Patent ID: 8137254

Claim:
A method of forming a bag with at least one gusset on one side, comprising: forming a bag blank having a front panel and a back panel connectable along opposite sides; forming a gusset along one side of one of the front and back panels, said gusset comprising first and second gusset panels inwardly V-folded, said gusset panels having a removable gusset portion at a selected position on said side; adhesively adhering one side of a patch to one of said gusset panels to a location adjacent said removable gusset portion, said patch having a second adhesive on portions extending beyond said one gusset panel location to said removable gusset portion and beyond said V-fold; removing said removable gusset portion from said gusset; adhering said second adhesive on said one side of said patch extending portions to facing portions of one of said front and back panel.