Storage bag with features that facilitate sealing and unsealing of the bag

A resealable storage bag comprising:

• a first side surface;
• 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;
• a first closure profile connected to the first side surface and positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the first closure profile (a) including a first interlocking member and a second interlocking member that both extend between a first side of the first closure profile and a second side of the first closure profile, and (b) having a straight, top edge that extends substantially parallel to the first and second interlocking member from the first side of the first closure profile to the second side of the first closure profile, the first closure profile forming a lip between the interlocking members and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the lip comprising a single, continuous web having a first shape that extends a substantially constant distance H1 (i) from the interlocking members to the top edge of the first closure profile and (ii) between the first side of the first closure profile and the second side of the first closure profile;
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• a second closure profile connected to the second side surface and positioned adjacent to the opening of the bag, the second closure profile (a) including a first interlocking member and a second interlocking member that both extend between a first side of the second closure profile and a second side of the second closure profile, with the first interlocking member of the second closure profile being configured to interlock with and to unlock with the first interlocking member of the first closure profile, and the second interlocking member of the second closure profile being configured to interlock with and to unlock with the second interlocking member of the first closure profile, thereby to seal, to unseal, and to reseal the opening of the bag, and (b) having a top edge that extends from the first side of the second closure profile to the second side of the second closure profile, the second closure profile forming a lip between the interlocking members and the top edge of the second closure profile, with the lip comprising a single, continuous web (a) between the first side of the second closure profile and the second side of the second closure profile, and (b) from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile, with the single, continuous web having a second shape that differs from the first shape, the second shape defining (i) a first portion of the lip extending a substantially constant distance H2 from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile along a portion of the length of the second closure profile starting from the first side, (ii) a second portion of the lip extending a substantially constant distance H3 from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile along a portion of the length of the second closure profile starting from the second side, and (iii) a third portion of the lip being provided between the first portion of the lip and the second portion of the lip, with the third portion extending a substantially constant distance H4 from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile, wherein the substantially constant distance H1 is greater than each of the distances H2 and H3, and wherein the distance H4 is greater than each of the distances H1, H2, and H3, such that the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile defines a center region of the lip of the second closure profile that extends above the lip of the first closure profile, wherein the first portion of the lip of the second closure profile smoothly transitions into the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile, and the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile smoothly transitions into the second portion of the lip of the second closure profile, and wherein the top edge of the second closure profile extends substantially parallel to (i) the interlocking members of the second closure profile in each of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile, and (ii) the top edge of the first closure profile in each of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile, to provide the second shape of the lip of the second closure profile,
• wherein a combination of (a) the first shape of the lip of the first closure profile differing from the second shape of the lip of the second closure profile, and (b) the center region of the lip of the second closure profile extending above the lip of the first closure profile provides a visual cue to a user to grasp the lips of the first and second closure profiles at the center region of the lip of the second closure profile so as to impart a rolling motion to the lips of the first and second closure profiles, and to thereby unseal only the opening of the bag by unlocking the interlocking member of the first profile closure from the interlocking member of the second closure profile.

A resealable storage bag comprising:

• a first side surface;
• 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;
• 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 first interlocking member and a second interlocking member that both extend between a first side of the first closure profile and a second side of the first closure profile, the first closure profile further including a plurality of dimples provided in an area between the first and second interlocking members of the first closure profile, the first closure profile forming a lip between the interlocking members and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the lip comprising a single, continuous web having a first shape that extends a substantially constant distance H1 (i) from the interlocking members to the top edge of the first closure profile and (ii) between the first side of the first closure profile and the second side of the first closure profile;
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• 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 first interlocking member and a second interlocking member that both extend between a first side of the second closure profile and a second side of the second closure profile, with the first interlocking member of the second closure profile being configured to interlock with and to unlock with the first interlocking member of the first closure profile, and the second interlocking member of the second closure profile being configured to interlock with and to unlock with the second interlocking member of the first closure profile, thereby to seal, to unseal, and to reseal the opening of the bag, the second closure profile further including a plurality of dimples provided in an area between the first and second interlocking members of the second closure profile, and the second closure profile forming a lip between the interlocking members and the top edge of the second closure profile, with the lip comprising a single, continuous web (a) between the first side of the second closure profile and the second side of the second closure profile, and (b) from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile, with the single, continuous web having a second shape that differs from the first shape, the second shape defining (i) a first portion of the lip extending a substantially constant distance H2 from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile along a portion of the length of the second closure profile starting from the first side, (ii) a second portion of the lip extending a substantially constant distance H3 from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile along a portion of the length of the second closure profile starting from the second side, and (iii) a third portion of the lip being provided between the first portion of the lip and the second portion of the lip, with the third portion extending a substantially constant distance H4 from the interlocking members to the top edge of the second closure profile, wherein the substantially constant distance H1 is greater than each of the distances H2 and H3, and wherein the distance H4 is greater than each of the distances H1, H2, and H3, such that the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile defines a center region of the lip of the second closure profile that extends above the lip of the first closure profile, and wherein the first portion of the lip of the second closure profile smoothly transitions into the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile, and the third portion of the lip of the second closure profile smoothly transitions into the second portion of the lip of the second closure profile,
• wherein the plurality of dimples provided on the first closure profile and the plurality of dimples provided on the second closure profile provide at least one of a visual cue and a tactile feedback to a user when interlocking the first interlocking member of the first closure profile with the first interlocking member of the second closure profile and the second interlocking member of the first closure profile with the second interlocking member of the second closure profile, and
• wherein a combination of (a) the first shape of the lip of the first closure profile differing from the second shape of the lip of the second closure profile, and (b) the center region of the lip of the second closure profile extending above the lip of the first closure profile provides a visual cue to a user to grasp the lips of the first and second closure profiles at the center region of the lip of the second closure profile so as to impart a rolling motion to the lips of the first and second closure profiles, and to thereby unseal only the opening of the bag by unlocking the interlocking member of the first profile closure from the interlocking member of the second closure profile.