Patent · US Expired

Plastic bag with improved adhesive closure

US5476323A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
3References
1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 8, 1995
Grant dateDec 19, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 8, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/80
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plastic bag having a flap closed "permanently" when placed in contact with an adhesive deposited as a strip in facing relation to the flap, and prior thereto functioning to provide a reusable "temporary" closure when contacting only a nominal amount of the adhesive strip that is permitted to contact the flap through spaced openings in a release strip, the release strip being removed to expose the entire adhesive strip when converting from the temporary to the permanent flap closure.

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