Patent ID: 6086253
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A bag for storing and dispensing flexible bags, comprising:a flexible central body having a circumferential wall, an upper opening, and a lower opening;a flexible tie encircling said circumferential wall at said upper opening, said flexible tie disposed to constrict said circumferential wall at said upper opening when pulled, said circumferential wall further comprising a hem formed at said upper opening, said hem disposed to enclose and retain said flexible tie, wherein said flexible tie forms a closed loop, and said bag is configured to expose said flexible tie along a portion of the length of said flexible tie, whereby said flexible tie may engage a projecting environmental object for purposes of suspending said bag;an elastic band encircling said circumferential wall at said lower opening, said elastic band disposed proximate said lower opening and disposed to constrict said circumferential wall at said lower opening; andstitches directly securing said elastic band to said circumferential wall, whereinsaid stitches are oriented longitudinally in the direction of stretch of said elastic band and pass through said elastic band and pin said elastic band to said circumferential wall, andsaid circumferential wall has a narrow waist formed therein where said elastic band contacts said circumferential wall, and said circumferential wall has a skirt depending from said narrow waist, wherein said skirt is flared and opens away from said narrow waist.