Patent ID: 8157444

Claim:
A bag for receiving refuse comprising; a bag body, the bag body including an inside surface, an outside surface, a rim defining a mouth, a front wall, a back wall and a closed bottom; a hem, the hem defining the rim, the hem defining a passageway, the passageway being at least partially enclosed, the hem including a first opening and a second opening; a drawstring, the drawstring disposed within the passageway, the drawstring accessible via the first and second openings in the hem; a first strip of material disposed on the inside surface of the body proximate the rim, the strip including an inside surface, an outside surface that faces the inside surface of the body, a top edge, and a bottom edge; and a second strip of material disposed within the inside surface of the front wall of the bag proximate the rim, the second strip including an inside surface, and outside surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, wherein the outside surface faces the inside surface of the bag; wherein the first and second strips each include a first end and a second end and wherein the first and second strips are corona treated on their inside surfaces and the inside surfaces also include a printed design, and wherein the strips are notched along their top edges at both their first ends and second ends such that, at the rim, there is an area where no corona treated surfaces are sealed directly to other corona treated surfaces.