Method of making bag with interrupted side gussets
US8137254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB31B2160/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a bag with at least one gusset on one side including the steps of (a) forming a bag blank having a front panel and a back panel connectable along opposite sides, (b) forming a gusset along one side of one of the front and back panels, the gusset comprising first and second gusset panels inwardly V-folded, which gusset panels have a removable gusset portion at a selected position on the one side, (c) adhesively adhering one side of a patch to one of the gusset panels to a location adjacent the removable gusset portion, the patch having a second adhesive on portions extending beyond the one gusset panel location to the removable gusset portion and beyond the V-fold, and (d) removing the removable gusset portion from the gusset.
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