Pac One, Inc.

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Michael A Bullock

Richard Floyd Anderson

Mark A Steele

Robert R Shankle

A storage bag formed from a thermoplastic film includes a pad secured to the inside bottom thereof. The pad is disposed adjacent the bag material at or near the bottom by one or more strips of material extending across the pad. Each strip has an intermediate portion extending over the pad and two opposed portions each affixed on opposite sides of the intermediate portion to the bag material. If a single strip is used to secure the pad, the single strip has a sufficiently narrow width that the pad extends preferably beyond the strip on opposite sides of the intermediate portion. If two strips are used to secure the pad, each strip is disposed at a spacing to the other in extending over the pad. Thus, in either case at least part of the pad is exposed and uncovered by the strips of material. The method of making the bag includes placing the pad adjacent the bag material; placing one or more strips of a material across the pad with an intermediate portion of each strip extending over the pad and with two opposed portions of each strip extending on opposite respective sides of the intermediate portion beyond the pad; and, affixing the two opposed portions of each strip of material to the bag material to thereby secure the pad to the bag material. The bag material and pad are then folded along a common fold line to form the bottom of a bag.

Securement of a pad to the inside of a bag

A container in which an opening is formed by tearing includes a sidewall having a primary weakened line extending a length between opposed linear ends thereof, tearing along the primary weakened line forming an opening in the sidewall; and two secondary weakened lines formed in said sidewall, each said secondary weakened line including a portion thereof disposed in spaced, partially overlapping parallel relation to a respective said linear end of said primary weakened line, said portion of each said secondary weakened line having a length substantially less than said length between said ends of said primary weakened line. The secondary weakened lines each consist of a single elongated slit. Alternatively, the secondary weakened lines are substantially U-shaped; L-shaped; T-shaped; I-shaped; C-shape; or spirally shaped and may merge with the opposed ends of the primary weakened line. A web of material for forming bags on a form fill machine includes these primary weakened lines and secondary weakened lines.

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McComb, MS, United States of America

Michael A Bullock