Patent ID: 6059707
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B31B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of forming an easy to open handle bag, comprising the steps of:providing a flattened tube of thermoplastic material oriented in a generally longitudinal direction, said flattened tube having a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, a transverse lower heat seal, and a transverse upper heat seal, the tube having first, second, and third sections, the second section being disposed between the first and third sections, the first section being joined to the second section along a generally longitudinal first fold line, the second section being joined to the third section along a generally longitudinal second fold line;cutting the second section along a first cut line generally transverse to and extending between the first and second fold lines;folding the first section over the second section along the first fold line;folding the third section over the folded-over first section along the second fold line such that the first, second, and third sections overlap one another;cutting the overlapped first, second, and third sections along a generally longitudinal second cut line intersecting the first cut line, the first fold line, and the second side edge at one end and intersecting the upper heat seal at the other end; andcutting the overlapped first, second, and third sections along a generally longitudinal third cut line intersecting the first cut line, the second fold line, and the first side edge at one end and intersecting the upper heat seal at the other end.