Patent ID: 8206364

Claim:
A collecting bag for human body wastes, comprising: a bag member, and a discharge portion including a discharge opening and having a longitudinal direction, said bag member and said discharge portion being formed by a first and a second film blank, the second of said film blanks being provided with an extension in said discharge portion, said collecting bag furthermore including a first plate member having a distal edge and a second plate member having a proximal edge, said first plate member being positioned on the first film blank and said second plate member being positioned on the extension of the second film blank, said discharge opening extending between said facing distal and proximal edges, said collecting bag having a position, in which said first and second plate members are situated one after the other in the longitudinal direction of said discharge portion and substantially in parallel with each other, wherein, in said position, said distal edge faces said proximal edge and said first and second plate members have a predetermined distance between the facing distal and proximal edges, wherein, in said position, said distance is smaller than the total thickness of the first plate member and the second plate member, and at least two strap members are provided between the facing distal and proximal edges and extending throughout said predetermined distance, and wherein the first and the second plate member are connectable with each other by said at least two strap members such that the first plate member contacts the second plate member.