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Sealed Crustless Sandwich

A sealed crustless sandwich for providing a convenient sandwich without an outer crust which can be stored for long periods of time without a central filling from leaking outwardly.

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Class 383/74 - With means to maintain the securing element in closed configuration


Subclass of Class 383 - Flexible bags
Definition: Subject matter wherein the bag includes means which retards
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 02/19/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7331840Closure system for a stuffed toy
The present invention relates to a toy having a redundant closure system and method for stuffing the same. The toy comprises a body that defines a cavity for receiving filling material. The toy also includes a fill opening in the body, and a closure system. The clos...
02/19/2008
7320411Selectively sealable container liner
A reversible sack that is suitable for use as a container liner is disclosed. The sack is selectively sealable and in one example can be opened and/or closed to varying degrees. More particularly, the sack has an open end and one or more mechanisms associated therew...
01/22/2008
7275868Laundry retention device
The invention is directed to a laundry retaining device comprising a strap and a bag. The strap is suitable for retaining larger articles of clothing that have openings to pass the strap through, such as shirts and shorts. The bag, preferably a mesh bag, retains sma...
10/02/2007
7175497Apparatus operable for transformation between a purse and a toy
A purse that converts into a doll bed, having an upwardly facing basket; fabric mounted in the basket and which extends upwardly from the basket to form an upwardly facing container that may serve as either a purse or a doll bed; straps secured to the upper end of o...
02/13/2007
7137737Pull-strip bag with adhesive tape
The invention relates to a thermoplastic film bag comprising a front wall (1) and a rear wall (2), which are joined to one another by lateral weld seams (3, 4) while forming a filling opening (6) and are each double-plied in the area of t...
11/21/2006
6783016Container with collapsible loops
A collapsible container has two loops, a flexible wall web attached about and extending between the loops, and a bottom web. The loops are twistable into compact, layered array into collapsed and much smaller configuration for transport. ...
08/31/2004
6751816Exercise mat ensemble and method of use
An exercise mat ensemble for use in exercise disciplines such as yoga that involve floor exercises and positions. A vinyl padded sticky mat is covered with a sheet of washable absorbent fabric that overlays the sticky mat on all four sides. The fabric sheet may be e...
06/22/2004
6543658All weather protective cover for luggage items
A protective cover adaptable to serve as a luggage accessory or be incorporated in a piece of luggage and designed to protect such luggage items, particularly net-type, weather sensitive, and degradable baggage, together with contents of the baggage from ...
04/08/2003
6478464Laundry retention device
The invention is directed to a laundry retaining device comprising a strap and a bag. The strap is suitable for retaining larger articles of clothing that have openings to pass the strap through, such as shirts and shorts. The bag, preferably a mesh bag, ...
11/12/2002
6398410Laundry bag with a sliding element
A laundry bag is provided that is comprised of an open end and a closed end having an excess of material therebetween. Also provided on the laundry bag are a loop and a drawstring. A sliding device is attached to the drawstring to allow opening and closin...
06/04/2002
6287002Draw cord system for opening and closing an open top of a fabric carrier
A draw cord system for opening and closing and opening in a top portion of a fabric carrier. The opening and closing system includes the top carrier with the top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes the opening for receiving articles ins...
09/11/2001
6267524Reversible soap bag
An improved soap bag that secures a bar of soap in the palm of a user'hand during bathing. The soap bag (10) includes a body (12) and a band (14) formed from synthetic mesh material and contains a bar of soap therein. Body (12) is comprised of first panel...
07/31/2001
6264391Reversible soap bag
An improved soap bag that secures a bar of soap in the palm of a user's hand during bathing. The soap bag (10) includes a body (12) and a band (14) formed from synthetic mesh material and contains a bar of soap therein. Body (12) is comprised of first pan...
07/24/2001
6224259Laundry bag
A laundry bag is provided that is comprised of an open end and a closed end. Two loops are attached to the laundry bag. The first loop is located adjacent to the closed end, and the second loop is located adjacent to the open end. The laundry bag further ...
05/01/2001
6019244Foldable bowl
A portable, foldable, leak-proof bowl is provided, suitable for use by hikers and campers to provide drinking water to dogs and other pets. The bowl comprises a flexible hoop capable of being twisted into at least two circles of smaller diameter, a foldab...
02/01/2000
6007245Infrared cloaking emergency survival blanket
An emergency survival bag. The bag has front and rear walls joined at sides and at a bottom, but open at a mouth, to define a waterproof cavity therewithin, in which a victim may remain in the water and on land. A casing formed adjacent the mouth of the b...
12/28/1999
5893504Open-ended backpack for carrying a plurality of foldable chairs
A backpack for carrying foldable chairs and other accessories comprises an outer envelope open at one end into which a foldable chair is placed, a pair of spaced straps mounted at one end to the outer surface of the backpack and extending over the outward...
04/13/1999
5845994Mesh bag
A holding device includes a mesh container having a closed end and an opposite open end defining an interior. A tassel may hang from the container proximate the closed end. The mesh container may be formed by a plurality of strands braided and tied togeth...
12/08/1998
