Water-degradable bag
This invention relates to a water-degradable flexible bag for carrying goods purchased from retailers or wholesalers, and/or for packing consumer goods or hygienic products, comprised of at least two parallel walls bonded in their upper section by at least one sealing band in each side edge, a sealing band bonding the lower ends of the parallel walls and an opening at the end, opposite to the sealing band, wherein each of the parallel walls consists of a nonwoven polyvinyl alcohol resin fabric. In a different embodiment, the invention also relates to a water-degradable flexible gurney cover for covering patient care gurneys, wherein said gurney cover consists of a nonwoven polyvinyl alcohol resin fabric.
1 . A water-degradable flexible bag for carrying goods purchased from retailers or wholesalers, or packing of consumer goods or hygienic products, comprising:
a first wall and a second wall parallel the first wall, each wall having an upper end, an upper section, a lower end, side edges, and an outer face, the first wall and the second wall being bonded together by at least one side sealing band on each of the side edges,
a lower sealing band bonding the first wall to the second wall proximal the lower ends thereof,
a region having a coarse texture for incorporating information thereupon located on at least one of the outer faces, and
an opening located proximal to each upper end of each wall, opposite the lower sealing band,
wherein the first wall, the second wall, the at least one side sealing band on each of the side edges, and the lower sealing band are formed from a material that consists of a nonwoven, meltblown fabric,
wherein the nonwoven, meltblown fabric consists of a polyvinyl alcohol resin,
wherein the polyvinyl alcohol resin is formed via polymerization of vinyl acetate to form a polymer and subsequent hydrolyzation of the polymer into an alcohol, and
wherein each of the at least one side sealing band and the lower sealing band is provided by ultrasonic bonding.
2 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture corresponds to an embossing of the nonwoven, meltblown fabric.
3 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture corresponds to a stamping of the nonwoven, meltblown fabric.
4 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein each of the side or the lower sealing bands have a width varying between 1 and 20 millimeters.
5 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture covers the lower sealing band at the lower end of the bag.
6 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture covers at least one of the side sealing bands at the side edges of the bag.
7 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture covers about a quarter of a height of the bag.
8 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture covers about half of a height of the bag.
9 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the region having the coarse texture covers an entire height of the bag.
10 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises central openings in the upper section of each wall, which comprise grab handles.
11 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises strap-like bands, the strap-like bands configured to form grab handles.
12 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the bag includes an extensible crease between both walls, the extensible crease configured to form a gusset.
13 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 12 , wherein the extensible crease is arranged vertically or horizontally.
14 . The water-degradable flexible bag according to claim 1 , wherein the bag includes decorative figures or symbols, embossed, stamped or printed.