Package of reclosable bags with staggered sliders
A package of reclosable bags and method of packaging the same including a roll having a number x of reclosable bags each having opposite first, and second panels joined along corresponding first and second sides thereof and a mouth having a width defined therebetween. The mouth having a closure member along its width, and a slider for opening and closing the reclosable bag offset along the closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag in the roll. The roll of reclosable bags rolled about an axis parallel with the mouth of each bag and housed in a container having a plurality of walls defining a compartment. The container having a cross-sectional area linearly correlated with the number of reclosable bags in the roll defined by an equation of cross-section=m(x)+b.
1 . A package of reclosable bags, the package comprising:
a roll of reclosable bags, the roll comprising a number x of reclosable bags, wherein each reclosable bag has:
a first panel and a second panel opposite the first panel, the first panel and the second panel joined along corresponding first and second sides thereof with a mouth defined therebetween, the mouth having a width less than about 9 inches, and
a closure member extending along the mouth, the closure member including a slider configured to open and close the mouth,
wherein the reclosable bags of the roll are arranged in an overlapping shingled arrangement and the roll is rolled about an axis parallel with the mouth of each bag, and further wherein the slider of each reclosable bag in the roll is offset along the closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag of the roll so as to be staggered in a repeating pattern; and
a container comprising a plurality of walls defining a compartment, the plurality of walls including a bottom wall having a depth, a front wall having a height extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a side wall having a height extending upwardly from the bottom wall and adjacent the front wall, wherein the container has a cross-sectional area in side view,
wherein the container has a spatial efficiency defined by an equation of
X
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the spatial efficiency being measured in bags/unit cross-section value, wherein x is between 20 and 30 when the spatial efficiency is above 3, and wherein x is between 31 and 40 when the spatial efficiency is above 3.3.
2 . The package of claim 1 , wherein each slider has a slider length measured along the width of the mouth and each slider is offset along its respective closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag a distance greater than the slider length, and wherein the first side of each reclosable bag of the roll is aligned with the first side of each adjacent reclosable bag of the roll, and further wherein the roll of reclosable bags includes a first reclosable bag, a second reclosable bag adjacent the first reclosable bag, and a third reclosable bag adjacent the second reclosable bag, wherein the slider of the first reclosable bag is spaced a first distance from the first side of the first reclosable bag, the slider of the second reclosable bag is spaced a second distance from the first side of the second reclosable bag, and the slider of the third reclosable bag is spaced a third distance from the first side of the third reclosable bag, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance by at least the slider length and the third distance is greater than the second distance by at least the slider length.
3 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the container has an overall width at least equal to but less than 10% greater than the width of the mouth of each reclosable bag of the roll.
4 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the mouth of each reclosable bag of the roll has a width between 7.5 and 8.5 inches.
5 . A package of reclosable bags, the package comprising:
a roll of reclosable bags, the roll comprising a number x of reclosable bags, wherein each reclosable bag has:
a first panel and a second panel opposite the first panel, the first panel and the second panel joined along corresponding first and second sides thereof with a mouth defined therebetween, the mouth having a width greater than 9 inches, and
a closure member extending along the mouth, the closure member including a slider configured to open and close the mouth,
wherein the reclosable bags of the roll are arranged in an overlapping shingled arrangement and the roll is rolled about an axis parallel with the mouth of each bag, and further wherein the slider of each reclosable bag in the roll is offset along the closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag of the roll so as to be staggered in a repeating pattern; and
a container comprising a plurality of walls defining a compartment, the plurality of walls including a bottom wall having a depth, a front wall having a height extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a side wall having a height extending upwardly from the bottom wall and adjacent the front wall, wherein the container has a cross-sectional area in side view,
wherein the container has a spatial efficiency defined by an equation of
X
the
cross
‐
sectional
area
,
the spatial efficiency being measured in bags/unit cross-section value, and wherein x is between 15 and 30, when the spatial efficiency is above 2.3, and wherein x is between 31 and 40 when the spatial efficiency is above 3.
6 . The package of claim 5 , wherein each slider has a slider length measured along the width of the mouth and each slider is offset along its respective closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag a distance greater than the slider length, and wherein the first side of each reclosable bag of the roll is aligned with the first side of each adjacent reclosable bag of the roll, and further wherein the roll of reclosable bags includes a first reclosable bag, a second reclosable bag adjacent the first reclosable bag, and a third reclosable bag adjacent the second reclosable bag, wherein the slider of the first reclosable bag is spaced a first distance from the first side of the first reclosable bag, the slider of the second reclosable bag is spaced a second distance from the first side of the second reclosable bag, and the slider of the third reclosable bag is spaced a third distance from the first side of the third reclosable bag, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance by at least the slider length and the third distance is greater than the second distance by at least the slider length.
