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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1980
Gordon L Benoit, Macedon, NY (US);
Franz Bustin, Rochester, NY (US);
Jack J Donaldson, Fairport, NY (US);
Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermoplastic bag characterized by having handles formed on opposite ends of the bag mouth which is characterized by having structural features immediately adjacent the mouth of the bag to provide stress relief at those positions on the bag mouth where maximum stress is concentrated when such bags are being filled with product and eventually carried by the user. The stress redistribution feature is characterized by an area or areas, immediately adjacent the mouth portion of the bag and the base of the handle members, which are characterized by having a plurality of narrow pleats which are impressed into the bag structure by die members during formation of the individual bag.