Easy open plastic bags

A bag comprising a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top end, a bottom end, wherein each of the front wall, back wall, first side wall and second side wall each comprise a laminate and have an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end and the bottom end of the front wall, back wall, first side wall and second side wall are adapted to define a top panel and a bottom panel, respectively, when the top end and bottom end, respectively, are closed, and wherein the laminate consists essentially of a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, wherein the first layer consists essentially of woven strips comprising oriented polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, or a combination thereof, the second layer consists essentially of an oriented polymer film which comprises polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, or a combination thereof, and the third layer consists essentially of an oriented polymer film, wherein the second layer coats the first layer and third layer, and the first layer, second layer, and third layer form the laminate, and wherein the bag comprises a cut and a plurality of perforations, wherein the cut penetrates through the first layer, second layer, and third layer and each of the perforations penetrates through the first layer, second layer, and third layer of the bag, wherein the cut and the plurality of perforations are located on the front wall of the bag or the back wall of the bag, and not at the top end or bottom end or on the top panel or the bottom panel, wherein the plurality of perforations define at least one row extending from the cut, a cover having a pull tab and covering the cut and the plurality of perforations, and further wherein said bag is adapted to be sealed at both the top end and the bottom end, and to hold at least ten pounds by weight of at least one filling material, and wherein the top panel and bottom panel each comprise printing or graphics, and wherein said bag can be opened by pulling the pull tab and removing the cover from the cut and the plurality of perforations.

A bag comprising a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, an interior surface, an exterior surface, a first end, a second end, the front wall, back wall, first side wall, and second side wall each comprising a laminate and having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of said bag are adapted to define a first panel and a second panel, respectively, when the first end and the second end, respectively, are closed, wherein the laminate consists essentially of a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, the first layer consists essentially of a woven polymer, wherein the woven polymer comprises woven strips comprising oriented polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, or a combination of at least two of the foregoing, the second layer consists essentially of an oriented polymer film which comprises polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, or a combination thereof, and the third layer consists essentially of an oriented polymer film that is coated by the second layer, wherein the first layer, second layer, and third layer form the laminate, wherein the first end of the front wall projects further than the first end of the first side wall and the first end of the second side wall, and the first end of the first side wall and the first end of the second side wall projects further than the first end of the back wall, wherein the bag comprises printing or graphics on the front wall, the first side wall, the back wall, the second side wall, the first end, or the second end, or any combination thereof, and wherein the bag comprises a plurality of perforations, wherein the plurality of perforations define a shape comprising at least one line extending at least ten percent of the distance across the front wall or back wall of the bag, wherein each of the plurality of perforations penetrates through the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer and the plurality of perforations are located proximal the first end of the bag, and not at the first end or second end of said bag or on the first panel or second panel, a cover having a pull tab and covering the plurality of perforations, wherein said bag is adapted to hold at least ten pounds by weight of at least one filling material, and wherein said bag can be opened by pulling the pull tab and removing the cover from the plurality of perforations.

A bag comprising a first wall, a second wall, an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top end adapted to comprise a top panel when the top end is closed, a bottom end adapted to comprise a bottom panel when the bottom end is closed, wherein said first wall and said second wall consist essentially of a laminate consisting essentially of a first layer comprising woven strips comprising an oriented polypropylene, a second layer comprising a polypropylene film, and a third layer comprising a polypropylene film at least a portion of which further comprises printing or graphics, wherein said second layer coats the first layer and third layer so that the first layer, second layer, and third layer together form the laminate, wherein said bag further comprises a plurality of cuts, each having a first end and a second end, wherein said plurality of cuts define a shape comprising at least one row extending a distance of at least ten percent across the first wall of the bag, wherein each of the plurality of cuts extends through the first layer, through the second layer, and through the third layer of the first wall of the bag, and a cover having a pull tab and covering at least the plurality of cuts, wherein the plurality of cuts is located on the first wall and not at the top end or bottom end of the first wall or on the top panel or bottom panel of said bag, wherein said bag is adapted to hold at least ten pounds by weight of at least one filling material and is adapted to be sealed at both the top end and the bottom end, and wherein the top panel and bottom panel each comprise printing or graphics and both the top panel and the bottom panel are adapted so that the printing or graphics on at least one of the top panel or the bottom panel will be visible to a person when said bag is in a stack of a plurality of bags and the top panel or the bottom panel, respectively, is facing the person, wherein said bag can be opened by pulling the pull tab and removing the cover from the plurality of cuts.