Patent ID: 6120181
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A pillow bag with an integral filling conduit, the pillow bag including at least four layers of bag material bonded along edges thereof an between side and top edges of the layers to form seams defining the bag the filling conduit in at least two plies, the filling conduit thereby being integrally formed from the same layers of material that form the pillow bag, the pillow bag further including an interply region between two plies, a drain port in a lower portion of the bag, and an air input port in an opposite side of the bag from the drain port, the air input port being connectable to a source of low pressure air such that low pressure air can be pumped into the interply region when the bag is full, the interply region thereby inflating and urging contents of the bag toward the drain port of the bag to enhance evacuation of the bag.