Patent ID: 8348511

Claim:
A bag for receiving refuse comprising; a bag body, the bag body including a sidewall having an inside surface, an outside surface, and a rim defining a mouth; a hem formed by folding the sidewall and sealing the sidewall to the inside surface at a hem seal, the hem defining a passageway and 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 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; wherein the strip is sealed to the inside surface of the bag body at a first seal below the hem seal and the strip does not extend above the hem seal; and the strip is loosely joined to the bag body by an embossing process such that the strip may be separated from the body bag.