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Thermoplastic bag and method of forming the same
Assignee: Pactiv LLC
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Filing: 1986-12-11
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Granted: 1988-01-19
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Expires: 2006-12-11
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a sack made of thermoplastic film, said sack having front and rear panels and an open mouth top portion, gusseted side walls wherein the innermost reach of the gusset folds overlap and at the bottom of said sack a heat seal stripe welds together all of the lay-flat layers, including the overlapped regions.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Kaczerwaski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:19
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D31/00; B65D31/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A sack made of thermoplastic film, said sack having front and rear panels, an open mouth top portion, two gussetted side walls at opposite sides thereof wherein the innermost reach of the gussetted folds overlap to a comparatively small degree, and at the bottom of said sack is a heat seal weld of all of the layers in their lay-flat condition, including the overlapped regions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A sack made of thermoplastic film, said sack having front and rear panels, an open mouth top portion, two gussetted side walls at opposite sides thereof wherein the innermost reach of the gussetted folds overlap to a comparatively small degree, and at the bottom of said sack is a heat seal weld of all of the layers in their lay-flat condition, including the overlapped regions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sack of claim 1 wherein the overlap region involves up to about 1.5 inches or more of each gusset fold.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sack of claim 1 wherein the tip of one gusset invades the tip of the other gusset.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sack of claim 1 wherein the film is from less than about 0.15 to greater than 2 mils in thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sack of claim 1 having double film thickness handles at opposite ends of a bag mouth opening, said handles being integral extensions of said front, rear and side walls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sack of claim 1 wherein said film comprises a polyolefin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sack of claim 6 wherein said polyolefin is a polyethylene.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
78 words
The method of forming a thermoplastic sack comprising: (a) forming a thermoplastic tube; (b) collapsing said tube to a lay-flat condition while simultaneously forming therein oppositely disposed gusset folds wherein the innermost reach or apex of the folds overlap to a comparatively small degree; (c) forming a transverse seal welding together all of the lay-flat layers; including the overlapped regions; and (d) simultaneously or subsequently forming a bag mouth opening a bag length distance from said heat seal.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
78 words
The method of forming a thermoplastic sack comprising: (a) forming a thermoplastic tube; (b) collapsing said tube to a lay-flat condition while simultaneously forming therein oppositely disposed gusset folds wherein the innermost reach or apex of the folds overlap to a comparatively small degree; (c) forming a transverse seal welding together all of the lay-flat layers; including the overlapped regions; and (d) simultaneously or subsequently forming a bag mouth opening a bag length distance from said heat seal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 8 wherein simultaneously with forming said bag mouth opening, forming oppositely disposed double film handles at opposite ends of said bag mouth opening.
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