Patent ID: 11958660
Assignee: THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A thermoplastic bag, comprising:
first and second sidewalls of a thermoplastic film material;
a first side seal securing respective first side edges of the first and second sidewalls together;
a second side seal securing respective second side edges of the first and second sidewalls together;
a bottom edge, extending from the first side edges to the second sided edges; and
phased deformations formed in the first and second sidewalls, the phased deformations extending between the first and second side edges of the thermoplastic bag, the phased deformations comprising:
a first series of repeating deformation patterns comprising a first configuration of deformations within each respective deformation pattern, wherein the first series of repeating deformation patterns are positioned in a first side zone along the first side edges and a second side zone along the second side edge; and
a second series of repeating deformation patterns comprising a second configuration of deformations within each respective deformation pattern, the second configuration of deformations comprising different sized deformations than the deformations of the first configuration of deformations, wherein the second series of deformations is positioned in at least one middle zone positioned in a machine direction between the first side zone and the second side zone,

wherein: the second series of repeating deformation patterns comprises a first pattern of deformations having a first orientation within a first side half of the thermoplastic bag and a second pattern of deformations having a second orientation within a second side half of the thermoplastic bag, and the first side half of the thermoplastic bag is devoid of the second pattern of deformations and the second side half of the thermoplastic bag is devoid of the first pattern of deformations.