Patent ID: 8220996

Claim:
A polymeric bag comprising: first and second opposing body panels attached to each other along a pair of opposing sides and a bottom bridging the sides, a reclosable fastener extending along a mouth formed opposite the bottom and including a pair of interlocking tracks, a pressure relief opening defined in the first body panel, and a pressure relief valve attached to the first body panel and including a cover member to cover the pressure relief opening, the cover member including an upper layer and a lower layer, the lower layer including a first portion attached to the body panel and a second portion contiguous with the first portion but not attached to the body panel, the upper layer having a first end hingedly connected to the second portion of the lower layer on a first side of the pressure relief opening, the upper layer having a second end fixedly attached on a second side of the pressure relief opening opposite the first side with the upper layer covering to selectively close the pressure relief opening.