Patent ID: 7988359
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A plastic bag for carryout food comprising; a) a back panel, said back panel having a top and bottom said back panel having a handle opening therein; b) a front panel having a top and bottom; c) a floor panel connecting said front panel and said back panel at the bottom of said front and back panel to form a bag floor; d) said front panel terminating below said back panel handle; e) an upper panel having a top and bottom; said top of said upper panel having a handle opening; said upper panel having an upper panel body and a flap extending from the bottom of said upper panel body; f) said flap extending upwardly a preselected distance from the bottom of said upper panel body to at least partially overlap said upper panel body at the bottom thereof; g) said upper panel body heat sealed to said back panel below said back panel handle opening and said upper panel handle opening to form a horizontal seal strip across the width of the bag prior to filling said bag; said back panel handle opening in substantial alignment with said upper panel handle opening; h) said front panel and said back panel heat sealed together at the sides thereof, said upper panel body heat sealed to said back panel at the sides thereof, and said flap heat sealed to said front panel at the sides thereof said flap unconnected at the sides thereof to said back panel to form said bag having a single opening to allow loading and removal of a food product therein; said bag fully formed prior to the loading of said bag; said single opening centrally located in said bag; i) an interlocking closure; said closure having a first track and a second track that interlocks with said first track; j) said first track heat sealed to the outside of said flap; k) said second track heat sealed to the inside of said front panel so that when said tracks are engaged, said central opening is sealed when said tracks are disengaged, said central opening is unsealed; l) said handles spaced apart from said single opening.