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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1996
Ronald J Greenfield, Melville, NY (US);
Richard F Schneider, Oakdale, NY (US);
Audrey M Harper, Weston, CT (US);
Morton Schindel, Weston, CT (US);
Monaco, LLC, Bethel, CT (US);
Abstract
A hanger handle for a recloseable bag is disclosed which comprises two complementary flexible side members shaped so that when fitted together they create a single, matched handle. Each complementary side member has a bottom edge strip to which an upwardly extending grip portion of a predominantly inverted, squat W-shape with a hook portion extending upward from one side of the grip portion to above the middle of the inverted, squat W-shape. Each complementary side member is also fitted with fasteners which enable the bag to be closed and the fasteners have a complementary tip-bevel shape with a lip for snapping the bag closed and securing it. Further, each complementary side member can optionally be equipped with recesses at offset points to provide tabs for finger and/or thumb access to open the handle.