The present invention is directed to a recloseable bag, comprising front and rear panels joined together along a joined region at lateral and bottom sides to define an inner pocket, the panels defining a principal opening at a top side thereof for removably receiving contents into the inner pocket; and a resealable closure having first and second lateral ends and disposed on a top side of the panels and configured for releasably joining the panels at the top side to releasably close the principal opening to retain the contents in the inner pocket wherein the front and rear panels define an assistive opening for facilitating opening of the bag for insertion and removal of the contents.
1. A recloseable bag, comprising:
front and rear panels joined together along a joined region at lateral and bottom sides thereof to define an inner pocket such that the panels lie flat in substantially a same plane when the inner pocket is empty, the panels defining a principal opening at a top side thereof for removably receiving content into the inner pocket;
a stack of sheets disposed within the inner pocket, the sheets have a line of weakness for facilitating detachment of a label portion thereof;
a resealable closure having first and second lateral ends and disposed on a top side of the panels and configured for releasably joining the panels at the top side to releasably close the principal opening to retain the contents in the inner pocket; and
a pocket panel is joined to the front panel on lateral and bottom sides to define a secondary pocket therebetween and a secondary opening on a top side thereof, the pocket panel is transparent for displaying contents disposed in the secondary pocket and the secondary pocket is dimensioned for closely receiving the detached label portion.
2. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the closure comprises corresponding male and female elements configured for cooperatively engaging each other upon application of pressure against each other.
3. The bag of claim 2 , wherein the closure comprises a zipper seal.
4. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the bag is water permeable.
5. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the panels are generally transparent and rectangular.
6. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the inner pocket is configured and dimensioned to substantially retain the stack of sheets in alignment and facilitate removal of the stack from the inner pocket when the closure is open.
7. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the line of weakness divides the sheets in half.
8. The bag of claim 7 , wherein the secondary pocket has a width about half the size of the inner pocket when the bag is extended flat.
9. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the sheets are index cards.
10. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the inner pocket has an inner pocket height measured between the closure and the bottom side, and an inner pocket width measured between the lateral sides, and the stack has a height and width within about 15% of the inner pocket height and width to keep the stack substantially aligned within the inner pocket and facilitating removal of the stack therefrom.
11. The bag of claim 1 , wherein:
the front and rear panels define an assistive opening therebetween that is disposed adjacent only one end of closure for permitting a user to pull apart the front and rear panels to open the closure; and
with the closure in an open configuration, the principal opening is contiguous with the assistive opening for facilitating opening of the bag for insertion and removal of the contents.
12. The recloseable bag of claim 11 , wherein:
the closure comprises first and second closure members that are releasably engaged with each other when the closure is in the closed configuration; and
the assistive opening comprises a finger opening configured and dimensioned for receiving a user's finger or fingers to allow pulling apart the closure members to open the closure.
13. The recloseable bag of claim 11 , wherein the assistive opening is associated with the closure enlarges the principal opening when the closure is in an open configuration.
14. The bag of claim 11 , wherein the assistive opening is between about 0.5 and about 2.0 inches long.
15. The bag of claim 14 , wherein the inner pocket has an inner pocket height measured between the closure and the bottom side, and the assistive opening has a length of about between ⅕ and ⅓ of the inner pocket height.
16. The bag of claim 11 , wherein the assistive opening is disposed at lateral edge of the bag.
17. The bag of claim 11 , wherein the front and rear panels are free of each other at the assistive opening.
18. The bag of claim 11 , wherein the bag includes only one continuous assistive opening.
19. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the joined region at the lateral sides of the front and rear panels extends to a region that is at least adjacent to the first lateral end of the resealable closure.
20. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the front panel is joined directly to the rear panel absent any intervening panels.
21. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the bag includes only the front and rear panels.
22. The bag of claim 1 , wherein the front, rear, and pocket panels are made of plastic film joined by heat seals.