Patent ID: 7798713

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 upper layer being connected at a first end to the 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 first end of the upper layer hingedly connected to the second portion of the lower layer, and a second end of the upper layer of the cover member is fixedly attached to the first portion of the lower layer on a side of the pressure relief opening opposite the first end.