Patent ID: 6659645
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
Stand-up bag of a heat-sealable or weldable plastic film for containing in particular flowable or pourable products and comprising:two opposing side walls (1, 2; 71, 72) sealed together along lateral edges thereof by means of side seams (5, 6); an inwardly folded bottom wall (4;74) provided between the lower portions of the side walls (1, 2; 71, 72) and sealed to the respective side walls (1, 2; 71, 72) along transverse bottom seams (7, 8; 77, 78) and along bottom side seams, and an inwardly folded top wall extending between the upper portions of the side walls (1, 2; 71, 72) and connected to the respective side walls along transverse top connections (11, 12; 81, 82) and sealed to the respective side walls (1, 2; 71, 72) along top side seams, characterised in that one side wall (1; 71) comprises a first side wall section (1a; 71a) and a second side wall section (1b; 71b) overlapping the first side wall section (1a; 71a) in a transverse overlapping area (15; 85) between transverse edges (16, 17; 86, 87) of the two side wall sections (1a, 1b; 71a, 71b), that the side wall sections (1a, 1b; 71a, 71b) in the overlapping area (15; 85) are connected by means of longitudinal peelable connections (19, 20) and by means of a transverse peelable connection (18; 38; 48; 58; 88), and that the second side wall section (1b; 71b) extends beyond the transverse peelable connection (18; 38; 48; 58; 88) to form a gripping member (21; 91).