Patent ID: 8104961

Claim:
A bag and zipper assembly, comprising: side gussets of the bag between first and second panels; each side gusset having a first side section joined by a first fold to the first panel, and a second side section joined by a second fold to the second panel and a third fold along which the first side section and the second side section are folded; a set of one or more gusset openings solely in the first side section of each side gusset adjacent an open end of the bag; a corresponding set of one or more panel openings solely in the first panel adjacent said open end of the bag; and adhesive in each of the one or more gusset openings adhering together the first side section and the second side section of each side gusset; said adhesive extending in the one or more panel openings solely in the first panel, and said adhesive adhering the first side sections of the side gussets to the first panel wherein said adhesive restrains each side gusset from movement outwardly from between the first and second panels adjacent said open end of the bag, and wherein the second panel and the second side sections of the side gussets unfold along the second folds to expand the bag interior adjacent said open end of the bag; said adhesive combining with additional adhesive adhering the first panel to a first zipper flange of the zipper assembly; and the second panel of the bag being adhered by further adhesive to a second zipper flange of the zipper assembly.