Patent ID: 8118489

Claim:
A thermoplastic bag for use as a trash receptacle liner bag comprising: a first sidewall of pliable thermoplastic material; a second sidewall of pliable thermoplastic material overlaid and joined to the first sidewall along a first side edge, a second side edge, and a bottom edge to provide an interior volume, the interior volume accessible via an opening provided by first and second top edges of the respective first and second sidewalls; a first draw tape accommodated in a first hem; a second draw tape accommodated in a second hem; an elastic strap with a first end and a second end, the elastic strap attached at the first end to a first attachment point associated with the first sidewall and attached at the second end to a second attachment point associated with the second sidewall, wherein the first attachment point is on the first draw tape, the second attachment point is on the second draw tape, and wherein the elastic strap passes through a first aperture disposed in the first hem and a second aperture disposed through the second hem.