Resilient bag closure strip and method
AssigneeBedford Industries, Inc.
InventorsJay A. Milbrandt, Trevor Wintz, Michael Schultz, David Schiller
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Abstract
A reclosure article is configured for permanent attachment to a flexible container. The article includes a resilient, elongated strip including first and second fasteners proximate each of two opposed ends, wherein at least the first fastener includes a slot configured to receive one of first and second opposite side edges of the flexible container. A method is described for closing a flexible container using a reclosure article that is permanently attached to the container. The method includes inserting one of first and second opposite side edges of the flexible container into a slot of the article.
Claims17
A reclosure article configured for permanent attachment to a flexible container, the article including a resilient, elongated strip comprising:
- first and second tabs proximate each of first and second opposed ends, respectively;
- first and second opposed longitudinal edges;
- a raised bead disposed along at least one of the first and second longitudinal edges;
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- a base extending between the first and second tabs and having a longitudinal center;
- wherein at least the first tab has:
- a first position in which an end of the first tab toward the center contacts the base;
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- a second position wherein the first tab is flexed open so that the end of the first tab toward the center is moved out of contact with the base;
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- a slot that includes a first cut through the strip.
A method of closing a flexible container using a reclosure article that is permanently attached to the container, the article comprising a resilient, elongated strip comprising:
- first and second opposed longitudinal edges;
- a raised bead disposed along at least one of the first and second longitudinal edges;
- first and second tabs at each of two opposed ends of a base having a longitudinal center, wherein at least the first tab comprises a slot cut through the strip;
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- a grip flap defined between the first tab and a first end of the strip;
- the method comprising:
- flexing the strip at the grip flap to move the first tab;
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- inserting one of first and second opposite side edges of the flexible container into the slot.
An apparatus comprising:
- a flexible container having first and second opposite side edges;
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- a resilient, elongated strip permanently attached to the flexible container, the strip:
- having a longitudinal center and first and second opposed longitudinal edges, wherein a raised bead is disposed along at least one of the first and second longitudinal edges;
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- including first and second fasteners at each of two opposed ends of a base, wherein:
- the first fastener comprises a first slot cut through the strip and configured to flex open toward the center, the first slot being positioned at the first side edge of the flexible container, and
- the second fastener comprises a second slot configured to flex open toward the center, the second slot being positioned at the second side edge of the flexible container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.