Plastic bag designed for dispensing

Abstract

A stand-alone dispensable bag and method for packaging prescription drugs, cosmetics, and small objects wherein the bag comprises a bag made of plastic. The bag has a flap which covers an opening of the bag. The bag has a bottom gusset so that the bag can open flat on the bottom.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 11 / 068,708 filed Mar. 1, 2005.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a stand-alone dispensable bag and method for packaging prescription drugs, cosmetics, and small objects wherein the bag comprises a bag made of plastic. The bag has an opening below the handles which can be sealed. The bag has a bottom gusset so that the bag can open flat on the bottom. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Retail establishments typically use a plurality of different size bags for packaging their products sold to consumers. The bags are usually stored on a shelf or other support member provided for all sizes and shapes of bags. [0004] In the prescription drug area conventional practice is to use paper bags for the distribution of products. These bags are opaque. They do not stand up by themselves, and must be held up manually when placing products in the bag. [0005] U.S. Pat. N...

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Benefits of technology

[0022] The present invention relates to a stand-alone dispensable bag for packaging prescription drugs, cosmetics, and small objects comprising: a bag made of plastic. The bag has a flap which covers an opening in the front or back of the bag. The bag can be filled by lifting the flap and placing the objects into the front or back pocket beneath the flap. The flap is then closed. It is an object of the invention to staple the flap securely to keep objects from falling out of the bag. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sealing means to seal the flap to the bag. It is an object of the present invention to provide a snap or other closing means to close the flap to the bag. It is an object of the present invention to provide handles which are sealed separately above the flap. It is an object of the present invention for the handles to be cut out handles. It is an object of the present invention for the handles to not affect the opening of the bag. It is an object of the present invention to provide a die cut handle above a seal which separates the flap and bottom of the bag from the handle.

Problems solved by technology

In addition, after the bags are draped over the rod, the closure portions of each of the different size bags must be attached to a specific one of the hook loops which makes the mounting of the bags in the bag holder difficult.

Because the two different size bags are stacked on top of each other in Dinges, a large bag being removed has a tendency to adhere to an adjacent smaller bag and inadvertently remove several of the adjacent smaller bags.

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