Reclosable plastic bag

• US 5,908,245 A
• Filed: 06/01/1998
• Issued: 06/01/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles H. Bost, Marcella Kirkland
• Original Assignee: Charles H. Bost, Marcella Kirkland
• Inventors: Kirkland, Marcella, Bost, Charles H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Garbe, Stephen P.
• Application Number:
  US09/088,004
• Time in Patent Office: 365 Days
• Field of Search: 383/9, 383/63, 383/65, 206/554, 493/199, 493/214, 493/200-220
• US Class Current: 383/9
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/007 for facilitating the separation of the two walls, e.g. walls of inequal height, tabs; for maintaining the mouth of the sack or bag open
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/14 Suspension means handles B65D33/06
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 33/2508 using slide fasteners with interlocking members having a substantially uniform section throughout the length of the fastener; Sliders therefor

Abstract

A reclosable plastic bag has a bottom, sides, and a mouth and has a reclosable zipper for opening and resealing the plastic bag mouth. Heat seals are placed at each end of the zipper and each heat seal has an aperture therethrough and may form a pair of protruding hanging tabs. A protruding center tab extends from each side of said bag above the zipper and extending above the mouth of the bag such that each tab can be grabbed for opening the reclosable zipper. A method of making a reclosable zipper bag includes the steps of making a plastic bag having bottom, sides, and a mouth and having a reclosable zipper for opening and resealing the plastic bag mouth and heat sealing each end of the plastic bag zipper to seal the two sides together and punching an aperture in each of the heat seals and then cutting a protruding center tab in the plastic bag and forming an aperture through the center tab to form a reclosable plastic bag which is easily opened and resealed and has supporting tabs.

Claims

1. A reclosable plastic bag having a bottom, sides, and a mouth comprising:

a reclosable zipper having a pair of ends for opening and resealing said plastic bag mouth;

spot seals at each end of said zipper, at least one of said spot seals having an aperture therethrough; and

a protruding center tab extending from each side of said bag above said zipper and extending above the mouth of said bag, each said tab being located between the ends of said zipper and each said tab having a aperture therethrough;

whereby a reclosable plastic bag can be easily opened and resealed and can be hung on a supporting prong.

2. A reclosable plastic bag in accordance with claim 1 in which each said spot seal has an aperture therethrough.

3. A reclosable plastic bag in accordance with claim 2 in which each said each said center tab is aligned with the other center tab and the aperture in each said center tab is aligned with the other.

4. A reclosable plastic bag in accordance with claim 3 in which each said each spot seal on each end of said zipper forms an extending tab extending above said zipper and above said bag mouth.

5. A reclosable plastic bag in accordance with claim 4 in which each said aperture in each said spot seal is in said extending tab.

6. A method of making a reclosable plastic bag comprising the steps of:

making a plastic bag having a bottom, sides, and a mouth and having a reclosable zipper having a pair of ends for opening and resealing said plastic bag mouth;

spot sealing each end of said plastic bag zipper, and punching an aperture in each spot seal; and

cutting a protruding center tab in said plastic bag extending above said zipper and above the mouth of said bag to form an easy opening handle located between the ends of said zipper; and

punching an aperture through said cut center tab;

whereby a reclosable plastic bag is formed which can be easily opened and resealed and can be hung on a supporting prong.