Patent Publication Number: US-2019177020-A1

Title: Bag Resealing Device

Description:
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     DESCRIPTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     This disclosure relates to a reusable bag resealing device for use with prepackaged bags that do not have resealing devices already attached. 
     Background of the Invention 
     This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/790,209 filed Oct. 23, 2017, and Ser. No. 15/790,209 is a divisional of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/418,434 filed Nov. 11, 2016. The benefit of the earlier filing dates of the aforementioned U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 15/790,209 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/418,434 is hereby claimed. 
     Many goods are sold in bags that are manufactured without the ability to reseal the bag after first opening without the use of what is known as a twisty-tie. The present disclosure reveals a bag resealing device to be used with these bags to prevent materials from falling out of the bags and/or to aid in preserving the products within the bag. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure reveals a reusable bag resealing device wherein to be used with prepackaged items sold without resealing mechanisms such as a zip closer or press closure. The bag resealing device involves two sheets wherein the left edges and the right edges of the sheets are sealed together by a plurality of paired adhesives. 
     Near the top edge of the resealing device is a resealable mechanism. In the first embodiment of the of the location of the resealable mechanism, the resealable mechanism is located along the top edge of the front sheet and the top edge of the back sheet. In the second embodiment of the location of the resealable mechanism, the resealable mechanism is located in the area of the top edge of the front sheet and the top edge of the front sheet and the top edge of the back sheet are sealed together. In the area of the bottom edge of the interior of the front sheet and the bottom edge of the interior of the back sheet is an adhesive, said adhesive being covered by an adhesive cover when the bag resealing device is not in use. Said adhesive extending from the left edge across to the right edge continuously on both the front sheet and the back sheet. There are a plurality of paired adhesives, each covered with an adhesive cover so that the bag resealing device is reusable. 
     In the first embodiment of the adhesive, the adhesive adheres to the front sheet and the back sheet and when affixed to a bag, cannot be removed without causing damage to the bag resealing device. In the second embodiment of the adhesive, the adhesive adheres to the front sheet and the back sheet and when affixed to a bag, can be removed without causing damage to the bag resealing device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING 
         FIG. 1  is a view of the bag resealing device on a prepackaged bag; 
         FIG. 2  is a view of the bag resealing device with the resealable mechanism positioned on the top edge of the front and back sheets and a plurality of paired adhesives; and 
         FIG. 3  is a view of the bag resealing device with the resealable mechanism positioned in the area of the top edge of the front sheet. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure reveals a bag resealing device  1  for use with prepackaged bags  2  to prevent spillage and/or aid in food preservation, wherein examples of prepackaged bags include but are not limited to bags containing chips, vegetables, meats, fruits, cotton balls, etc. The bag resealing device  1  comprises a front sheet  3 , a back sheet  4 , a left edge  5 , a right edge  6 , a top edge  7 , a bottom edge  8 , and an interior  9 . The left edge  5  of the front sheet  3  and the left edge  5  of the back sheet  4  are sealed together. The right edge  6  of the front sheet  3  and the right edge  6  of the back sheet  4  are sealed together. In the area of the top edge  7  is a resealable mechanism  10  such as a zipper seal or press seal. 
     In the first embodiment of the bag resealing device  1 , the resealable mechanism  10  is positioned along the top edge  7  of the front sheet  3  and the top edge  7  of the back sheet  4 , such that the bag resealing device  1  can be operated to allow the bag resealing device  1  to be opened and closed. 
     In the second embodiment  12  of the bag resealing device  1 , the resealable mechanism  10  is located in the front sheet  3  in the area of the top edge  7  such that the resealable mechanism  10  can be operated to allow the bag resealing device  1  to be opened and closed. In this embodiment the top edge  7  of the front sheet  3  and the top edge  7  of the back sheet  4  are sealed together. 
     The bag resealing device  1  further comprises a plurality of paired adhesives  13  and an adhesive covering  14  for each of adhesive  13  of the plurality of paired adhesives  13 . For each pair of adhesives  13  there is an adhesive  13  located on the interior  9  of the front sheet  3  in the area of the bottom edge  8  and an opposing adhesive of the plurality of paired adhesives on the interior  9  of the back sheet  4  in the area of the bottom edge  8 , wherein the adhesive  13  on the front sheet  3  and the adhesive  13  on the back  4  sheet are co-located so as to adhere to each other. The adhesive covering  14  is positioned over each adhesive  13  to prevent the adhesive  13  on the front sheet  3  and the adhesive  13  on the back sheet  4  from adhering to each other when the bag resealing device  1  is not in use. 
     As an example, consider the situation wherein there is a first pair of adhesives  15  of the plurality of adhesives  13  and a second pair of adhesives  16  of the plurality of adhesives  13 . The first pair of adhesives  15  have an adhesive  13  on the front sheet  3  and an adhesive on the back sheet  4  and the adhesives  13  are co-located so that when the adhesive covering  14  of this pair of adhesives  15  are removed the first pair of adhesives  15  are capable of attaching to each other. The second pair of adhesives  16  also have an adhesive  13  on the front sheet  3  and an adhesive  13  on the back sheet  4  and they are co-located so that when the individual adhesive covering  14  of this pair of adhesives  16  is removed the second pair of adhesives  16  are capable of attaching to each other. Because the coverings  14  for the first pair of adhesives  15  can be removed without the removal of the adhesive covering  14  for the second pair of adhesives  16 , the bag resealing device  1  is reusable. 
     The adhesive  13 , may be such that the adhesive  13  on the front sheet  3  and the adhesive  13  on the back sheet  4  adheres in such a fashion that the adhesive  13  cannot be removed from the prepackaged bag to which is attached without damaging the bag resealing device  1 . In this instance, once the bag resealing device  1  is attached to a prepackaged bag  2 , the prepackaged bag  2  would need to be cut away from the bag resealing device  1  before another pair or adhesives  13  of the plurality of adhesives  13  could be used to attach the bag resealing device  1  to a different prepackaged bag  2  and thus reuse the bag resealing device  1 . 
     The adhesive  13 , may also be such that the adhesive  13  on the front sheet  3  and the adhesive  13  on the back sheet  4  adheres in such a fashion that the adhesive  13  can be separated from that to which it is adhered to. The ability to separate the bag resealing device  1  from the prepackaged bag  2  allows the bag resealing device  1  to be reusable, either by attaching the bag resealing device  1  to another prepackaged bag  2  using the same pair of adhesives  13 , or by removing the adhesive covering  14  from another pair of adhesives  13  of the plurality of paired adhesives  13  and using the newly uncovered pair of adhesives  13  to attach the bag resealing device  1  to another prepackaged bag  2 .