Reclosable bag and methods of forming and using the same
A reclosable bag includes: first and second plies extending from a first side to a second side and from atop bottom to a top; a seal joining the first and second plies arranged near the bottom of the bag; a reclosing material disposed on an interior surface of one of the first and second plies; a release material disposed between the reclosing material and the other of the first and second plies; and a bag opening zone extending between the top and the bottom.
1. A web of interconnected reclosable bags, wherein each of the reclosable bags in the web comprises:
first and second plies extending from a first side to a second side and from a bottom to a top;
a seal joining the first and second plies arranged near the bottom of the bag;
a reclosing material disposed on an interior surface of one of the first and second plies;
a release material disposed between the reclosing material and the other of the first and second plies; and
a bag opening zone extending between the top and the bottom;
wherein the reclosable bags in the web are separated by lines of weakness;
wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the bag opening zone comprises a first and second opening lines of weakness in the first ply and a third opening line of weakness in the second ply;
wherein each of the reclosable bags further comprises a fourth opening line of weakness in the first ply and arranged between the first and second lines of weakness; and
wherein each of the reclosable bags further comprises a separating seal extending from the top to the bottom to form a reclosing flap between the separating seal and the first side.
2. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the reclosing and release materials are arranged between the bag opening zone and the first side.
3. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the bag opening zone comprises a first and second opening lines of weakness in the first ply.
4. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the third opening line of weakness is aligned with the second opening line of weakness.
5. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the separating seal is arranged between the first opening line of weakness and the first side.
6. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the separating seal is arranged between the first and the fourth opening lines of weakness.
7. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the reclosing and release materials are arranged between the first and second opening lines of weakness.
8. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the reclosing and release materials are arranged between the fourth and second opening lines of weakness.
9. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the reclosing material is formed in a strip extending from the top to the bottom of the bag proximate the first side.
10. The web of interconnected reclosable bags of claim 1 , wherein, in each of the reclosable bags, the bag opening zone extends entirely from the top to the bottom of the bag.