Patent ID: 8104959

Claim:
A sealed, multi-handled loose-materials bag comprising: a sealed substantially tubular shaped body without intucked sides, having a first end and a second end, the second end being substantially opposite the first end in a longitudinal direction of the body, the body including two plastic sheets wherein a first plastic sheet spaced apart from a second plastic sheet to form a storage cavity, the plastic sheets being directly sealed to each other at the first and second ends to form non-resealable seams at the first and second ends, the sealed body being non-resealable, wherein the seams are formed with heat seal bonds or permanent adhesive bonds extending substantially along the entire body end such that the body is non-resealable, and each sheet has a thickness of about 3 to 12 mils, wherein the non-resealable first seam, the non-resealable second seam or both comprise a double seal that includes two substantially parallel seals disposed proximal to each other; loose materials stored within the storage cavity; a first flap formed from first portions of the plastic sheets extending in the longitudinal direction beyond the first seam at the first end and a second flap formed from second portions of the plastic sheets extending in the longitudinal direction beyond the second seam at the second end; a first handle formed in the first flap; and a second handle formed in the second flap; wherein the first flap includes a stack of panels formed form the first portions of the plastic sheets, the first handle is formed by one of a cut and a series of perforations formed through the stack of panels and a non-resealable third seam distal to the first handle and formed with heat seal bonds or permanent adhesive bonds extending substantially along the entire body end; wherein the second flap includes a stack of panels formed from the second portions of the plastic sheets, the second handle is formed by one of a cut and a series of perforations formed through the second stack of panels and a non-resealable fourth seam distal to the second handle and formed with heat seal bonds or permanent adhesive bonds extending substantially along the entire second end; wherein the non-resealable third seam is formed at a substantially simultaneous time as the non-resealable first seam, the non-resealable fourth seam is formed at a substantially simultaneous time as the non-resealable second seam, or both; and a first tear seam formed at the first end.