7 . The package of claim 5 , wherein the container has an overall width at least equal to but less than 10% greater than the width of the mouth of each reclosable bag of the roll.
8 . The package of claim 5 , wherein the mouth of each reclosable bag of the roll has a width between 9.5 and 11.5 inches.
9 . A method of packaging reclosable bags comprising:
stacking a number x of reclosable bags in an overlapping shingled arrangement, each of the reclosable bags having opposite first and second panels joined along corresponding first and second sides thereof, and a mouth having a width defined therebetween, the mouth having a closure member extending along the mouth, the closure member including a slider configured to open and close the mouth;
staggering the position of each slider offset along the closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag to define a repeating pattern,
rolling the stacked reclosable bags about an axis parallel with the mouth of each bag into a roll of reclosable bags; and
inserting the roll of reclosable bags into a container having a plurality of walls defining a compartment, the plurality of walls including a bottom wall having a depth, a front wall having a height extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and a side wall having a height extending upwardly from the bottom wall and adjacent the front wall, wherein the container has a cross-sectional area in side view,
wherein the container has a spatial efficiency defined by an equation of
X
the
cross
‐
sectional
area
,
the spatial efficiency being measured in bags/unit cross-section value, and x is between 20 and 30 when the spatial efficiency is above 3 and between 31 and 40 when the spatial efficiency is above 3.3 when the mouth width of each reclosable bag in the roll is less than about 9 inches, and
further wherein x is between 15 and 30 when the spatial efficiency is above 2.3 and between 31 and 40 when the spatial efficiency is above 3 when the mouth width of each reclosable bag in the roll is greater than 9 inches.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein each slider has a slider length measured along the width of the mouth and each slider is offset along its respective closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag a distance greater than the slider length, and wherein the first side of each reclosable bag of the roll is aligned with the first side of each adjacent reclosable bag of the roll.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the container has an overall width at least equal to but less than 10% greater than the width of the mouth of each reclosable bag of the roll.
12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the cross-sectional area has a linear correlation to the number of reclosable bags in the roll defined by the equation 0.17x+3.16 when each reclosable bag in the roll has a mouth width less than about 9 inches, and
wherein the cross-sectional area is defined by the equation 0.26x+2.48 when each reclosable bag in the roll has a mouth width greater than 9 inches, wherein each constant of each equation and the cross-sectional area is in square inches.
13 . The package of claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional area has a linear correlation to the number of reclosable bags in the roll defined by an equation of cross-section=m(x)+b, wherein m is about 0.17 and b is about 3.16, and m, b, and the cross-sectional area each is in square inches.
14 . The package of claim 5 , wherein the cross-sectional area has a linear correlation to the number of reclosable bags in the roll defined by an equation of cross-section=m(x)+b, wherein m is about 0.26 and b is about 2.48, and wherein m, b, and the cross-sectional area each is in square inches.
15 . The package of claim 2 , wherein the roll of reclosable bags further includes a fourth reclosable bag adjacent the third reclosable bag, wherein the slider of the fourth reclosable bag is spaced a fourth distance from the first side of the fourth reclosable bag, the fourth distance being equal to the first distance, thereby defining the repeating pattern.
16 . The package of claim 6 , wherein the roll of reclosable bags further includes a fourth reclosable bag adjacent the third reclosable bag, wherein the slider of the fourth reclosable bag is spaced a fourth distance from the first side of the fourth reclosable bag, the fourth distance being equal to the first distance, thereby defining the repeating pattern.
17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the repeating pattern is defined by offsetting each slider along its respective closure member relative to the slider of each adjacent reclosable bag a distance greater than the slider length and the slider length is measured along the width of the mouth, wherein the first side of each reclosable bag of the roll is aligned with the first side of each adjacent reclosable bag of the roll, and further wherein the roll of reclosable bags includes a first reclosable bag, a second reclosable bag adjacent the first reclosable bag, and a third reclosable bag adjacent the second reclosable bag, wherein the slider of the first reclosable bag is spaced a first distance from the first side of the first reclosable bag, the slider of the second reclosable bag is spaced a second distance from the first side of the second reclosable bag, and the slider of the third reclosable bag is spaced a third distance from the first side of the third reclosable bag, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance by at least the slider length and the third distance is greater than the second distance by at least the slider length.
18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the repeating pattern is further defined by a fourth reclosable bag adjacent the third reclosable bag, wherein the slider of the fourth reclosable bag is spaced a fourth distance from the first side of the fourth reclosable bag, the fourth distance being equal to the first distance.