Patent ID: 6461043
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B31B,B65D

Abstract:
A reclosable bag comprising a front wall, a rear wall and a first and a second sidewall, each said first sidewall and said second sidewall connecting the front wall to the rear the front wall and of the rear wall closed by a slide zipper reclosable seal, the front wall and the rear wall bonded together at an end opposite the reclosable seal, the bond comprising a bond of the front wall to the rear wall over a medial portion thereof, end portions thereof comprising a seal of the front wall and rear wall to a sidewall gusset wherein the front wall and the rear wall are bonded together in the area of the gussets to form a region that is removed from the volume of the bag at each corner of the bag adjacent the reclosable seal, a vent to the exterior of the reclosable bag in the region that is removed from the volume of the reclosable bag whereby pressure can be equalized from within the reclosable bag to the exterior thereof.