Plastic bag with bottom header

A plastic bag, comprising:

• first and second opposing panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides, a primary bottom, and a secondary bottom, said primary and secondary bottoms extending between said pair of sides, said sides and said secondary bottom defining a receptacle space having a mouth formed opposite said secondary bottom;
• a reclosable fastener extending along said mouth;
• and
• a bottom header disposed between said primary and secondary bottoms and including first and second opposing header panels, said first header panel being extruded with and extending downward from said first body panel, said second header panel being extruded with and extending downward from said second body panel, said bottom header being free of reinforcing filler material between said first and second header panels, said bottom header including an opening for mounting the plastic bag to a dispensing post, said bottom header including one or more tearable areas that allow the plastic bag to be substantially removed from said dispensing post in response to being broken.

In a plastic bag including first and second opposing panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging said pair of sides, said sides and said bottom defining a receptacle space having an open mouth formed opposite said bottom;

• a reclosable fastener extending along said mouth;
• and a bottom header having a first header panel extending downward from said first body panel and having one or more tearable areas, said bottom header having an opening, a method of using said plastic bag comprising the steps of:
• mounting said plastic bag to a dispensing post with said dispensing post protruding through said opening;
• inserting a product into said plastic bag via said open mouth;
• closing said mouth by closing said reclosable fastener;
• and
• removing said plastic bag from said dispensing post by breaking said bottom header along said one or more tearable areas.

A unitary pack of plastic bags, each of said bags comprising

• first and second opposing body panels fixedly connected to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging said pair of sides, said sides and said bottom defining a receptacle space having a mouth formed opposite said bottom;
• a reclosable fastener extending along said mouth;
• and
• a bottom header including a first header panel extending downward from said first body panel, said bottom header including an opening for mounting the plastic bag to a dispensing post, said bottom header including one or more tearable areas that allow the plastic bag to be substantially removed from said dispensing post in response to being broken;
• the bottom headers of adjacent ones of said bags being welded together to form the unitary pack.

A method of manufacturing a plastic bag, comprising the steps of:

• providing a sheet of plastic film;
• folding said plastic sheet over onto itself along a fold line to form first and second opposing panels, said fold line forming a primary bottom of the plastic bag;
• sealing said first and second opposing panels to each other along a first seal line generally parallel to and spaced away from said fold line, said first seal line forming a secondary bottom of the plastic bag, a bottom header being defined by portions of said first and second opposing panels extending between said primary and secondary bottoms, said bottom header being free of reinforcing filler material between said portions of said first and second opposing panels;
• sealing said first and second opposing panels to each other along second and third seal lines, said second and third seal lines being generally parallel to and spaced away from each other and being generally perpendicular to said first seal line, said second and third seal lines forming a pair of sides of the plastic bag, said primary and secondary bottoms extending between said pair of sides, said sides and said secondary bottom defining a receptacle space having a mouth formed opposite said secondary bottom;
• forming an opening in said bottom header for mounting the plastic bag to a dispensing post;
• providing said bottom header with one or more tearable areas that allow the plastic bag to be substantially removed from said dispensing post in response to being broken;
• and
• applying a reclosable fastener along said mouth.

A plastic bag, comprising:

• first and second opposing body panels fixedly coveted to each other along a pair of sides and ungussetted bottom bridging said pair of sides, said sides and said bottom defining a receptacle space having a mouth formed opposite said bottom;
• a reclosable fastener extending along said mouth;
• and
• a bottom header consisting of only one header panel extending downward from said first body panel, said header panel including an opening for mounting the plastic bag to a dispensing post, said header panel including one or more tearable areas that allow the plastic bag to be substantially removed from said dispensing post in response to being broken.