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Bag closures and individually attached labels united in strip form

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-20
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1985-04-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Floyd G Paxton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 21:02
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D33/00; B65D33/16; B65D33/1616; B65D33/1625; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/82

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 274 words
A MATRIX IN STRIP FROM CONSECUTIVELY PRODUCING A SERIES OF BAG CLOSURES EACH OF WHICH CARRIES A STIFF LABEL SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN SAID CLOSURE, SAID MATRIX COMPRISING A STRIP OF RELATIVELY THIN AND STIFF BUT SPRINGY FLAT SHEET PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID STRIP BEING WEAKENED AT REGULARLY SPACED LONGITUDINAL INTERVALS ALONG A TRANSVERSE LINE NORMAL TO THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID STRIP BY MEANS ELIMINATING THE MATERIAL OF SAID STRIP BORDERING SAID TRANSVERSE LINE, WITH THE EXCLUSION OF A PAIR OF NARROW WEBS LOCATED ON SAID LINE, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A HOLE BORDERING ON SAID LINE AND HAVING OPPOSITE EXTREMITIES LOCATED ON SAID LINE, SAID WEBS BEING READILY FRANGIBLE UPON THE IMPOSITION OF A MODERATE AMOUNT OF TRACTION TO SAID STRIP FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID LINE, SAID STRIP HAVING, ADJACENT TO EACH OF SAID HOLES, AN INTERNAL APERTURE WHICH COMMUNICATES IN ONE DIRECTION WITH SAID HOLE THROUGH A NARROW PASSAGEWAY, SAID STRIP ALSO HAVING A BLANK SPACE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID APERTURE, SAID STRIP ALSO INCLUDING A SERIES OF LABELS, EACH OF WHICH HAS AN END PORTION THEREOF GLUED TO SAID STRIP IN ONE OF SAID BLANK SPACES SO THAT SAID LABEL EXTENDS SYMMETRICALLY WITH SAID STRIP AWAY FROM THE APERTURE ADJACENT SAID BLANK SPACE, WHEREBY THE SEPARATION OF SAID STRIP ALONG A GIVEN LINE AS AFORESAID, CONVERTS THE PORTION OF SAID STRIP ADJACENT SAID LINE HAVING SAID APERTURE INTO A BAG CLOSURE HAVING A LABEL GLUED THEREON AS AFORESAID, WITH THE END PORTION OF SAID CLOSURE HAVING SAID APERTURE EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID LABEL AND THUS BEING ACCESSIBLE FOR USE IN APPLYING SAID CLOSURE TO THE NECK OF A PLASTIC BAG.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 274 words
A MATRIX IN STRIP FROM CONSECUTIVELY PRODUCING A SERIES OF BAG CLOSURES EACH OF WHICH CARRIES A STIFF LABEL SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN SAID CLOSURE, SAID MATRIX COMPRISING A STRIP OF RELATIVELY THIN AND STIFF BUT SPRINGY FLAT SHEET PLASTIC MATERIAL, SAID STRIP BEING WEAKENED AT REGULARLY SPACED LONGITUDINAL INTERVALS ALONG A TRANSVERSE LINE NORMAL TO THE SIDE EDGES OF SAID STRIP BY MEANS ELIMINATING THE MATERIAL OF SAID STRIP BORDERING SAID TRANSVERSE LINE, WITH THE EXCLUSION OF A PAIR OF NARROW WEBS LOCATED ON SAID LINE, SAID MEANS INCLUDING A HOLE BORDERING ON SAID LINE AND HAVING OPPOSITE EXTREMITIES LOCATED ON SAID LINE, SAID WEBS BEING READILY FRANGIBLE UPON THE IMPOSITION OF A MODERATE AMOUNT OF TRACTION TO SAID STRIP FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID LINE, SAID STRIP HAVING, ADJACENT TO EACH OF SAID HOLES, AN INTERNAL APERTURE WHICH COMMUNICATES IN ONE DIRECTION WITH SAID HOLE THROUGH A NARROW PASSAGEWAY, SAID STRIP ALSO HAVING A BLANK SPACE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM SAID APERTURE, SAID STRIP ALSO INCLUDING A SERIES OF LABELS, EACH OF WHICH HAS AN END PORTION THEREOF GLUED TO SAID STRIP IN ONE OF SAID BLANK SPACES SO THAT SAID LABEL EXTENDS SYMMETRICALLY WITH SAID STRIP AWAY FROM THE APERTURE ADJACENT SAID BLANK SPACE, WHEREBY THE SEPARATION OF SAID STRIP ALONG A GIVEN LINE AS AFORESAID, CONVERTS THE PORTION OF SAID STRIP ADJACENT SAID LINE HAVING SAID APERTURE INTO A BAG CLOSURE HAVING A LABEL GLUED THEREON AS AFORESAID, WITH THE END PORTION OF SAID CLOSURE HAVING SAID APERTURE EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID LABEL AND THUS BEING ACCESSIBLE FOR USE IN APPLYING SAID CLOSURE TO THE NECK OF A PLASTIC BAG.

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