Patent ID: 6213642
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A paper blank for forming a foldable paper bag which, when opened, is in the general form of a tube closed at one end, said blank being generally rectangular in outline, an imaginary axis running longitudinally of said blank, said blank having an upper edge, a lower edge, and right and left edges, a plurality of spaced fold lines each transverse to said longitudinal axis, first and second parallel, perforated lines each running transversely of said longitudinal axis, said first and second parallel, perforated lines forming a tear strip therebetween, a first adhesive zone of said blank located between one of said right and left edges and said first perforated line, a second adhesive zone of said blank located adjacent said second perforated line and remote from said first adhesive zone and parallel to said first adhesive zone, wherein when said blank is folded to form a tube, two spaced adhesive seams are formed by said first and second adhesive zones and said tear strip can be torn away without destroying the integrity of the internal surface of a bag formed from said blank.