Patent ID: 11891215
Assignee: THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A reinforced thermoplastic bag comprising:
a first multi-layered sidewall of a thermoplastic material comprising a first side edge, an opposing second side edge, and a first hem seal creating a first hem channel by securing a fold-over of the first multi-layered sidewall to an inner surface of the first multi-layered sidewall;
a second multi-layered sidewall of the thermoplastic material comprising a first side edge, an opposing second side edge, and a second hem seal creating a second hem channel by securing a fold-over of the second multi-layered sidewall to an inner surface of the second multi-layered sidewall;
a top opening formed by the first and second multi-layered sidewalls, wherein:
the second multi-layered sidewall is connected to the first multi-layered sidewall at a bottom fold;
the first and second multi-layered sidewalls each comprise a grab-zone extending from the first side edges to the opposing second side edges and from the corresponding first and second hem seals a first distance toward the bottom fold; and
at least a portion of the fold-over of the first multi-layered sidewall extends, within the reinforced thermoplastic bag, from the first hem seal across the grab-zone of the first multi-layered sidewall thereby forming an extended hem skirt; and

a hem skirt seal positioned below the first hem seal that secures the extended hem skirt to the first multi-layered sidewall;
wherein the at least a portion of the fold-over of the first multi-layered sidewall forming the extended hem skirt comprises only one layer of the first multi-layered sidewall that is secured to an inside surface of the inner second thermoplastic bag by both the hem seal and the hem skirt seal.