U.S. patent application number 12/772388 was filed with the patent office on 2011-11-03 for pull tabs for a flexible plastic bag.
Invention is credited to ALEX POLLAND.
Application Number | 20110268373 12/772388 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44858311 |
Filed Date | 2011-11-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110268373 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
POLLAND; ALEX |
November 3, 2011 |
PULL TABS FOR A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC BAG
Abstract
The present invention relates to a plastic bag for a storage and
transporting of items comprising: a body portion; an opening at one
end of the body portion; a zip enclosure, where said zip enclosure
seals the opening; and two pull tabs, where said two tabs lie at
the top edge of the plastic bag above the zip enclosure and extend
from the edge to provide a mechanism to open the plastic bag. The
pull-tabs are positioned off center from each other in order to
clearly separate the tabs. In one particular embodiment, the
pull-tabs create a half-moon shape.
Inventors: |
POLLAND; ALEX; (Las Vegas,
NV) |
Family ID: |
44858311 |
Appl. No.: |
12/772388 |
Filed: |
May 3, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
383/65 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 33/2508 20130101;
B65D 33/007 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
383/65 |
International
Class: |
B65D 33/16 20060101
B65D033/16 |
Claims
1. A plastic bag for a storage and transporting of items
comprising: a. a body portion; b. an opening at one end of the body
portion; c. a zip enclosure, where said zip enclosure seals the
opening; and d. two pull tabs, where said two tabs lie at the top
edge of the plastic bag above the zip enclosure and extend from the
edge to provide a means to open the plastic bag.
2. The plastic bag according to claim 1, where said pull-tabs are
positioned off center from each other in order to clearly separate
the tabs.
3. The plastic bag according to claim 1, where said pull-tabs
create a half-moon shape.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to pull-tabs developed for a
flexible plastic bag for providing a means to expand and open the
bag.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Plastic bags are a common device used in particular for
shopping and shopping-related activities. For the most part plastic
bags usually are used to transport goods and grocery items to a
household and may be reused for general activities in the
household. Some of the heavier plastic bags are specifically
designed to be reusable and have stiffer reinforcement in key
areas. Plastic bags are principally made of polyethylene and are
normally lightweight and flexible, yet strong enough to hold the
contents. Some plastic bags are dispensed directly at the grocery
store where they are pulled off a reel or a roll of plastic bags
for individual use. Because of the lightweight and flexible nature
of these plastic bags it is sometimes difficult to expand and open
the bags in order to insert the contents. Many times the user must
use moistened fingers or friction to open the bags for use.
[0005] Some plastic bags have been developed to include tabs to
assist in the opening of a flexible plastic bag. U.S. Pat. No.
4,549,657 discloses an easily opened and re-closable bag for
packaging snacks that includes an unsealed area that facilitates
separation of a seal without tearing the bag. Another example of a
flexible bag is enclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,515,273 which discloses
a pinched bottom opened-mouth bag having a pinched-bottom flap
folded over upon and adhered to one wall of the bag with a tab for
tearing the flap open inserted in its inner end between the walls
of the bag, folded to overly the flap and the outside of the other
wall and will easily adhere it to the other wall.
[0006] Further improvement is needed to make use of flexible bags
that provide adequate means for opening the bags for use,
especially plastic bags that are dispensed in a flat compressed
form via a roll.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention relates to a plastic bag for a storage
and transporting of items comprising: a body portion; an opening at
one end of the body portion; a zip enclosure, where said zip
enclosure seals the opening; and two pull tabs, where said two tabs
lie at the top edge of the plastic bag above the zip enclosure and
extend from the edge to provide a means to open the plastic bag.
The pull-tabs are positioned off center from each other in order to
clearly separate the tabs. In one particular embodiment, the
pull-tabs create a half-moon shape.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 depicts a plastic bag that includes pull-tabs in
accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0009] The present invention relates to a plastic bag that includes
pull-tabs attached thereto to assist in the opening of the bag for
the insertion of items. The present invention helps to ease the
opening up the bag and provides a safe and sanitary opening means
for a flexible plastic bag.
[0010] In reference to FIG. 1, a plastic bag 10 according to the
present invention is provided. The plastic bag 10 includes a body
portion 12 and a zip enclosure 15. At the top edge of the plastic
bag 10 above the zip enclosure 15 two pull tabs 14a, 14b extend
from the edge to provide a means to open the plastic bag 10. The
plastic bag 10 includes the pull tabs 14a, 14b that extend from the
top edge but are off center from each other in order to clearly
separate the tabs and provide a means to access the tabs for
opening the plastic bag 10.
[0011] The tabs 14a, 14b may be used to separate the top opening of
the plastic bag 10 above the zip closure 15. A user may grab the
tabs 14a, 14b and extend the opening of the plastic bag in order to
insert contents into the body portion 12 of the plastic bag. The
tabs 14a, 14b have a half moon type shape and are positioned off
center from each other to easily designate or separate each tab
from the other. The instant invention has been shown and described
in what it considers to be the most practical and preferred
embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departures may be made
there from within the scope of the invention and that obvious
modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.
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