Flap tie bag
AssigneeAPI Industries, Inc.
InventorsSusan Rosenburg, David Anderson
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Abstract
A unitary trash bag includes a closed bag end and an open bag end located opposite the closed bag end. A plurality of flaps ae located at the open bag end. The flaps are arranged around a perimeter of the open bag end, each flap of the plurality of flaps including a flap opening in the flap to grasp and/or close the bag. A method of forming a trash bag includes forming a tubular film of material and sealing an edge of the tubular film, thereby defining a closed bag end. The film is cut at an open bag end opposite to the closed bag end to define a plurality of flaps in the film at the open bag end. A plurality of flap openings are cut in the film at the flaps and between the open bag end and the closed bag end.
Claims20
A unitary trash bag comprising:
- a closed bag end;
- an open bag end disposed opposite the closed bag end;
- and
- a plurality of flaps disposed at the open bag end, the flaps arranged around a perimeter of the open bag end, each flap of the plurality of flaps including a flap opening in the flap to grasp and/or close the bag.
A method of forming a trash bag, comprising:
- forming a tubular film of material;
- sealing an edge of the tubular film, thereby defining a closed bag end;
- cutting the film at an open bag end opposite to the closed bag end to define a plurality of flaps in the film at the open bag end;
- and
- cutting a plurality of flap openings in the film at the flaps and between the open bag end and the closed bag end.
A unitary trash bag comprising:
- a closed bag end;
- an open bag end disposed opposite the closed bag end;
- and
- a plurality of flaps disposed at the open bag end, the flaps arranged around a perimeter of the open bag end, each flap of the plurality of flaps including a flap opening in the flap to grasp and/or close the bag;
- the plurality of flaps configured such that a first flap of the plurality of flaps having a first flap opening is insertable into a second flap opening of a second flap of the plurality of flaps disposed opposite the first flap across the open bag end;
- the flap opening is one of semi-circular, circular, elliptical, oval, rectangular or rounded-rectangular in shape and defines a flap handle between a flap edge and a flap opening edge;
- the bag formed from a tubular film of polyethylene material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.