Recloseable storage bag with secondary closure members

A method of evacuating air from a recloseable storage bag, comprising the steps of:

• providing a bag, having first and second sides connected along first and second side edges thereof, the bag further including a top and bottom, the bottom being closed, the top adapted to open and close using primary closure members proximate the top edges of the first and second sides, the bag further including an aperture in at lease one of the first and second sides, and a sealable valve operatively associated with the aperture;
• closing the bag using the primary closure members positioned at the top of the sides;
• opening the valve associated with the aperture;
• compressing the bag to create an air flow passageway through the aperture and the valve;
• and
• reengaging the valve members to form a seal, the valve members surrounding the aperture.

A recloseable storage bag, comprising:

• a first side having a bottom edge, left edge, right edge, and top edge;
• a second side having a bottom edge, left edge, right edge, top edge, and the bottom edges of the first and second sides being attached, the left edges of the first and second sides being attached, and the right edges of the first and second sides being attached;
• primary closure members being provided proximate the top edges of the first and second sides;
• and
• means for evacuating air from the bag after the primary closure members are sealed, the means for evacuating including at least one aperture surrounded by first and second closure elements.