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US 5,298,104 AGranted
Flexible bag with a removable coupon and a method and apparatus for the manufacture thereof
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Abstract
There is provided a flexible bag with a removable coupon and the method and apparatus for the manufacture thereof. A labeling machine sequentially provides a coupon assembly comprising an adhesive portion and a coupon portion to bag stock which is inputted into the bag making machine. The bag stock is then cut to form individual bags having removable coupons thereon.
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A method of applying a coupon assembly to a bag formed of flexible material comprising:
- feeding a continuous web of bag stock in a longitudinal direction;
- sensing preprinted material on said bag stock for cutting said bag stock to form an individual shopping bag and sequentially providing a coupon assembly to said bag stock, said coupon assembly having an adhesive portion and a coupon portion, said adhesive portion being secured to said bag stock and said coupon portion being removable from said adhesive portion;
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- cutting said bag stock as a step in forming said shopping bag said coupon assembly being on an exterior surface of said shopping bag to be formed wherein said coupon assembly is provided to said bag stock when cutting said bag stock.
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A method of applying a coupon assembly to a bag formed of flexible material comprising:
- intermittently feeding a continuous web of bag stock in a longitudinal direction, said bag stock being stationary when an end of an individual bag to be formed is cut;
- sensing preprinted material on said bag stock for cutting said bag stock to form an individual shopping bag and for sequentially providing a coupon assembly to said bag stock, said coupon assembly having an adhesive portion and a coupon portion, said adhesive portion being secured to said bag stock, and said coupon portion being removable from said adhesive portion;
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- cutting said bag stock as a step in forming said shopping bag said coupon assembly being placed on an exterior surface of said shopping bag to be formed wherein said coupon assembly is provided to said bag stock when cutting said bag stock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.