The invention relates to a bag (10) comprising a front wall (11) and a back wall (12) arranged parallel to the front wall (11), a bottom (13) that can be folded into the plane of the walls (11, 12), such that a filling chamber (14) results that is open on one side, and a pair of carrying handles (31) that is attached on the front wall (11) and the back wall (12). According to the invention, the pair of carrying handles (31) comprises a folding line (15) in the filling space (14), such that the pair of carrying handles (31) can be brought into a usage position (1) and in a rest position (2), wherein in the rest position (2) the pair of carrying handles (31) is entirely folded back inside the filling chamber (14) and in the usage position (1) the pair of carrying handles (31) protrudes at least in certain areas from the filling space (14).

The invention relates to a bag (1) comprising: two walls (10, 20), two support webs (12, 22), each comprising at least one complementary section (3), an upper edge (12a, 22a), two extension webs (14, 24), each comprising an upper part (14a, 24a) fixed to a respective wall (10, 20) of the bag (1) close to the mouth (5), and a lower part (14b, 24b) that is movable with respect to said wall (10, 20), the support webs (12, 22) being fixed to a respective wall (10, 20) by way of a respective extension web (14, 24) away from their upper edge (12a, 22a), such that the traction on the walls (10, 20) of the bag (1) when the complementary sections (3) are in contact causes the support webs (12, 22) to rotate about said complementary sections (3).

An apparatus for making a self-opening bag pack includes a supply of film material. An extruder forms a continuous tube of film. A flattener flattens the tube. A corona treater treats at least one surface of the flattened tube. A first sealer forms a bottom seam across a width of the flattened tube. A cutter cuts the flattened tube into bag blanks at a predetermined distance from the bottom seam. A stacker forms the bag blanks into a bag pack. An adhesion knife penetrates the bag pack and adheres adjacent bag blanks together in the bag pack. An aperture maker forms means for suspending the bag pack from a dispensing rack. The pack is attached to the dispensing rack and the front wall of the subsequent bag will be adhered to the rear wall of a first bag, thereby causing the first bag to open when pulled from the rack.

The present application provides a container that includes: a first layer of sheet material forming the first side of the container and at least a second and third layer of sheet material forming the second side of the container, a pair of closure strips extending along the opening of the container, each of the closure strips having at least one of a male and a female linear interlocking strip. A first of the pair of closure strips includes: an extension above and an extension below the respective linear interlocking strip, and a second of the pair of closure strips comprising an extension below the respective linear interlocking strip. The linear interlocking strips configured to be released from each other by pulling the extensions below the linear interlocking strips apart using a pair of flaps extending from the closure strip extensions.

The invention relates to an expander device (100) for keeping a pouch opening (410) of a pouch (400) open. The expander device (100) comprises a ring member (120), by which a central opening (110) is surrounded. The ring member (120) comprises at least one flap (150) that is convertible between an expanded position and a collapsed position. In the expanded position, the flap (150) extends from the ring member (120) on one side (111) of the central opening (110) to keep clear of the central opening (110) for allowing to bring the ring member (120) into alignment with a circumferential rim section (411) of the pouch opening (410). In the collapsed position, the flap (150) extends from the ring member (120) into or through the central opening (110) so that a fitment section (151) of the flap (150) faces laterally outside with respect to the central opening (110) to be fitted against an inner side surface (412) of the rim section (411) to keep the pouch opening (410) open. The invention further relates to a package system (200) comprising the expander device (100) and a pouch (400) carrying a food product, and to a method for use of said package system (200).

A bag component for a product includes a first plastic film and a second plastic film. A product space is delimited by mutually opposite sides of the first plastic film and the second plastic film and a circumferentially closed boundary. The first plastic film and the second plastic film are joined along a first portion of the boundary. The first plastic film and the second plastic film form a reception space for the product and/or an insert component along a second portion of the boundary. At least one of the first plastic film and the second plastic film has at least one recess in or adjacent to the second portion of the boundary. A method for manufacturing a bag component includes forming a plastic film. A forming tool for forming at least one recess in at least one plastic film of a plastic film arrangement includes a forming surface.

The invention relates to an expander device (100) for keeping a pouch opening (411) of a pouch (400) open. The expander device (100) comprises two elements (110, 120), of which each comprises an inner ring section (111, 121) and an outer section (112, 122). The two elements (110, 120) are rotatably connected to each other about a rotation axis (RA) in a scissor-like manner so that the inner ring sections (111, 121) together form a ring member (130) with a central opening (131), and so that, when viewed perpendicularly onto the central opening (131), the outer sections (112, 122) of the elements (110, 120) surround the inner ring sections (111, 121) of the other element (120, 110), respectively. The ring member (130) comprises an outer circumferential fitment section (132) that surrounds the central opening (131) and faces away from the central opening (131) so as to be fitted against an inner side surface (412) of the pouch opening (411). The ring member (130) is convertible between a collapsed position, in which the inner ring sections (111, 121) are angled to each other to span an angle ?=?.sub.collapsed, and an expanded position, in which the inner ring sections (111, 121) span an angle ?=?.sub.expanded with ?.sub.collapsed<?.sub.expanded. The invention further relates to a package system (200) comprising the expander device (100) and a pouch (400), and to a method for use of said package system (200).

Mechanically engageable bag stabilizers having a first and second tabular member, a first and second engagement portion disposed thereon, an attachment portion disposed on each tabular member, and an engageable member that allows for mechanical engageability of the tabular members with each other and which may be located on either entirely on one engagement portion or partially upon both engagement portions. Depending upon the embodiment, the mechanically engageable bag stabilizers may be securably and removably attached to the bag proximal its mouth or the stabilizers may be affixed proximal the mouth. This attachment or affixation may be on the bag's interior, exterior, or areas of both. The engageable member is contemplated herein as embodying at least a separable hinge member, a frictive or magnetic interconnecting member, a slideable member, a fastenable member, or a bend-and-snap member. Wherein any such engageable member is capable of maintaining a bag's open mouth structure.

A container takes on the form of a laundry hamper or basket while static or stationary. Upon bringing front and back panels of the container into closer proximity for transport, such as by drawing together their respective handles, or drawing one of the handles towards the other, the container changes configuration, or shape, to that of a tote bag. Upon releasing at least one of the front and back panels of the container from being drawn towards the other, such as by releasing at least one of their respective handles, the container automatically reverts back to the form of a laundry hamper or basket. The use of substantially rigid front and back panels, coupled with side panels that have resilient upper regions, permit the side panels to take on a spout-like configuration when the container is in its tote bag configuration, and to return to a planar configuration when the container is in its laundry hamper or basket configuration.

A zipper-tape bag includes a bag body and tabs each provided to an outside of the bag body at a position closer to a housing space than a zipper tape. The bag body can be easily unsealed upon disengagement of a male portion and a female portion simply by pinching and pulling the tabs in mutually separating directions. The tabs are spaced away from an opening, which is formed after a top seal is cut off, in order that the content can be taken out or put in. The content can thus be put in and taken out without problems such as adhesion of the content to the hand and contamination of the content by touching the content by hand.