Storage bag with soaker pad

A storage bag with soaker pad, said storage bag comprising:

• a. a bag having a front and rear panel constructed from plastic film, said front and rear panels being closed along a fold at one end to form a bottom of said bag, said bag being open at the opposite end for receipt of goods to be stored in said bag;
• b. enclosure for containing and confining liquids emanating from goods stored inside said bag, said enclosure is less than half the length of the combined length of said front panel and said rear panel of said bag, said enclosure being connected by continuous seams at all of its edges to the inside surface of said bag, and the only connection between said enclosure and said bag other than said continuous seams are such that there is space between said walls of said enclosure and the inside surface of said panel to which said enclosure is connected, said enclosure having a plurality of spaced apart perforations therein for conveying said liquids through said enclosure to said space between said walls of said enclosure and the interior surface of said panel to which said enclosure is connected, said enclosure being treated with a antimicrobial agent for suppressing the growth of microorganisms that may be found in said liquids emanating from said goods stored in said bag, and
• c. pad for absorbing said fluids that are located in said space between said walls of said enclosure and the interior of said panel to which said enclosure is connected, said pad being located in said space between said walls of said enclosure and the interior surface of said panel to which said enclosure is connected, said pad being smaller in volume than said space between said walls of said enclosure and the interior surface of said bag to which said enclosure is connected, said enclosure totally enclosing said pad to define a first reservoir and a second reservoir for containing and confining said liquids,
• i. said first reservoir comprising said pad, and
• ii. said second reservoir comprising a sump, said sump being the portion of said space between said walls of said enclosure and the interior surface of said bag to which said enclosure is connected that is not occupied by said pad.

A material for making storage bags with absorbent pads comprising:

• a. a bag film with a first and a second longitudinal edge and a top end and a bottom end;
• b. an enclosure material with a first and a second longitudinal edge, a top end and bottom end, and containing a plurality of spaced apart perforations, said enclosure material being substantially narrower than said bag film and having said first and second edges connected to the surface of said bag film along continuous seams located a substantial distance away from said edges of said bag film, said enclosure being treated with a antimicrobial agent for suppressing the growth of microorganisms that may be found in said liquids emanating from said goods stored in said bag;
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• c. a plurality of absorbent pads spaced at bag intervals and located in the space between said bag film and said enclosure material and said continuous seams.