Patent ID: 6196717
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B31B,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A folded thermoplastic bag structure comprising:a plurality of interconnected thermoplastic bag segments, each of the bag segments including a pair of thermoplastic layers, a first longitudinal side edge and a second longitudinal side edge, a transverse lower heat seal, a transverse upper heat seal, each of the bag segments including 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;the second section of each bag segment having a transverse cut along a generally transverse first cut line extending entirely between the first and second fold lines;the first section of each bag segment being longitudinally folded over the second section along the first fold line;the third section of each bag segment being longitudinally folded over the folded-over first section along the second fold line such that the first, second and third sections substantially overlap one another;an upper line of weakness being disposed between the transverse upper heat seal of one segment and the transverse lower heat seal of an adjacent segment;each of the bag segments having a generally longitudinal second cut line extending through the first, second, and third sections and intersecting the first cut line, the first fold line, and the second side edge at one end and intersecting the upper line of weakness at the other end;each of the bag segments having a generally longitudinal third cut line extending through the first, second, and third sections and intersecting the first cut line, the second fold line, and the first side edge at one end and intersecting the upper line of weakness at the other end; andeach of the bag segments having removable sections formed by the first, second and third cut lines.