Patent ID: 7946765

Claim:
A bag comprising: a first sidewall; a second sidewall, the second sidewall joined to the first sidewall to define a first side end, a second side end, a closed bottom end, and an open top end; a draw tape located in a hem created in the first or second sidewall, the hem having a hem seal; a retaining element, the retaining element mounted to one of the first and second sidewalls, and positioned below the hem seal, the retaining element extending longitudinally between the first and second side ends a predetermined length, the retaining element including an attached portion and an unattached portion, the attached portion comprising a substantially continuous attachment; and wherein the unattached portion of the retaining element comprises a plurality of first discrete unattached regions and a plurality of second discrete unattached regions with the attached portion disposed between the first and second plurality of discrete unattached regions.