Method for folding bags to provide greater ease in opening and improved packaging
OwnerPatrick Ryan Breslendinventor
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Abstract
A bag having a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides connecting the front and rear sides. When folded, the bag comprises a first simple gusset in at least one of the left and right sides and at least a second gusset in at least one of said left and right sides, wherein the second gusset is selected from the group consisting of a second simple gusset and a compound gusset formed from the first simple gusset. Preferably, the simple and compound gussets are formed in both left and right sides. The bag may comprise a plurality of simple gussets, compound gussets, and combinations thereof.
Claims19
A method for folding stock material to form a bag having a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides connecting said front and rear sides, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first simple gusset in at least one of said left and right sides;
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- b) forming a second gusset in at least one of said left and right sides,
- wherein said second gusset is selected from the group consisting of a second simple gusset and a compound gusset formed from said first simple gusset.
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A bag having a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides connecting said front and rear sides, and having at least one simple gusset formed in each of said left and right sides, said bag being folded further to form at least one compound gusset formed from one of said left side and right side simple gussets, said left and right side simple and compound gussets and said front and rear sides being sealed together in only a bottom bag seam, the opposite ends of said left and right side simple and compound gussets being free to unfold when said bag is opened for use.
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A bag pack comprising a plurality of stacked folded bags, wherein at least one of said folded bags comprises a plurality of inwardly-folded gusset folds formed in each of the left and right sides thereof, said plurality of inwardly-folded gusset folds and said front and rear sides being sealed together in only a bottom bag seam, said left and right sides and the opposite ends of said inwardly-folded gusset folds being free to unfold when said bag is opened for use.
A bag having a front side, a rear side, and left and right sides connecting said front and rear sides, and having a plurality of inwardly-folded gusset folds formed in each of said left and right sides, said left and right side gusset folds and said front and rear sides being sealed together in only a bottom bag seam, the left and right sides and opposite ends of said left and right side gusset folds being free to unfold when said bag is opened for use.
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