An environmentally-friendly alternative to polyethylene garment and other product packages is made of paper, which can be recycled, re-pulped or composted. Each such package includes two parallel coextensive elongated sheets of paper joined together along their respective side edges and along a top edge by heat seal or an adhesive. The two sheets of paper define an expandable volume therebetween. Central portions of the two sheets of paper are separable from each other to increase the volume to accept an article of clothing or other product. Rolls of paper-based product protection material may be manufactured, from which individual packages may be made or cut. Methods and apparatus for manufacturing the product protection material are disclosed.

An environmentally friendly food storage bag is disclosed. The bag may include a closing flap that can be secured by means of an adhesive strip which is exposed upon removal of a protective strip. The bag may be unsealed and resealed, permitting multiple uses. The bag may be disposed in the paper recycling stream or may be composted.

An environmentally friendly food storage bag is disclosed. The bag may include a closing flap that can be secured by means of an adhesive strip which is exposed upon removal of a protective strip. The bag may be unsealed and resealed, permitting multiple uses. The bag may be disposed in the paper recycling stream or may be composted.

A bag including: a first side panel having a pair of first side panel transverse edges and a first side panel interior facing surface; a closure opposite the bottom, wherein the closure releasably connects the first side panel to a second side panel. The closure includes: a first flexible angle. The first flexible angle includes a first interior part joined to the first side panel inside of the interior volume and a first exterior part extending from the first interior part and outside of the interior volume. The closure includes a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive that releasably engages the first exterior part to the second side panel interior facing surface. A free flange extends from the first exterior part. The free flange is devoid of the repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive. The first side panel and the second side panel are more than about 80% by weight paper.

A bag including: a first side panel having a pair of first side panel transverse edges and a first side panel interior facing surface; a closure opposite the bottom, wherein the closure releasably connects the first side panel to a second side panel. The closure includes: a first flexible angle. The first flexible angle includes a first interior part joined to the first side panel inside of the interior volume and a first exterior part extending from the first interior part and outside of the interior volume. The closure includes a repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive that releasably engages the first exterior part to the second side panel interior facing surface. A free flange extends from the first exterior part. The free flange is devoid of the repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive. The first side panel and the second side panel are more than about 80% by weight paper.

A disposal bag (1) is disclosed of generally rectangular two-layer construction, with the layers sealed together at their edges on three sides of the rectangle (2, 3, 4). The side walls of the bag are overlaid on the openable side of the bag with extensions (5) which taper inwardly from the edges of the bag and extend outwardly to overlie the outer walls of the bag. The narrower end of each extension (5) is securely fastened to the exterior side wall of the bag at a position (6) so as to form a tunnel (7) each side of the bag into which the thumb and at least one finger may be inserted. At least one of the inside walls of the bag, at the open end of the bag or slightly inset from the open end of the bag, carries a continuous stripe of adhesive material, overlaid by a peel-off strip (9) of release-coated material. The adhesive material is of such a nature that once the peel-off strip (9) has been removed and the sides of the bag are brought into contact with one another, they bond together immediately to seal the disposal bag. The bag is of particular use for disposal of ostomy bags, tampons, sanitary or incontinence towels, catheters and condoms.

A bag has a recloseable fastener, a bottom and, for each side, a flap. The flap has side edges that are sealed to side edges of the bag, the flap being sized and dimensioned such that the flap lies flush against the side of the bag except when stretched or drawn apart therefrom, the flap being disposed intermediate the recloseable fastener and the bottom. The fastener is adapted such that the amount of force necessary to separate the components, when such force is applied to interiors of the walls at a position between the fastener and the bottom and adjacent the fastener, is greatly exceed by the amount of force necessary to separate the components: when such force is applied to the walls adjacent the upper edge; and when such force is applied to the free edges of the flaps. The bag can be produced either on a pouch machine or a sideweld bag machine. A single web can be fed over a series of rollers and formers to make progressive folds and a zipper closure can be continuously fed to the inner side of the structure and sealed in place. Side seals are made intermittently to finish the bag. The seal on a sideweld version can be a bead seam whereas on the pouch machine the seal can be up to wide.

A bag has a recloseable fastener, a bottom and, for each side, a flap. The flap has side edges that are sealed to side edges of the bag, the flap being sized and dimensioned such that the flap lies flush against the side of the bag except when stretched or drawn apart therefrom, the flap being disposed intermediate the recloseable fastener and the bottom. The fastener is adapted such that the amount of force necessary to separate the components, when such force is applied to interiors of the walls at a position between the fastener and the bottom and adjacent the fastener, is greatly exceed by the amount of force necessary to separate the components: when such force is applied to the walls adjacent the upper edge; and when such force is applied to the free edges of the flaps. The bag can be produced either on a pouch machine or a sideweld bag machine. A single web can be fed over a series of rollers and formers to make progressive folds and a zipper closure can be continuously fed to the inner side of the structure and sealed in place. Side seals are made intermittently to finish the bag. The seal on a sideweld version can be a bead seam whereas on the pouch machine the seal can be up to wide.

The present invention called bag with ventilation hole and reinforced area to adapt to a receptacle, comprises a folding upper edge located in the upper area of the neck of the bag and a reinforced area located below the folding upper edge that includes at least one hole in the bag for ventilation. All of this allows the bag to have the capacity to expand its entire storage area inside a receptacle and as a mutual benefit the extraction of accumulated air between the bag and the receptacle; providing an improvement in storage and superior use of space.

A system including a liner implement that is configured to provide a lining for at least a receptacle, the liner implement includes an upper edge component having an outer surface portion and an inner surface portion. A retention strip implement engages the upper edge component, to tighten the upper edge component around an upper opening of the receptacle. A first end segment of the retention strip implement is configured to engage the outer surface portion of the liner implement. A second end segment is configured to engage the inner surface portion of the liner implement being operable for tightening the upper edge component around an upper element of said receptacle. An adhesive free area is configured to be operable for grasping during the engagement of the second end segment adhesive with the inner surface portion of the liner implement upper edge component.