CA1282379C - Tote bag - Google Patents

Tote bag

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CA1282379C
CA1282379C CA000502032A CA502032A CA1282379C CA 1282379 C CA1282379 C CA 1282379C CA 000502032 A CA000502032 A CA 000502032A CA 502032 A CA502032 A CA 502032A CA 1282379 C CA1282379 C CA 1282379C
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Karl-Heinz Sengewald
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ABSTRACT
A carry bag of thermoplastic sheet material is disclosed which has a carrying handle of thermoplastic material, the walls of the bag being joined to each other at both side edges by means of a weld. The bag has bottom folds opposite the opening of the bag and a single carrying handle loop is arranged in the area of the base folds. One end of this carrying handle loop is attach-ed externally to one of the side walls, the other end attached externally to the other side wall, each by means of a welded seam that is closed to form a ring, so that the bottom folds are free to unfold. The opening is provided with a flap closure.

Description

37 ~ 23514-215 The present invention relates to a bag, the surfaces of which are joined to each other on both side edges, and which has bottom folds that are opposite to the openiny.
Tote bags that are constructed as described above have handles on the side of the opening. Insofar as the handles are in the form of loops, then there is one loop on each side such that these loops extend on the longitudinal dimension of the bag, i.e., both ends of a loop are secured to one side wall of the bag.
In a tote bag that is made up as formerly it is difficult to close the opening. In addition, the handle loops are a hindrance when the bag is being filled.
The present invention is based on creating a tote bag that is easy to fill and to close, and which has a large volume but is easy to carry.
The invention provides a bag which comprises two major side walls of thermoplastics sheet material connected together at two opposite side edges of the bag and which is provided at one end between the side edges with a closed or closable filling opening and, at an end opposite to said one end, with folded portions forming a base of the bag, a single elongate handle of thermoplastics sheet material being arranged in the region of the folded portions and being connected at one end portion thereof exclusively to one of the side walls at the outer surface thereof and at the other end portion thereof exclusively to the other side wall at the outer surface thereo~, and each of the handle end portions being welded to the associated side wall by an annular welding seam, of elongated oval shape having ar axis of elongation ~ . -., .

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The invention further provides a bag made of thermo-plastic sheet material comprising a pair of side walls which are connected to each other along the longitudinal edges thereof;
folded portions extending from said side walls which define a base; a filling opening which can be closed and which is disposed opposite to said base; a single handle being a strip of thermoplastic sheet material welded to the side walls adjacent to the said base wherein each end of said strip is welded to one of said side walls by an oval-shaped welding seam having an axis of elongation which is transverse to said longitudinal edges.
Also provided is a bag made of thermoplastic sheet material and comprising a pair of side walls each having longitudinal edges, a bottom portion, and a top portion, the longitudinal edges of one of the side walls being connected to the associated longitudinal edges of the other of the side walls so as to define an interior, the bottom portions having bottom folds, the top portions after connecting the side walls to each other defining a filling opening opposite to the bottom fold of each side wall; and only one one-piece handle of one strip thermoplastic material and having a width which is considerably smaller than a ~idth of the side walls, said one-piece one strip handle being arranged in the region of the bottom folds and only in a central region spaced from the longitudinal edges and extending substantially parallel to the latter, said one-piece one - la -strip handle having one end attached to the outside and only with the one of the side walls and another end attached to the outside and only with the other of the side walls so that a bridge between the one side wall and the association bottom fold and between the other side wall and the associated bottom fold is prevented, the one and the other end of said one-piece one strip handle being welded to the associated side wall by a single welding seam which is of elongated oval shape and has an axis of elongation extending transversely of the longitudinal edges.

