Patent ID: 9725199
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B65B,B65D

Claim:
1. A bag for bagging a pressed bale comprising: a body portion made from a material comprising plastic, nylon, burlap, cotton, or combinations thereof having a bottom end, opposed first and second panels each comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface extending from the bottom end and opposed first and second side panels extending from the bottom end and connecting the first and second panels; the bottom end, the first and second panels, and the first and second side panels defining a receptacle space and defining an open end located opposite the bottom end, the material selected and the open end sized and shaped to receive a pressed bale of fibrous material; a cut portion formed through the first panel and presenting an opening on the exterior surface and the interior surface of the first panel for receiving a probe to lift the body portion, the cut portion positioned at a location on the first panel nearer the open end of the bag than the bottom end of the bag; and wherein when the open end is closed, the interior surface of the first panel around the opening of the cut portion is in contact with and covered by the interior surface of the second panel and the cut portion is flushed with the exterior surface of the first panel.