Patent ID: 7424796

Claim:
A method of filling a bag, the method comprising: providing a partially constructed bag comprising a first bag wall; a second bag wall opposite the first bag wall; and a closure strip comprising a first side wall and a second side wall, an outer surface of the first side wall being affached to an inner surface of the first bag wall, the first side wall of the closure strip comprising one of a hook component and a loop component and the second side wall of the closure strip comprising the other of the hook component and the loop component, the closure strip being folded in a frangible region such that the hook and loop components are engaged with one another; holding the partially constructed bag open to define a fill path extending between the second side wall of the closure strip and the second bag wall; inserting an insulator between the first and second side walls of the closure strip; and joining an outer surface of the second side wall of the closure strip to an inner surface of the second bag wall in a region of the second side wall behind which the insulator is positioned.