Patent ID: 7237953
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B31B,B65D

Abstract:
1. A reclosable bag comprising a front wall, a rear wall and two sidewalls, each sidewall connecting the front wall to the rear wall, each sidewall having a gusset along a substantial portion thereof, a top part of the front wall and rear wall closed by a reclosable seal, a region adjacent said reclosable seal is removed from the volume of said reclosable bag by a bonding of said front wall and said rear wall to an underlying wall, a vent from the interior of the reclosable bag to the exterior of said reclosable bag located in the removed region, the front wall and the rear wall bonded to the adjacent gusset sidewalls opposite the reclosable seal to form volume regions within said reclosable bag opposite the reclosable seal that are removed from the volume of the reclosable bag thereby assisting in forming a substantially flat bottom to the reclosable bag and whereby a material to be filled into the bag is precluded from flowing into the removed volume regions, and a seal at the bottom edge of the reclosable bag to close the reclosable bag.