Apparatus and method for improved packing of polymeric bags
AssigneePoly-America, L.P.
InventorsMichael A. Ross, George M. Hall
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved apparatus, method and system for packing and storing carry-out bags, especially bags known as T-shirt bags. In particular, the present invention comprises providing a packaging bag for securing a plurality of polymeric bags. The polymeric bags may be individually folded, or alternatively, folded as groups of polymeric bags. The polymeric bags are placed in the packaging bag and the air inside the packaging bag is removed. The outside, ambient pressure forces the packaging bag to compress onto the polymeric bags. The resulting packaging is generally dumbbell shaped because of the distribution of material in the polymeric bags which provides numerous advantages as discussed herein.
Claims12
An improved packing of polymeric bags comprising:
- a plurality of polymeric bags wherein each polymeric bag defines a left area, a central area, and a right area, and wherein each polymeric bag has less polymeric material in the central area of the polymeric bag than in the left area of the polymeric bag or in the right area of the polymeric bag, and
- a packing container bag surrounding the plurality of polymeric bags, wherein the packing container bag forms a substantially air-right container around the plurality of polymeric bags.
An improved method for packing a plurality of polymeric bags, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of polymeric bags,
- stacking the plurality of polymeric bags,
- placing the plurality of polymeric bags into a packaging bag,
- removing a substantial amount of the air inside the packaging bag so as to provide a compressed packaging bag having a plurality of polymeric bags therein.
An improved system for packing a plurality of polymeric bags comprising:
- a plurality of polymeric bags,
- a packaging bag enclosing the plurality of polymeric bags, the packaging bag being sealed to be substantially air-tight, and
- removing the air from the packaging bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.