Patent ID: 7806594

Claim:
A packaging system comprising: a plurality of plastic bags comprising: a first plastic sheet extending from a top edge to a bottom edge and having a first side and a second side; a second plastic sheet jointed to the first plastic sheet at a corresponding bottom edge, first side, and second side to form a pouch therebetween and having a top edge opposite the bottom edge displaced below the top edge of the first plastic sheet to form a flap extending above the top edge of the second plastic sheet to the top edge of the first plastic sheet; an adhesive strip disposed on the flap; a connecting tab configured to engage a generally horizontal support surface; wherein a first of the plurality of plastic bags is secured to the connecting tab via an adhesive strip formed on a fastening edge of the connecting tab, wherein a remainder of the plurality of plastic bags is stacked upon the first of the plurality of plastic bags, and wherein each of the remainder of the plurality of plastic bags is only secured to the flap of an adjacent bag by the adhesive strip; another plurality of plastic bags comprising: a first plastic sheet extending from a top edge to a bottom edge and having a first side and a second side; a second plastic sheet jointed to the first plastic sheet at a corresponding bottom edge, first side, and second side to form a pouch therebetween and having a top edge opposite the bottom edge displaced below the top edge of the first plastic sheet to form a flap extending above the top edge of the second plastic sheet to the top edge of the first plastic sheet; an adhesive strip disposed on the flap; wherein a first of the another plurality of plastic bags is secured to the connecting tab via another adhesive strip formed on another fastening edge of the connecting tab, wherein a remainder of the another plurality of plastic bags is stacked upon the first of the another plurality of plastic bags, wherein each of the remainder of the another plurality of plastic bags is only secured to the flap of an adjacent bag by the adhesive strip; a stand having a upper surface configured to support the connecting tab and first and second generally vertically extending side surfaces configured to engage the plurality of plastic bags and the another plurality of plastic bags, respectively; and wherein the connecting tab includes a plastic sheet extending from the fastening edge to the another fastening edge and wherein the first of the plurality of plastic bags is secured to the fastening edge of the connecting tab and the first of the another plurality of plastic bags is secured to the another fastening edge of the connecting tab.