Patent ID: 11897660
Assignee: POLYTEX FIBERS CORPORATION
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A bag comprising: a first wall and a second wall, each of the first wall and second wall having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top edge and a bottom edge, and comprising a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer comprises woven strips comprising oriented polypropylene, and the second layer comprises a film comprising oriented polypropylene, wherein the first layer and second layer are laminated together, wherein the top edge of the first wall extends further than the top edge of the second wall, and wherein the top edge of the first wall is adapted to be folded over the top edge of the second wall and an interior surface portion of the first wall is adapted to be heat sealed to an exterior surface portion of the second wall to form a top end of the bag, and the bottom edge of the first wall and the bottom edge of the second wall are adapted to be heat sealed together to form a bottom end of the bag, wherein said bag further comprises: a plurality of cuts, perforations, or a combination thereof, wherein said plurality of cuts, perforations, or a combination thereof, define a row extending a distance of at least ten percent across the first wall of the bag, wherein the row is not located on the top end or bottom end of the bag, wherein each of the plurality of cuts, perforations, or combination thereof, extends at least partially through the first layer or the second layer of the first wall of the bag, and a cover covering the plurality of cuts, perforations, or a combination thereof, wherein the cover covers only a portion of the plurality of cuts, perforations, or a combination thereof, 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 cover from the plurality of cuts, perforations, or a combination thereof.