Claims
- 1. A process for making a container having two sidewalls, side seams, a bottom edge, a top and an opening adjacent the top, the process comprising the steps of:
- contacting the web with an impressing roller;
- impressing a web stock with a first initial impressed pattern; and
- forming the container from said web stock to form first and second sidewalls, each sidewall having the first impressed pattern thereon, such that upon forming said container from said web stock, said first and second sidewalls having said initial patterns thereon are adjacent to each other and at least a second pattern on the container different from the first initial pattern on the web stock is perceived by an observer of the container.
- 2. The process of claim 1 including the step of attaching an interlocking fastener on said sidewalls adjacent the top opening of the container.
- 3. A process for making a container having two sidewalls and opposing interlocking profiles comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a web film having two sides with interlocking profiles on one side of the web;
- (b) contacting the web with an impressing roller;
- (c) impressing at least a first impressed pattern on at least one side of the web;
- (d) folding the web to form a first sidewall and a second sidewall each sidewall having the first impressed pattern thereon, said initial impressed patterns on the sidewalls forming at least a second pattern different from said initial pattern when the sidewalls are adjacent each other;
- (e) passing the folded web to a sealer; and
- (f) sealing the folded web to make a container.
- 4. A process of making a reclosable plastic container comprising:
- (a) forming a web film;
- (b) attaching a reclosable fastener on the web;
- (c) contacting the web with an impressing roller;
- (d) impressing a plurality of initial markings on the web;
- (e) means for folding the web over on itself to form front and back sidewalls such that the initial markings on the web provide markings across the front sidewall in one direction, and provide markings across the back sidewall in an opposite direction such that when the web is folded on itself, the markings on the front sidewall and the back sidewall forming at least one visually perceptible pattern; and
- (f) sealing the web to form a container having a front sidewall and a back sidewall, a bottom edge being the fold and an open top with the reclosable fastener, the container having the visually perceptible pattern when empty and having the initial markings being visually apparent when the front and back sidewalls are substantially separated when the container is in use.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/355,744 pending filed Dec. 14, 1994 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/084,654 filed Jun. 28, 1993 abandoned.
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