Reclosable bag and hook and loop sealing strips for use therein
US4824261A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/2725
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tamperproof, resealable bag of the type used to sell and store materials such as dog food, and the like. A unique sealing strip of the hook and loop fastening variety is employed therein. The bag is a flexible, frangible material such as paper and includes a flap extending from the rear edge over the front edge and down along the front piece. A strip of adhesive is disposed along the bottom edge of the flap to secure it to the front piece. A piece of cording is disposed between the flap and the front piece adjacent the top of the adhesive strip with an end extending outward therefrom for gripping. The two strips comprising the hook and loop fastening system are disposed between the flap and the front piece above and adjacent to the cording with one of the strips adhesively attached to the flap and the other to the front piece of the bag. When the cording is pulled across the flap, the flap is fractured and separated along the line close adjacent the lower edge of the strip so that thereafter the outer one of the strips can be gripped to pull the pair of strips out of attachment to one another without pulling the flap apart from its adhesive attachment to its strip. In the preferr…
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