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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2002
Alan Elbert Comer, Olalla, WA (US);
William Albert Bladen, Jr., Grass Valley, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Bag closure , formed from a single length of pliable, resilient substantially-tubular hose comprises a first “base” section of unmodified hose, a second narrowed “neck” section , and a third “clamp” section . Clamp section is a trimmed section of hose having a substantially C-shaped cross section, formed by removing a narrow strip of hose material parallel to the hose axis. Hinge is a trimmed section of hose having a substantially parenthesis-shaped cross section, formed by removing a wider strip of hose material parallel to the hose axis. A bag neck may be sealed by laying the flattened bag neck across substantially-cylindrical base , folding the closure at its narrowed neck or hinge and forcing clamp section over base , trapping the bag neck between base and clamp and forming a tight seal.