Claims
- 1. A storage bag comprising:a top sheet; a bottom sheet; and a valve strip, the valve strip comprising a first long edge, a second long edge opposite the first long edge, a first short edge, a second short edge opposite the first short edge, and a center portion encompassed by the long and short edges; wherein the valve strip is bonded to the top sheet proximate a storage portion of the bag along a portion of the first long edge extending from the second short edge towards the first short edge, and along at least a portion of the second long edge extending from the first short edge towards the second short edge, the bonding between the valve strip and the top sheet defining a passageway extending from the storage portion of the bag to outside the bag; and wherein the valve strip is bonded to the bottom sheet along the entire first long edge.
- 2. The bag of claim 1, wherein the valve strip is bonded to the bottom sheet along the first short side and at least a portion of the second long edge.
- 3. The bag of claim 1, wherein the valve strip is bonded to the bottom sheet along the first short side and the entire second long edge.
- 4. The bag of claim 1 further comprising a resealable air-tight seal positioned to seal an opening into the storage portion.
- 5. The bag of claim 1, wherein the valve strip comprises polyethylene.
- 6. The bag of claim 1, wherein the top sheet comprises a layer of polyethylene against which the valve strip is bonded.
- 7. The bag of claim 1, wherein the top sheet comprises a layer against which the valve strip is bonded, the layer being the same material as the valve strip.
- 8. A method of manufacturing a storage bag, comprising the acts of:providing a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a valve strip, the valve strip comprising a first long edge, a second long edge opposite the first long edge, a first short edge, a second short edge opposite the first short edge, and a center portion encompassed by the long and short edges; bonding the valve strip to the top sheet proximate a storage portion of the bag along a portion of the first long edge extending from the second short edge towards the first short edge, and along at least a portion of the second long edge extending from the first short edge towards the second short edge, the bonding between the valve strip and the top sheet defining a passageway extending from the storage portion of the bag to outside the bag; and bonding the valve strip to the bottom sheet along the entire first long edge.
- 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising bonding the valve strip to the bottom sheet along the first short edge and at least a portion of the second long edge.
- 10. The method of claim 8 further comprising bonding the valve strip to the bottom sheet along the first short edge and the entire second long edge.
- 11. The method of claim 8 further comprising positioning a resealable air-tight seal to close an opening into the storage portion.
- 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the valve strip comprises polyethylene.
- 13. The method of claim 8, wherein the top sheet comprises a layer of polyethylene against which the valve strip is bonded.
- 14. The method of claim 8, wherein the top sheet comprises a layer against which the valve strip is bonded, the layer being the same material as the valve strip.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/630,038, filed Aug. 1, 2000 by Janet L. Skeens and Brent G. Anderson, and entitled “Storage Bag With One-Way Air Valve,” which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/374,484, filed Aug. 13, 1999 now U.S. Pat No. 6,116,781 by Janet L. Skeens and Brent G. Anderson and entitled “Storage Bag With One-Way Air Valve.”
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