PRINTABLE PLASTIC FOOD BAG
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1. A plastic food bag, comprising:
- a first plastic foil, anda second plastic foil,wherein the first foil and the second foil are disposed adjacent to one another and are continuously merged together at three edges to form the plastic food bag,wherein the first foil contains a printable area, the printable area comprising at least one of;
(a) a cover layer and a middle layer comprising a thermosensitive material that changes color when heated, or(b) a printing layer configured to receive ink or color,wherein the printable area is configured to be printable after the forming of the plastic food bag.
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Abstract
A plastic food bag includes a first plastic foil and a second plastic foil. The first foil and the second foil are disposed adjacent to one another and are continuously merged together at three edges to form the plastic food bag. The first foil contains a printable area. The printable area includes at least one of a cover layer and a middle layer that includes a thermosensitive material that changes color when heated, or, alternatively, a printing layer. The printable area is printable after the forming of the plastic food bag.
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1. A plastic food bag, comprising:
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a first plastic foil, and a second plastic foil, wherein the first foil and the second foil are disposed adjacent to one another and are continuously merged together at three edges to form the plastic food bag, wherein the first foil contains a printable area, the printable area comprising at least one of; (a) a cover layer and a middle layer comprising a thermosensitive material that changes color when heated, or (b) a printing layer configured to receive ink or color, wherein the printable area is configured to be printable after the forming of the plastic food bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A printing apparatus for printing on continuous plastic food bags, each of the continuous plastic food bags containing a printable area integrated in a plastic foil thereof, the printer apparatus comprising:
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a plastic food bag holder for holding the continuous plastic food bags; a plastic food bag guiding mechanism for guiding the continuous plastic food bags from the plastic food bag holder in the direction of a plastic food bag printer, the plastic food bag printer being configured to print onto the printable area of each of the continuous plastic food bags; a plastic food bag transporting mechanism for pulling the continuous plastic food bags through the plastic food bag guiding mechanism towards the plastic food bag printer; and a plastic food bag ejector configured to eject an individual plastic food bag from the continuous plastic food bags. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for printing information on continuous plastic food bags, each of the continuous plastic food bags containing a printable area integrated in a plastic foil thereof, the method comprising:
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providing the continuous plastic food bags in a plastic food bag holder; pulling the continuous plastic food bags though a plastic food bag guiding mechanism and a printer using a plastic food bag transporting mechanism; and printing information on the printable area of each of the continuous plastic food bags using the printer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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