Patent ID: 8602650

Claim:
A bag for receiving refuse comprising; a bag body, the bag body including a sidewall having an inside surface, an outside surface, and a rim defining a mouth; a hem formed by folding the sidewall and sealing the sidewall to the inside surface at a hem seal, the hem defining a passageway and including a first opening and a second opening; a drawstring, the drawstring disposed within the passageway, the drawstring accessible via the first and second openings in the hem; a strip of material disposed on the inside surface of the body proximate the rim, the strip including an inside surface, an outside surface that faces the inside surface of the body, a top edge, and a bottom edge; wherein the bag body includes an embossing pattern and the strip is sealed to the inside surface of the bag body by the embossing pattern; and wherein the strip is loosely joined to the bag but remains held in place during normal use.