Patent ID: 7364361
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A recloseable storage bag, comprising: a first side having a bottom edge, left edge, right edge, top edge, inner surface, and outer surface; a second side having a bottom edge, left edge, right edge, top edge, inner surface, and outer surface, the bottom edges of the first and second sides being attached, the left edges of the first and second sides being attached, and the right edges of the first and second sides being attached; closure members being provided proximate the top edges of the first and second sides; and biasing rails attached to the first and second sides, each biasing rail having a relaxed, outwardly biased configuration, and a stressed, flat configuration, the closure members having a closure force, the biasing rails having an opening force, the closure force being greater than the opening force, each biasing rail including a plurality of hinged segments separated by a plurality of voids, each hinged segment being individually secured to the first and second sides, the first and second sides proximate each void being under tension when the bag is closed and relaxed when the bag is open; and an elastic band attached to the biasing rails, the elastic band having a stressed, elongated configuration when the bag is closed, the band having a relaxed, shortened configuration when the bag is open.