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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terry D. Gebhardt, Longview, TX (US);
Assignee:
TC Manufacturing Inc., Co., Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/301 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/301 ;
Abstract
A bag for holding hot food products is provided with pairs of arcuate vents such that hot moist air may escape from the bag to keep food held within fresh. The arcuate vent pairs are placed in certain areas of the body of the bag such that structural strength in the bag is not lost yet hot moist air is allowed to escape. In a preferred embodiment, the bag is made of plastic and has handles defined in the front and rear panels of the bag, such that the gussets, or sides, of the bag are not perforated by handles and the bag presents a neat appearance when it is open and full of product.