of said gussets terminating within said overlap wall portions at said bag ends to provide exposed portions thereof at said open bag end, and said exposed gusset portions and said overlap rear wall portion thereat being coated with a heat reactivatable adhesive in a dormant state for heat sealing the same against said front wall.

Claim 12

A bag according to claim 8 wherein at least some of the plies of said outer tube are stepped one beyond another in said oppositely disposed walls at the opposite ends of said outer tube, and wherein at the open bag end said stepped rear wall plies, said exposed gusset portions, and said overlap rear wall portion are coated with a heat reactivatable adhesive in a dormant state for heat sealing said portions against said front wall.

Claim 13

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials; said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end, and having at the open bag end a front wall and an oppositely disposed back wall which extends beyond and overlaps said front wall and having at the closed end a wall configuration the reverse of that at said open end, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being closed at said end by folded over terminal portions of both said tubes at said end inclusive of all plies thereof and of said heat sealed portion of said inner tube and with said overlap front wall portion thereat sealed to the outer wall of said tube beyond the terminus of said inner tube, and with a tear cord interposed between said outer tube wall and said overlap wall portion thereof beyond the terminus of said inner tube, whereby said outer tube may be manually opened thereat by means of said tear cord leaving said inner tube intact, said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end, the open end of said bag being adapted for closure subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence closed in both said tubes by folding over terminal portions of both said tubes above said perforations and sealing to the outer wall of said outer tube, whereby upon subsequent opening of said outer tube at said closed end by means of said tear cord, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents, by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 14

A multiwall bag for the sift proof, leak proof and sanitary packaging of particulate and also of moisture containing materials, and for the subsequent uncontaminated withdrawal of the packaged product, said bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials; said bag in its assembled condition being open at one end and closed at the other end, and having at the open bag end a front wall and an oppositely disposed back wall which extends beyond and overlaps said front wall and having at the closed end a wall configuration the reverse of that at said open end, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at said closed end for manual detachment therefrom and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said closed end, said outer tube being closed at said end by folded over terminal portions of both said tubes at said end inclusive of all plies thereof and of said heat sealed portion of said inner tube and with said overlap front wall portion thereat sealed to the outer wall of said tube beyond the terminus of said inner tube, and with a tear cord interposed between said outer tube wall and said overlap wall portion thereof beyond the terminus of said inner tube, whereby said outer tube may be manually opened thereat by means of said tear cord leaving said inner tube intact, said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the open bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end, the open end of said bag being adapted for closure subsequent to filling, by heat sealing said inner tube to closure below said perforations and thence closed in both said tubes by folding over terminal portions of both said tubes above said perforations and sealing to the outer wall of said outer tube, whereby upon subsequent opening of said outer tube at said closed end by means of said tear cord, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in packaged contents, by tensional severance thereof along said peripheral perforations.

Claim 15

A bag according to claim 10 in which said outer tube is composed of a plurality of plies bonded together at the opposite ends of said tube for enhancing the strength of the end closures thereof.

Claim 16

A sift proof and leak proof package of particulate material comprising a multiwall bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at one bag end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said bag end, and containing said particulate material, and said outer tube being closed below the heat seal of said inner tube at said end by means for opening the same leaving said inner tube intact; said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the opposite bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end; said inner tube being heat sealed to closure below said perforations adjacent said opposite bag end for sealing said particulate material therein, and both said tubes being closed thereat above said perforations, whereby upon opening of said outer tube at said closed end, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in particulate material content, by tensional severance of said inner tube from said outer tube at said outer tube at said perforated portions of said inner tube.

Claim 17

A sift proof and leak proof package of particulate material comprising a multiwall bag consisting essentially in combination of: a pair of inner and outer tubes of, respectively, heat sealable and non-heat sealable, flexible sheet materials, said inner tube being lightly bonded to said outer tube at one bag end for manual detachment therefrom, and being heat sealed to closure adjacent said bag end, and containing said particulate material, and said outer tube being closed below the heat seal of said inner tube at said end by means for opening the same leaving said inner tube intact; said inner tube being bonded to said outer tube at the opposite bag end and being peripherally perforated at spaced intervals adjacent said end; said inner tube being heat sealed to closure below said perforations adjacent said opposite bag end for sealing said particulate material therein, and both said tubes being closed thereat above said perforations, whereby upon opening of said outer tube at said closed end, said inner tube may be manually withdrawn intact from said outer tube with its completely sealed in particulate material content, by tensional severance of said inner tube from said outer tube at said outer tube at said perforated portions of said inner tube.