US4696050A
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Package formed as bag to be carried
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-10-03
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Granted: 1987-09-22
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Expires: 2005-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A package which is formed as a bag to be caried has a plurality of lateral walls having upper portions which form a gripping part and lower portions which form a body part, two first opposite walls are folded, two second opposite walls are provided in the region of the gripping part with a gripping opening and upper and lower welding seams which connect the walls with one another and separate the gripping part from the body part, one of the second opposite walls has a section adjoining the gripping part and is provided with window-like opening, and a covering foil covers the window-like opening of the section of one opposite wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Sengewald
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:12
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D33/00; B65D33/06; B65D33/08; B65D75/00; B65D75/52; B65D75/58; B65D75/5894
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A package formed as a bag to be carried, comprising a plurality of lateral walls having upper wall portions and lower wall portions, said lateral walls including two first opposite walls which form folds and two second opposite walls; a body part formed by said lower portions of said lateral walls; a gripping part including said upper portions of said second opposite walls, a gripping opening provided in each of said upper portions of said second opposite walls, and welding seams provided above and below said gripping opening so as to connect said first opposite walls and said second opposite walls with one another and also to separate said gripping part from said body part, one of said second opposite walls having a section which adjoins said gripping part and is provided with a window-like opening; and a covering foil which easily detachably covers said window-like opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A package formed as a bag to be carried, comprising a plurality of lateral walls having upper wall portions and lower wall portions, said lateral walls including two first opposite walls which form folds and two second opposite walls; a body part formed by said lower portions of said lateral walls; a gripping part including said upper portions of said second opposite walls, a gripping opening provided in each of said upper portions of said second opposite walls, and welding seams provided above and below said gripping opening so as to connect said first opposite walls and said second opposite walls with one another and also to separate said gripping part from said body part, one of said second opposite walls having a section which adjoins said gripping part and is provided with a window-like opening; and a covering foil which easily detachably covers said window-like opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering foil has a main section which covers said window-like opening and an extension section which extends toward said gripping part and is connected with said gripping part and is provided with a further gripping opening associated with said first mentioned gripping openings in said upper portions of said second opposite walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said window-like opening has a rectangular contour.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering foil is glued to said one second opposite wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said covering foil is welded with said one second opposite wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A package as defined in claim 5, wherein said section of said one opposite wall includes an edge of said window-like opening, said covering foil being connected with said edge by a welding seam extending transverse to said covering foil, said covering foil having an edge which is spaced from said welding seam by such a distance that a manually graspable strip is formed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said window-like opening has a predetermined contour, said covering foil being provided with tearing perforations extending over the contour corresponding to the contour of said window-like opening.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A package as defined in claim 1, wherein said walls are formed of a thermoplastic synthetic foil.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
150 words
A method of manfacturing a package as formed as a bag to be carried, comprising the steps of providing a pluraltiy of lateral wall having upper portions and lower portions with lower portions forming a body part and upper portions forming a gripping part, and including two first opposite walls and two second opposite walls; folding the first opposite walls; forming in the upper poriton of each second opposite wall a gripping opening; providing above and below the gripping opening welding seams which connect the first opposite walls and the second oppposite walls in the region of the upper portions so as to form the gripping part and which also separate the gripping part from the body part; forming a window-like opening in one of the second opposite walls in its section adjoining the gripping part; and closing the window-like opening in the section by an easily releasable covering foil.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
150 words
A method of manfacturing a package as formed as a bag to be carried, comprising the steps of providing a pluraltiy of lateral wall having upper portions and lower portions with lower portions forming a body part and upper portions forming a gripping part, and including two first opposite walls and two second opposite walls; folding the first opposite walls; forming in the upper poriton of each second opposite wall a gripping opening; providing above and below the gripping opening welding seams which connect the first opposite walls and the second oppposite walls in the region of the upper portions so as to form the gripping part and which also separate the gripping part from the body part; forming a window-like opening in one of the second opposite walls in its section adjoining the gripping part; and closing the window-like opening in the section by an easily releasable covering foil.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
131 words
A method as defined in claim 9, wherein said step of providing a plurality of lateral walls includes using a flat web as an initial material, said step of forming said window-like opening includes punching out of the window-like opening, said step of covering of the window-like opening with a covering foil includes covering with a covering foil which has a length equal to double length of said window-like opening; and further comprising the step of forming a further gripping opening in said covering foil, said forming of said further gripping opening and said forming of said first-mentioned gripping openings being performed after welding connecting the upper portions of the second opposite walls with one another and weldingly connecting said covering foil with the upper portions of the second opposite walls.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
128 words
A method as defined in claim 9, wherein said step of providing the lateral walls includes using a semi-hose as an initial material, said step of forming said window-like opening including punching out of the window-like opening, said step of covering of the window-like opening with a covering foil including covering with a covering foil which has a length equal to double length of said window-like opening; and further comprising the step of forming a further gripping opening in said covering foil, said forming of said further gripping opening and said forming of said first-mentioned gripping openings being performed after weldingly connecting the upper portions of the second opposite walls with one another and weldingly connecting said covering foil with the upper portions of the second opposite walls.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as defined in claim 9, wherein said step of providing the lateral walls includes using an initial material; and further comprising the step of forming a longitudinal welding seam to form a hose from the initial material.
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