Patent ID: 6969196

Claim:
A bag comprising: a tube body having an open end, a closed end positioned substantially opposite the open end, a first wall positioned between the open end and the closed end, and a second wall positioned to face opposite the first wall between the open and the closed end, the open end being substantially wide when in an open bag position to allow ready filling of the bag with contents and to allow ready access to the contents when positioned in the bag and being positioned to be closed so that end portions of the second wall abuttingly contact end portions of the first wall when in a closed bag position; and a reclosable sealer having a first portion connected to the first wall of the tube body in a preselected region thereof and a second portion connected to and extending outwardly from the second wall of the tube body adjacent the open end so that when the first portion of the reclosable sealer is separated from the second portion the reclosable sealer is in an open seal position and when the first portion abuttingly contacts the second portion forming a seal the reclosable sealer is in a closed seal position, the bag having a bonding material connected to the second wall of the tube body and to the second portion of the reclosable sealer to bond the second portion of the reclosable sealer to the second wall, the first portion of the reclosable sealer having a first adhesive layer positioned to adhere the first portion of the reclosable sealer to the first wall of the tube body, a first film layer overlying and abuttingly contacting the first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer overlying and contacting the first film layer and positioned to abuttingly contact a second portion of the reclosable sealer when in the closed seal position, the second portion having a second film layer positioned to abuttingly contact the second adhesive layer of the first portion of the reclosable sealer when in the closed seal position and a paper layer overlying and abuttingly contacting the second film layer, the paper layer substantially contacting and adhering to the bonding material positioned on the outer surface of the second wall of the tube body thereby forming a bond between the second portion of the reclosable sealer and the tube body.