5782821Battery boot for a portable surgical tool
A pre-sterilized battery boot functioning to cover a portable surgical tool battery of a portable surgical tool. the battery boot comprises a envelope, and at least one fastener circumferentially positioned around a top end of the envelope. the portable s...
07/21/1998
5419564Board game
A game apparatus includes fourteen playing pieces and a playing surface divided into sixteen squares. The players try to arrange their own pieces and two wild pieces into a winning configuration of four in a row, the four corner squares of the playing sur...
05/30/1995
5308080Method of playing a board game
A game apparatus includes fourteen playing places and a playing surface divided into sixteen squares. The players try to arrange their own pieces and two wild pieces into a winning configuration of four in a row, the four corner squares of the playing sur...
05/03/1994
5238307Ore sample bag
A bag for handling ore samples constructed from a flexible semipermeable sheet material folded to have a top opening, an obverse side, a reverse side, and at least one folded seam. The folded seam comprises an edge of the obverse side and an edge of the r...
08/24/1993
5207508Convertible sack
A convertible sack is provided which alternatively functions as a sack or tote for carrying objects and as a surface usable for a variety of functions. The sack is formed of a sheet of a flat, subtle material with a hollow circular section, access opening...
05/04/1993
5186322Sponge carrier and counter
A surgical sponge carrier and counter formed from a pliable film. The carrier and counter includes a glove-like portion with a tubular sleeve extending therefrom. A closure is located in the sleeve, the closure comprising a drawtape disposed in a guide an...
02/16/1993
5118201Bag mouth closure structure
A bag mouth closure structure having a semirigid drawstring comprising a handle and a flexible cord. The semirigid drawstring assists in holding the mouth of a bag open so that articles can be easily deposited. The handle is a substantially rigid tube tha...
06/02/1992
5050999Open-mesh net bag and method of forming the same
An open-mesh net bag is formed of a rectangular piece of open-mesh netting and a pair of elongated flexible cords. A central length portion of each cord is interlaced through the meshes of netting piece along a respective end edge region, a pair of loop-f...
09/24/1991
4988216Insulated container insertable into a backpack
A thermal container for insertion into a backpack having separate attachment means for securing an integral flap and sealing means for further sealing an opening of said insert container. The container has an open position for receiving carried items and ...
01/29/1991
4979833Multiple use bag
A bag structure having a semirigid drawstring closure which passes through a hollow handle. The semirigid drawstring holds the mouth of the bag open so that articles can be easily deposited. A shoulder strap is attached to the handle. The shoulder strap a...
12/25/1990
4974709Commuter case
A multiple use commuter case or bag which may be attached to a handle or the like of another bag, case, etc. This case accommodates articles that may not suitably fit in a primary carrier such as shoes, foods, supplies, bulky equipment, or personal articl...
12/04/1990
4932790Closure device for an extruded plastics net bag
In the proximity of the mouth of the bag there is disposed a filiform closing member which is threaded through interstices of the net material and is provided with two ends extending laterally outwardly of the bag. The ends are attached together with a sh...
06/12/1990
4842421Thermoplastic draw tape bag with tacky closure surface
A thermoplastic draw tape bag having a tacky surface on the inside lip of the mouth of the bag and extending around the inner periphery of the lip on the open mouth of the bag, the surface comprising a material having the characteristic of sticking to its...
06/27/1989
4832507Thermoplastic draw tape bag held closed by microencapsulated adhesive
A thermoplastic draw tape bag having a microencapsulated adhesive on the inside surface of each hem of the bag. The adhesive has the characteristic that when the draw tape is withdrawn from the hem thereby causing the hem to gather, the tape pulls easily ...
05/23/1989
4785960Mailbox security bag
A security bag comprising a pouch with an open mouth. A strap passes through a sleeve disposed around the mouth. One end of the strap is secured to the pouch so that pulling the opposing free end of the strap gathers together the mouth to close the pouch....
11/22/1988
4768887Method for discharging liquid stored in flexible sealed bag and flexible sealed bag for storing liquid
A flexible sealed bag for storing a liquid comprises a triangle-shaped flexible bag body which is tapered narrower toward its distal end and stores a liquid therein, and a wire for releasably fastening a portion near the distal end of the body, so as to s...
09/06/1988
4746226Packaging container
There is provided a storage container for paste-like substances, for example mayonnaise, in the shape of a bag with collapsible walls mounted within a pump-operated dispensing unit. The wall of the bag includes a segmentally crimped tube tightly sealed at...
05/24/1988
4713033Line throw-bag
A line throwing bag comprising a bag with a sidewall, an open end, a closed end formed by an end wall, and an interior compartment with sufficient size to loosely receive a plurality of folds of a central portion of a line. The line has a first end portio...
12/15/1987
4573204Slide fastener for flexible bulk container
A flexible bulk container includes top and bottom walls and an encircling side wall. Substantially identical flexible fill and discharge spouts are secured to the top and bottom walls, respectively. Each spout carries a cord which can be tightened around ...
02/25/1986
4267868Compressible stuff sack
A sack for enclosing and compressing resilient materials, such as clothing items and sleeping bags having high air content filling, i.e., down filled matter or synthetics incorporating air voids, in the form of a stuff sack having a plurality of longitudi...
05/19/1981
 
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