Patent ID: 6962439

Claim:
A reclosable plastic bag, comprising: A. a first panel attached to a second panel to form a container having a bottom and a sealed top edge; B. a primary closure located between the bottom and the sealed top edge, comprising: i. a primary female profile on the first panel of the container, ii. a primary male profile on the second panel of the container that is configured to engage selectively with the primary female profile; C. a removable element of the container extending from the sealed top edge to a separation line located between the sealed top edge and the primary closure and that when still attached to the container indicates that the container has not yet been opened; D. a first lip portion of the first panel extending from the primary closure to the separation line and including a first right edge and a first left edge; and E. a second lip portion of the second panel extending from the primary closure to the separation line and including a second right edge and a second left edge; in which: i. the first right edge is attached to the second right edge from the primary closure to a right cutout portion of the first and second lip portions in which the first right edge is not attached to the second right edge and ii. the first left edge is attached to the second left edge from the primary closure to a left cutout portion of the first and second lip portions in which the first left edge is not attached to the second left edge.