Patent ID: 7144159

Claim:
A bag comprising: first and second walls, a first side gusset on one side of said bag interconnecting said first and second walls, said first side gusset comprising first and second gusset panels connected to each other, and a second side gusset on an opposite side of said bag interconnecting said first and second walls, said second side gusset comprising third and fourth gusset panels connected to each other; a flexible zipper comprising first and second zipper parts, said first zipper part comprising a first profiled closure member and a first zipper flange connected to said first profiled closure member, and said second zipper part comprising a second profiled closure member that is engageable with said first profiled closure member to close said zipper and a second zipper flange connected to said second profiled closure member; and a slider mounted to said zipper and configured to close portions of said zipper as said slider is moved in a first direction along said zipper and to open portions of said zipper as said slider is moved in a second direction along said zipper opposite to said first direction, wherein said first zipper flange is joined along its length to said first wall, and said second zipper flange is joined along a first portion of its length to said second wall and along a second portion of its length to said first gusset panel, a portion of said second gusset panel is joined to a corresponding portion of said second wall, and said first and second profiled closure members are disposed above said first and second walls respectively, and wherein respective first ends of said first and second zipper parts are joined to each other and respective second ends of said first and second zipper parts are not joined to each other, said first ends being proximal to said first side gusset and said second ends being proximal to said second side gusset.