Patent ID: 8267579

Claim:
A film packaging bag comprising: (a) a bag film comprising a plurality of bag surfaces, an opening, and an inside bag portion; (b) a carrier sheet; and (c) a carrying handle disposed on one of said bag surfaces comprising a film strip disposed on and surrounding said carrier sheet, said film strip being narrower than said carrier sheet and comprising a handle segment accessible via said opening during use and folded first and second strip ends on each side of the handle segment; wherein the carrier sheet comprises an intermediate segment and folded first and second end segments, the handle segment lying on said intermediate segment and the strip ends lying on said end segments; wherein said strip ends overlap, in segments, and are connected with one another, so that the film strip forms a loop; wherein said film strip is attached to said bag film via said carrier sheet and said carrier sheet is connected directly or indirectly with said inside bag portion laterally to said film strip.