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US 7,004,632 B2Granted
Ventable storage bag
AssigneeThe Glad Products Company
InventorsPeter Hamilton, Michael Borchardt, Rebecca Giesfeldt, Kenneth S. McGuire
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Abstract
A storage bag for food products with a venting structure to expel excess air trapped inside the bag after the bag has been closed or sealed. After the excess air is removed, the venting structure is covered and sealed to prevent air from re-entering the bag or other objects from entering the bag.
Claims37
A ventable bag for storing products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- one or more first perforations located in said front wall proximate to said top end and between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom end;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations;
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- a pressure sensitive adhesive operative to removably seal a portion of said cover to said bag;
- said cover has a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, at least one of said top, bottom and two side edges is permanently secured to said bag;
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- wherein said one or more perforations permit air to be expelled from said storage space upon at least partial removal of said cover from said bag.
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A ventable bag for storing products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- one or more first perforations located in said front wall proximate to said top end and between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom end;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive operative to removably seal a portion of said cover to said bag;
- said one or more first perforations permit air to be expelled from said storage space upon at least partial removal of said cover from said bag;
- said cover has a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, wherein said bottom edge and said two side edges of said cover are secured to said bag and at least a portion of said adhesive is positioned between said one or more first perforations and said top edge;
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- further including one or more second perforations located in said cover between said adhesive and said top edge.
6 more elements
A ventable bag for staring products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- said front wall including a flange portion above said closure mechanism;
- one or more first perforations located in said front wall proximate to said top end and between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom end;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations, said cover is an integral fold over flap extension of said flange portion of said front wall of said bag;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive operative to removably seal a portion of said cover to said bag;
- said one or more first perforations permit air to be expelled from said storage space upon at least partial removal of said cover from said bag.
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A ventable bag for storing products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- one or more first perforations located in said front wall proximate to said top end and between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom end;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations, said cover is an integral extension of said front wall of said bag;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive operative to removably seal a portion of said cover to said bag;
- wherein said one or more perforations permit air to be expelled from said storage space upon at least partial removal of said cover from said bag;
- said cover has a bottom edge and two side edges, wherein said bottom edge and said two side edges of said cover are secured to said bag and at least a portion of said adhesive is positioned between said one or more first perforations and said bottom edge;
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- further including one or more second perforations located in said cover between said adhesive and said bottom edge.
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A veritable bag for storing products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- said front wall including a flange portion above said closure mechanism;
- one or more first perforations located in said front wall proximate to said top end and between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom end;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations, said cover is an integral extension of said flange portion of said front wall;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive operative to removably seal a portion of said cover to said bag;
- wherein said one or more perforations permit air to be expelled from said storage space upon at least partial removal of said cover from said bag;
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- wherein said cover has a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges, wherein said top edge of said cover forms a fold line between said cover and said bag, said bottom edge and said two side edges of said cover are secured to said bag, at least a portion of said adhesive is positioned above said one or more first perforations, and one or more second perforations are located between said adhesive and said closure mechanism.
6 more elements
A bag for storing products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space wit a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- said front wall including a flange portion above said closure mechanism;
- one or more perforations provided in said front wall for permitting air trapped within said storage space to escape, said one or more first perforations located between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations for sealing said bag after air trapped within said storage space has escaped, wherein said cover is formed as an integral fold over flap extension of said flange portion of said front wall of said bag, said cover comprises a terminal edge and two side edges, said two side edges of said cover are secured to said front wall of said bag, said terminal edge being located between said one or more perforations and said closed bottom end;
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- an adhesive for securing at least a portion of said cover to said front wall.
4 more elements
A bag for storing products comprising:
- front and back walls joined at opposing sides and defining a storage space with a closed bottom end and a top end;
- a re-sealable closure mechanism being operative to selectively open and close said top end;
- said front wall including a flange portion above said closure mechanism;
- one or more first perforations provided in said front wall for permitting air trapped within said storage space to escape, said one or more first perforations located between said closure mechanism and said closed bottom end;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations for sealing said bag after air trapped within said storage space has escaped, wherein said cover is formed as a fold over flap extension of said flange portion of said front wall of said bag, said cover comprises a terminal edge and two side edge;
- and said terminal edge and two side edges of said cover are secured to said front wall of said bag, said secured terminal edge being located between said one or more first perforations and said closed bottom end;
- an adhesive for securing at least a portion of said cover to said front wall, said adhesive positioned between said one or more first perforations and said cop end of said bag;
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- one or more second perforations disposed in said cover between said adhesive and said closure mechanism.
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A bag for storing products comprising:
- a front wall, a back wall, and a storage space defined between said front wall and said back wall;
- an opening at a top of said bag for inserting products in to said storage space;
- a closure mechanism disposed near said top of said bag for closing said opening;
- one or more first perforations located in said front wall proximate to said opening and beneath said closure mechanism for permitting air trapped within said storage space to escape;
- a cover positioned over said one or more first perforations for sealing said bag after air trapped within said storage space has escaped, wherein said cover is a separate piece from said bag, said cover comprises a top edge, a bottom edges and two side edges, and said top edge and said bottom edge of said cover are permanently secured to said bag;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed between said top edge and said one or more first perforations;
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- one or more second perforations located in said cover and disposed between said top edge and said adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.