Patent ID: 9302823
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B65D

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a bag comprising first and second panels continuously joined along a first side edge, a second side edge and a bottom edge; a top portion of the respective first and second side panels defining an opening of the bag; a first hem of the first panel extending along the top portion of the bag from the first side edge to the second side edge; a second hem of the second panel extending along the top portion of the bag from the first side edge to the second side edge; a first drawstring enclosed within the first hem having a first end adjacent to the first side edge and a second end adjacent to the second side edge; a second drawstring enclosed within the second hem having a first end adjacent to the first side edge and a second end adjacent to the second side edge; a first short seal provided to weld the first panel, the second panel, the first end of the first drawstring, and the first end of the second drawstring together, the first short seal is located proximate to the first side edge of the bag; a second short seal provided to weld the first panel, the second panel, the second end of the first drawstring and the second end of the second drawstring together, the second short seal is located proximate to the second side edge of the bag; and a first reduced opening seal provided to weld the first panel, the second panel, the first drawstring, and the second drawstring together, the first reduced opening seal located adjacent to the first side edge and comprising a convex polygonal shape, wherein the first reduced opening seal comprises an indicia including a recycling symbol that is visible when the bag is placed over an upper rim of a trash receptacle.