Substantially leakproof zipper closure for bags and method

• US 4,620,320 A
• Filed: 12/20/1984
• Issued: 10/28/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KCL Corp (Berry Global Group Inc.)
• Original Assignee: KCL Corp (Berry Global Group Inc.)
• Inventors: Sullivan, Brian
• Primary Examiner(s): Garbe, Stephen P.
• Application Number:
  US06/684,291
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 383/61, 383/78, 383/79, 383/81, 493/212, 493/213, 493/214
• US Class Current: 383/203
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/25 Riveting; Dovetailing; Screwing; using press buttons or slide fasteners

Abstract

A hood-like top closure on a bag top has end portions extending beyond opposite sides of the bag and the end portions are closed against leakage. The top closure may have a zipper separably connecting a pair of attachment flanges one of which extends along and is secured to one face of the bag top along the top opening and the other of which flanges is secured to a second face of the bag top along the opening. More particularly, the end portions of the attachment flanges are adhesively bonded so as to prevent sifting or leakage therethrough. A method of and apparatus for making the bag are also provided.

Claims

1. A bag including a collapsed tubular body with a top providing an opening extending from side-to-side of the bag, and comprising:

a hood-like top closure secured to said bag body over said opening and having end portions extending to a substantial distance beyond opposite sides of the bag body;

means closing said end portions against leakage;

said top closure having a zipper separably connecting a pair of attachment flanges one of which extends along and is secured to one face of the bag top along said opening and the other of which flanges is secured to a second face of the bag top along said opening; and

said means closing said end portions against leakage comprising adhesive bonding said flanges in said end portions.

2. A bag according to claim 1, including a stitched rip cord extending along and through said flanges, and a narrow substantially adhesive free longitudinally extending alley in said end portions and through which the rip cord stitches extend.

3. A bag according to claim 1, including a stitched rip cord extending along and through said attachment flanges, including said end portions, said attachment flanges being secured to said faces of the bag by means of respective stripes of adhesive below said rip cord and which stripes of adhesive extend along said end portions and comprise part of said bonding adhesive, the remainder of said bonding adhesive securing said attachment flanges in said end portion above said rip cord, and there being a narrow substantially adhesive free alley for the rip cord in said end portions.

4. A bag according to claim 1 including a reclosable zipper along said top closure and which zipper has a slider, slider stops across said zipper adjacent to the sides of the bag, said end portions extending beyond said stops, and said closing means adhesive bonding said flanges together between said stops and the respective free ends of said end portions.

5. A method of making a bag, comprising:

providing a collapsed tubular bag body with a top having an opening extending from side-to-side of the bag;

supplying a hood-like top closure over said opening;

effecting projection of opposite end portions of said top closure beyond the opposite sides of the bag;

providing said top closure with a zipper separably connecting a pair of attachment flanges;

assembling and securing one of said attachment flanges to one face of the bag body top along said opening and assembling and securing the other of said flanges to a second face of the bag top along said opening; and

adhesively bonding the portions of said flanges which are in said end portions whereby to effect closing of said end portions against leakage.

6. A method according to claim 5, which includes providing a narrow substantially adhesive free longitudinally extending alley in said end portions, and stitching a rip cord along and through said flanges and along said alley in said end portions.

7. A method according to claim 5, comprising stitching a rip cord along and through said attachment flanges including said end portions, attaching said flanges to said faces of the bag by means of respective stripes of adhesive below said rip cord and extending along said end portions as part of said adhesive bonding of said end portions, effecting the remainder of said adhesive bonding of said end portions by adhesively securing said attachment flanges in said end portions above said rip cord, and providing a narrow substantially adhesive free longitudinally extending alley between said adhesive below and above said rip cord in said end portions.

8. A method according to claim 5, which comprises providing said zipper with a slider, providing slider stops across said zipper adjacent to the sides of the bag, extending said end portions beyond said stops, and effecting said adhesively bonding said flanges together in said end portions between said stops and the respective free ends of said end portions to effect said closing.

9. A method according to claim 5, which comprises applying said adhesive as an array of adhesive spots, and squeezing said flanges together and generally merging said adhesive spots for effecting said bonding.

10. A method according to claim 5, which comprises after adhesively bonding said opposite end portions for effecting said closing, stitching a rip cord to extend along said top closure.

11. A method according to claim 5, which comprises effecting said adhesive bonding by applying said adhesive selectively to said end portions, and gauging the adhesive application in response to gauging means on said top closure.

12. A bag including a collapsed tubular body with a top providing an opening extending from side-to-side of the bag, and comprising:

a hood-like top closure secured to said bag body over said opening and having end portion comprising confronting flanges extending to a substantial distance beyond opposite sides of the bag body;

a stitched rip cord extending along said top closure and through said flanges;

said flanges having opposed interfaces;

a stripe of adhesive securing said interfaces together below said rip cord;

additional adhesive securing said interfaces together above said rip cord; and

a narrow substantially adhesive-free alley along said interfaces and between said stripe and said additional adhesive and along which alley said rip cord extends, so that along said alley the stitches of the rip cord are free from objectionable adhesive contamination.