Storage bag with improved gripping features

A storage bag comprising:

• (A) a first side surface;
• (B) a second side surface connected to the first side surface so as to form an interior of the bag with an opening to the interior;
• (C) a first closure profile connected to the first side surface and positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the first closure profile having a top edge and including a closure member that extends along a length of the first closure profile between a first side of the first closure profile and a second side of the first closure profile, the first closure profile further forming a lip between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the lip including (a) a plurality of gripping ridges extending in an area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, with each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges extending from the first side of the first closure profile to the second side of the first closure profile, and each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges extending a first distance from the first closure profile toward the interior of the bag, and (b) a texture that extends in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the texture extending continuously in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, and between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges, and the texture comprising a plurality of raised features, such that a grouping of the plurality of raised features is disposed between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges, wherein the grouping of the plurality of raised features disposed between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges includes a plurality of individually spaced raised features extending in both a direction along the length of the first closure profile and a direction along a height of the first closure profile, wherein:
• (i) each raised feature of the plurality of raised features extends a second distance from the first closure profile toward the interior of the bag, with the second distance being less than the first distance, such that the second distance is about 55 percent to about 65 percent of the first distance;
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• (ii) the plurality of raised features comprises between about 250 and about 375 contact points per square inch of the first closure profile,
• such that a combination of (1) the plurality of gripping ridges, (2) the plurality of raised features, (3) the second distance being less than the first distance, and (4) the plurality of raised features comprising between about 250 and about 375 contact points per square inch of the first closure profile, provides an effective gripping surface with improved grippability to a user;
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• (D) a second closure profile connected to the second side surface and positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the second closure profile having a top edge and including a closure member that extends along at least a length of the second closure profile between a first side of the second closure profile and a second side of the second closure profile, the closure member being configured to engage with the closure member of the first closure profile to form a seal for the opening of the bag, the second closure profile further forming a lip between the closure member and the top edge of the second closure profile, with the lip including (a) a plurality of gripping ridges extending in an area between the closure member and the top edge of the second closure profile, with each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges extending from the first side of the second closure profile to the second side of the second closure profile, and each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges extending a first distance from the second closure profile toward the interior of the bag, and (b) a texture that extends in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the second closure profile, with the texture extending continuously in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the second closure profile, and between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges, and the texture comprising a plurality of raised features, such that a grouping of the plurality of raised features is disposed between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges, wherein the grouping of the plurality of raised features disposed between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges includes a plurality of individually spaced raised features extending in both a direction along the length of the second closure profile and a direction along a height of the second closure profile, wherein:
• (i) each raised feature of the plurality of raised features extends a second distance from the second closure profile toward the interior of the bag, with the second distance being less than the first distance, such that the second distance is about 55 percent to about 65 percent of the first distance;
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• (ii) the plurality of raised features comprises between about 250 and about 375 contact points per square inch of the second closure profile,
• such that a combination of (1) the plurality of gripping ridges, (2) the plurality of raised features, (3) the second distance being less than the first distance, and (4) the plurality of raised features comprising between about 250 and about 375 contact points per square inch of the second closure profile, provides an effective gripping surface with improved grippability to a user.