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US 6,886,980 B1Granted
Plastic coin bag
OwnerJonathan Diplockinventor
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Abstract
Side slot or top opening plastic coin transport bag includes a primary handle at the bag top and an optional bag bottom auxiliary handle enabling two hand or two person lifting and transport. Reinforcing patch panel and heat seals surrounding the opening strengthens the handles. Closure member closes and seals a slot opening or includes a flap top opening closure. Tear-off receipts locate at the bag top, bottom, and/or flap edge. Transverse heat seals between handles and chamber also strengthen the bag. Primary handle patch panel can extend below the front panel slot opening to adhere to closure adhesive if the slot improperly spreads open during closing. Indicia indicates upward orientation of the bag.
Claims8
A plastic coin bag for transporting a plurality of loose coins comprising
- a front panel with at least one Lip defining a chamber opening for insertion of coins,
- a back panel for forming a coin storage chamber with said front panel,
- a closure member having an adhesive layer for scaling the closure member to said front panel to close and seal said opening to close said storage chamber,
- a patch panel located between the upper portions of said front and back panels, and
- said front and back panels and said patch panel defining a primary opening located between said chamber opening and the top of the bag and extending through said panels for accommodating at least part of a human hand for lifting or carrying the coin bag, and
- said front and back panels defining an auxiliary opening contiguous the bottom of the bag and extending through said front and back panels for accommodating at least part of a human hand for at least partially lifting or carrying the coin bag, and
- wherein
- the back panel forms at least part of a first tear-off receipt at the bag top and a second tear-off receipt at the bag bottom.
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A plastic coin bag for transporting a plurality of loose coins comprising
- a front panel with at least one lip defining a chamber opening for insertion of coins,
- a back panel for forming a coin storage chamber with said front panel,
- a closure member having an adhesive layer for sealing the closure member to said front panel to close and seal said opening to close said storage chamber,
- a patch panel located between the upper portions of said front and back panels, and
- said front and back panels and said patch panel defining a primary opening located between said chamber opening and the top of the bag and extending through said panels for accommodating at least part of a human hand for lifting or carrying the coin bag, and
- said front and back panels defining an auxiliary opening contiguous the bottom of the bag and extending through said font and back panels for accommodating at least part of a human hand for at least partially lifting or carrying the coin bag, and
- wherein
- the front and back panels meet at a fold at the bag bottom and form a tear-off receipt at the bag bottom.
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A plastic coin bag for transporting a plurality of loose coins comprising
- a front panel with at least one lip defining a chamber opening for insertion of coins,
- a back panel for forming a coin storage chamber with said front panel,
- a closure member having an adhesive layer for sealing the closure member to said front panel to close and seal said opening to close said storage chamber,
- a patch panel located between the upper portions of said front and back panels, and
- said front and back panels and said patch panel defining a primary opening located between said chamber opening and the top of the bag and extending through said panels for accommodating at least part of a human hand for lifting or carrying the coin bag, and
- said front and back panels defining an auxiliary opening contiguous the bottom of the bag and extending through said front and back panels for accommodating at least part of a human hand for at least partially lifting or carrying the coin bag, and
- wherein
- the front panel forms at least a part of a first tear-off receipt at the bag top and at least a part of a second tear-off receipt at the bag bottom.
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A plastic coin transport bag comprising
- a single piece of folded plastic material forming a front panel and a back panel,
- said panels forming a handle opening at the bag top and a coin storage chamber,
- a patch panel located between said front and back panels and surrounding said handle opening,
- said front, back, and patch panels being secured together in a zone surrounding said handle opening and in a transverse line between said zone and the top of said chamber, and wherein
- said chamber is a top insertion chamber,
- a single piece of material forms the upper portion of the front panel and a downward extending flap closure means for selectively closing said chamber, and
- wherein
- the tops of said front and back panels meet at a fold and define at least one top tear-off receipt.
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A plastic coin transport bag comprising
- a single piece of folded plastic material forming a front panel and a back panel,
- said panels forming a handle opening at the bag top and a coin storage chamber,
- a patch panel located between said front and back panels and surrounding said handle opening,
- said front, back, and patch panels being secured together in a zone surrounding said handle opening and in a transverse line between said zone and the top of said chamber, and
- wherein
- said front, patch, and back panels are secured together in an upper transverse line between said zone and the top of the bag, and
- wherein the front and back panels from a tear-off receipt above said upper transverse line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.