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Class 383/48 - With supplemental closing feature


Subclass of Class 383 - Flexible bags
Definition: Subject matter wherein the bag includes means which, in
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 12/25/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7311442Air valve for a fillable poly bag
An air valve for a poly bag that permits the escape of air from the bag as it is filled by a filling tube. The air valve consists of a plurality of slitted openings in one top corner of the bag and a valve flap mounted in the poly bag near the slitted openings that ...
12/25/2007
7004632Ventable storage bag
A storage bag for food products with a venting structure to expel excess air trapped inside the bag after the bag has been closed or sealed. After the excess air is removed, the venting structure is covered and sealed to prevent air from re-entering the bag or other...
02/28/2006
6932508Positive valve closure for plastic-lined bags and method for making same
A plastic valve bag construction is provided having structure enabling positive closure of the outer opening of the valve, once filling of the bag has been completed. Closure is provided by the placement of adhesive on one or more regions adjacent the outer opening ...
08/23/2005
6471403Valve bag
A method for closing a valved sack having one or more layers of flexible material. The valved sack has a filling opening which is closed after filling the valved sack. The filling opening is formed by opposite layers of material, which when closing the va...
10/29/2002
6164823Valve bag and method for making a valve bag
A valve bag has a sleeve that includes a butt seam formed by abutting opposed edges of a paper sheet and securing the abutting edges. A strip of tape may be used to secure the abutting edges. The interior surface of the sleeve and the tape are both constr...
12/26/2000
6132780Container for storing fine particles
A container is used to store fine particles such as bakery flour in a sealed packaging, wherein air in the container, such as air entrapped during filling, can be expelled through compression without loss of fine particles. The container includes a main b...
10/17/2000
6126316Automatic self-closing valve closure assembly for valve bags
The present invention is a valve bag with a valve assembly that provides closure during and after the filling process, thus preventing unwanted spilling and sifting of the valve bag contents through the valve opening during transporting or moving the bag ...
10/03/2000
6074095Four member valve closure assembly for valve bags
A valve assembly for a satchel end tubular bag comprising four members. Two members form an upper sub-assembly and two other members for a lower sub-assembly. The valve assembly is adhesively secured at a corner tuck of the satchel end within the paper pl...
06/13/2000
5934808Device for giving proper shape to bags for display purposes
A device and method for giving proper shape to a bag for display purposes comprising an inflatable member which is placed inside the bag and then inflated to cause the bag move outwardly to its full and expanded size....
08/10/1999
5701996Snap-fastener bag
A snap-fastener bag according to the present invention is composed of a quadrilateral bag body, a deaerating passage provided along a bottom-seal and a snap fastener provided along the opening. The deaerating passage is provided by configurating a deaerat...
12/30/1997
5692546Method of loading a bulk cargo
A method for loading a bulk cargo into a flexible expandable liner. The liner has a body defining an inlet opening and an interior for holding the cargo. An inlet chute is connected to the liner body and extends through the inlet opening. The method inclu...
12/02/1997
5507578Device for giving proper shape to bags for display purposes
A device for giving proper shape to a bag (24) or the like for display purposes comprises an inflatable member (10) which is so designed and arranged to be placed inside the bag or the like to be displayed, and which when inside the bag is capable of then...
04/16/1996
5469966Inflatable package with valve
There is described an improved inflatable package comprising outer deformable walls defining at least one fluid-tight chamber therebetween, and a one-way valve disposed within the chamber, to be in fluid communication therewith, the valve permitting the i...
11/28/1995
5158370Bag valves
A bag having a filling valve integral with and extending though an end closure section of the bag adapted to be sealed by electromagnetic field induction heating. Valves having a thermoplastic polymeric inner layer are provided with metal foil adjacent to...
10/27/1992
5098201Sealable valved bag
A bag having a filling valve integral with and extending through an end closure section of the bag adapted to be sealed by electromagnetic field induction heating. Valves having a thermoplastic polymeric inner layer are provided with metal foil adjacent t...
03/24/1992
4974732Sealed pouch having tear-open spout
An improvement in a sealed pouch made of molecularly-orientable polymeric film that is sealed along peripheral edge margins is disclosed. The pouch defines a sealed cavity for containment of a fluid. The pouch also defines a sealed fluid-discharge spout t...
12/04/1990
4930904Cross-bottom or block-bottom valve sack
A foldable bag material is formed into a bag having at least one end with a corner and having an end closure formed by the bag material which closes off the one end of the bag. A filter valve tube extends within the end closure at the one corner, the tube...
06/05/1990
4781470Flexible container with separate lifting area
A flexible container for transportation and storage of bulk material includes integral lifting loops having openings for the insertion of lifting devices. In the upper part of the container is placed a separating member, preferably of flexible material, w...
11/01/1988
4707873Down quilt
A down quilt in which a tubular closure section is provided on an opening in the quilt through which a feather feeder nozzle is inserted. A first fastener is provided at the opening and a second fastener is provided on the closure section so that feathers...
11/24/1987
4524460Valved sack
A sack is constructed from a thermoplastic film of which the side portions are brought into partial overlapping relationship to define a tube section and top and bottom weld seams are applied transversely. A longitudinal weld seam applied within the confi...
06/18/1985
4412645Self-sealing bag sleeve
In a bag adapted to contain a flowable product therein, the bag having first and second opposed closed ends, one of said ends having a self-sealing sleeve formed therein through which flowable product may be delivered into the bag, an improved self-sealin...
11/01/1983
4401140Filler valve for valve bag
A valve bag adapted to have a filler nozzle inserted therein for filling the bag with bulk material is provided in its top portion with a filler valve which includes a tube of relatively stiff material extending inwardly from an opening in a wall of the b...
08/30/1983
4367620Valved bag sealing
A vacuum heater head is provided for sealing the valve of a bag after the bag has been filled through the valve. The head has a generally planar surface with a plurality of spaced recesses opening therethrough, passages being provided in the head to open ...
01/11/1983
4364510Filling valve for a bag or other container
A leak-proof filling valve for a paper sack is formed by folding a composite sheet formed from Kraft paper 1 on top of which is laid relatively flexible polythene 2. The folded sheet is secured between end flaps 10A, 12 of a paper sack. The sack is charge...
12/21/1982
4219054Method and apparatus for filling valve bags
A method and system for filling and for sealing valve bags of the type having a water activated sealing means on the interior of the filling valve. A fill spout or nozzle is provided to maintain the filling valve free from contamination by the material be...
08/26/1980
4142667Sealable longitudinal sleeveless valve bag
A bag of tubular form closed at one end and partially closed at the other end by a first rear wall portion being folded over and sealed to a front wall. The opening between a second rear wall portion and opposed front wall forms the valve which is sealed ...
03/06/1979
4066108Valve bag filler, handling and sealing system
In combination with sealable valve bags and a valve bag packer, a valve bag sealer comprising a bag transfer assembly for removing a filled valve bag from the filling tube of the packer and positioning the filled bag adjacent a sealing head assembly, said...
01/03/1978
4044941Container closed by a membrane type seal
The open top of a container is surrounded by a rim having a curved upwardly presented surface and a slight ridge projecting upwardly from the curved surface. A seal membrane containing a metal foil extends over the open top of the container and seats agai...
08/30/1977
3990628Plastic bag with zig zag plies
A plastic bag with zig zag plies provided with a tubular valve foil sealed on the one hand to an outwardly folded tubular foil part originally situated between two incisions along zig zag ply edges and on the other hand to an end seal of the tubular foil ...
11/09/1976
 
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