Patent ID: 9630375
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B32B,B65B,B65D,D04H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A form, fill, and seal bag comprising: first and second opposed sides, each of which is formed at least in part from a strip of a sheet material extending lengthwise of the bag from at least one end thereof, wherein at least one portion of the bag is located between strips of the sheet material and is formed from a strip of an open mesh material having a side edge joined to a side edge of one of the strips of sheet material at a vertical seam extending the length of the bag, the open mesh material having a mass per unit area of no more than 30 g/m an end seam extending across one end of the bag and joining the first and second strips of sheet material together with at least one layer of the open mesh material therebetween, the end seam being formed from a fin seal formed over a dwell time of less than 0.25 seconds and having a strength of at least 2.5 N, where strength is measured in accordance with ASTM standard D 5034.