Patent ID: 6135281
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B65B,B65D,B65H

Abstract:
A roll of plastic bags comprising a continuous flattened, extruded tubular web having a plurality of layers including a plurality of inner layers and a top and a bottom outer layer, each bag including a weld line extending across each layer and being partially separated from an adjacent bag by a separation line extending across each layer behind the respective weld line, the separation line in at least one of the top and bottom layers of a leading bag being completely separated substantially across the entire width of the layer from the corresponding outer layer of the adjacent bag, each separation line of the remaining layers comprising a line of perforations extending substantially across the entire width of the respective layer, the perforations including a central slot which is longer than the other perforations for engaging with a separating tongue of a dispenser, whereby when the leading bag is separated from the roll by engagement of the central slot with the separating tongue of the dispenser, the adjacent bag becomes the leading bag, and said at least one outer layer of the bag is completely separated substantially across the entire width thereof to facilitate subsequent use of the bag.