Claims
- 1. A thermoplastic bag pack having first and second sides and bottom and top ends, said bag pack comprising a plurality of stacked, aligned bags, each of said bags comprising:
- a bag mouth (5) having opposing ends and a medial area;
- first (7) and second (6) handles emanating from said bag mouth, each of said handles having an upper end, a lower end, an inner side edge (8,9), and a medial area therebetween; each of said handles further having a handle support cut (10,11) formed in the medial area of said handles;
- said bag pack further comprising first and second punch stamps formed in each of said first and second handles, said first and second punch stamps formed in said handles generally adjacent to the handle support cut formed in said handles;
- said first and second punch stamps formed by first and second punches, each having a tip including a plurality of linear punch members tapered to a generally linear, relatively blunt intersection formed at the general center of the punch.
- 2. The thermoplastic bag of claim 1, wherein said linear punch members of said tip of said first and second punches are configured to form a cross.
- 3. The thermoplastic bag of claim 1, wherein said linear punch members of said tip of said first and second punches are configured to form an X.
- 4. The thermoplastic bag of claim 1, wherein said linear punch members of said tip of said first and second punches are configured to form a star.
- 5. The method of dispensing individual bags from a bag pack on a rack by a user, the rack having first and second somewhat horizontally situated handle support members, and a tab support member, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a bag pack comprising a plurality of stacked bags, said bag pack further comprising binding means for releasably binding said bags to one another in stacked fashion, forming said pack, each of said bags having front and rear walls, first and second sides and bottom and top ends, each of said bags further comprising:
- a bag mouth (5) having opposing ends and a medial area;
- first (7) and second (6) handles emanating from said bag mouth, each of said handles having an upper end, a lower end, an inner side edge (8,9), and a medial area therebetween; each of said handles further having a handle support cut (10,11) formed in the medial area of said handles;
- a tab having a top edge, said tab emanating from said bag mouth, said tab comprising a bulbous section having formed therein a generally linear tab cut, forming a rupture zone;
- said tab cut and said handle support members configured to cooperate in supporting said thermoplastic bag pack on said rack, said tab cut configured to accept the tab support member of the rack in such a fashion as to support the bag mouth, said handle support cut of each of said first and second handles configured to spread and accept the first and second handle support members of the rack, respectively;
- said binding means further comprising first and second punch stamps formed in each of said first and second handles, in both the front and rear walls of each bag in said pack, said first and second punch stamps formed in said handles generally adjacent to the handle support cut formed in said handles;
- said first and second punch stamps formed by first and second punches, respectively, each of said punches having tips comprising a plurality of linear punch members tapered to a generally linear, relatively blunt intersection formed at the general center of the punch;
- said first and second punch stamps partially melding the rear wall of the lead bag on said bag pack with the front wall of a next bag on said stack;
- b. spreading the handle support cut of each of said first and second handles or each of said bags in said bag pack to form a handle opening for each of said first and second handles;
- c. directing the handle opening of the first handle of each of said bags in said bag pack about the first handle support member, supporting said first handle on the rack;
- d. directing the handle opening of the second handle of each of said bags in said bag pack about the second handle support member, supporting said second handle on the rack;
- e. directing the tab cut of said tab of each of said bags in said bag pack about the tab support member, supporting said tab on the rack;
- f. dispensing a bag, comprising the steps of pulling the front wall of the lead bag away from the rack, spacing said front wall of said bag in a spaced, removed position relative the rear wall of said bag, opening said bag mouth;
- g. loading said lead bag with goods;
- h. grasping the handles of the lead bag, and directing same away from the rack;
- i allowing the partially melded bag walls formed in the rear wall of said lead bag to pull the front wall of the next bag on the pack away from the pack, as the user pulls the front wall of the lead bag away from the rack, such that front wall of said next bag is separated from the rear wall, and said next bag is dispensed in an open position;
- j. separating the partially melded rear wall of the lead bag on said bag pack from the front wall of a next bag on said stack as the lead bag is removed from said rack.
STATEMENT OF CONTINUING INVENTION
The present invention is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/124,278 filed Sep. 20, 1993, U.S. Pat. No. 5,363,965 entitled "Self-Opening Thermoplastic Bag System", listing as inventor Tai Nguyen.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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