Patent ID: 9637276
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B65D

Claim:
1. A storage bag comprising: (A) a first sidewall having (a) a top edge, (b) a bottom edge, and (c) a bottom portion, the bottom portion being adjacent to the bottom edge of the first sidewall, and the bottom portion including (i) at least a first shift region and (ii) at least a second shift region, about which the bag is capable of shifting, each of the shift regions extending a distance along the first sidewall, and at least one of the shift regions comprising one of a score line, an indentation, and a crimp formed into the first sidewall; and (B) a second sidewall having (a) a top edge, (b) a bottom edge, and (c) a bottom portion, the second sidewall being connected to the first sidewall, the bottom portion being adjacent to the bottom edge of the second sidewall, and the bottom portion including (i) at least a first shift region and (ii) at least a second shift region, about which the bag is capable of shifting, each of the shift regions extending a distance along the second sidewall, and at least one of the shift regions comprising one of a score line, an indentation, and a crimp formed into the second sidewall, wherein the bag shifts between (a) a flat configuration with the first and second sidewalls positioned adjacent to each other, and (b) a stand-up configuration with the first and second sidewalls separated from each other, such that, in the stand-up configuration, the bag has a substantially flat base that is (i) formed by the bottom portion of the first sidewall and the bottom portion of the second sidewall, and (ii) outlined by at least one of the shift regions of the first sidewall and at least one of the shift regions of the second sidewall, and wherein (a) an angle α is defined between each of (i) the first shift region of the first sidewall and an adjacent edge of the bag and (ii) the first shift region of the second sidewall and an adjacent edge of the bag, and (b) an angle β is defined between each of (i) the second shift region of the first sidewall and a bottom edge of the bag and (ii) the second shift region of the second sidewall and the bottom edge of the bag, such that (i) each angle α relates to a respective angle β to facilitate the shifting of the bag between the flat configuration and the stand-up configuration, and (ii) each angle α differs from each angle β.