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A tote bag that satisfies many criteria is provided by the present invention. It can be filled and closed, unhindered by the carrying handle loop, because the carrying handle loop is at the end that is opposite the opening. At the same time, because the sole carrying handle loop is secured only to the side walls, the bottom folds become fully effective when the bag is being filled, so that the bag has a very large volume when filled. For this reason, it is particularly well-suited for use as a diaper bag. The solution according to the present inven~ion, which entails using a welded seam that forms a closed circle to join one end of the handle loop to the associated wall provides a secure connection that takes up very little space, so that the width of the handle loop is sufficient to secure it to the wall of the bag.
A further proposal, to pro~ide the bag with a flap at the end that incorporates ~he opening, makes it simple to fill on the side ~hat is opposite the carrying handle loop.
In a ~urther development of the present invention it is proposed that the handle loop is 6 cm or more wide and the welded seam that is in the form o~ a closed circle, used ko B

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secure the end of the handle loop to the wall, consists of ~ ``
an elongated oval that extends over the greater part of the width of the handle, and the two rectilinear sections of the ~
oval welded seam extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the carrying handle loop, and thus parallel to the base edge of the bag./
A further proposal provides that the carrying handle loop is approximately 10 cm wide. This width of the carrying handle loop is available at its ends to secure it to the bag. The previously cited width can also be in the handle area, i.e., in the middle section of the carrying handle loop. Particularly advantageous, however, ie the solution whereby the carrying handle loop is of a greater width at its ends that are to be secured than it is in its middle section, where it is to be grasped by the hand. This means that the carrying capacity is increased by the attachment of the carrying handle loop to the bag and that carrying the bag is made easier by this narrower area where the handle is held./
The invention will be describad in greater detail on the basis of exemplary versions shown in the drawings appended hereto. These drawings are as follows:
Figure 1: a slde view of the tote bag;/
Figure 2: a vertical section through the tote~
bag;/

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Figure 3: the tote bag when filled, in broken/
outline;/
Figures 4 & 5: a side view of the tote bag with/
modified handles;/
Figures 6 & 7: a tote bag with different handle loops,/
in perspective;/
Figure 8: a portion of a tote bag, with the/
carrying handle loops, in plan view;/
Figure 9: a carrying handle loop as in Figure 8, with the folc made in the carrying handle;/
Figure 10: the carrying handle loop as in Figure/
9, in cross-sectlon./
The tote bag 10 has the two side walls 11,12 that are joined to each other on the long edges of the bag by means of the transverse welds 13,14. At the opening with the edge 15 the bag is provided with a flap 16. Opposite the opening there are bottom Eolds 17 and 18. Adjacent to the bottom folds, the ends 19 and 20 of a carryiny handle loop 21 are secured only on the outside of the side walls 11 and 12./
The bag and the carrying handle loop are of thermoplastic material sheet. There is a circular welded :
seam 22. The welding of the ends 19,20 to the associated side walls 11 and 12 only on these walls is possible insofar as during production and the attachment o~ the carrying handle loop a plate or mesh, for example of teflon, is 4 ~.

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arranged between the wall 11 and the loop 17 and between the wall 12 and the loop 18; this prevents the formation or a bridge to the side folds 17 and 18 during the attachment of the welded seam 22 that i5 in the form of a closèd ring./
Figure 3 shows that the side folds 17 and 18 lie folded up and are thus extended to form the flat bottom . At the same time, the carrying handle loop 21 is flat in the area of the bottom 17 and 18. However, it remains sufficiently loose that it is easy to grasp and can then be lifted easily away from the bottom, since the side walls 11 and 12 are flexibleO This also depends on the contents of the bag.
If, for example, the bag contains diapers then, because of the formation of the bag from sheet or foil material, the contents and the packing will be soft, which will make it easier to grasp the handle 21./
The carrying handle loop, which is either at the bottom of the filled bag or in the area of the bottom, is created in that its length, measured from ona attachment point to the other, matches the depth of tha two side folds 17 and 18.
Figure 3, which shows the bag when closed, indicates that the side walls 11 and 12 are raised in the direction towards each other in the areas lla and 12a, forming the edges 23 and 24 thereby. The sections lla and 12a of the wall, raised in this manner, are joined to each other by the .. ...

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~:823~9 transverse welded joint 25. At the same ti.me a separating cut 26 is incorporated, by which means the flap 16 is separated./
Figure 4 shows a carrying handle loop 21 that is 6 cm or more wide. This is joined to the associated side walls 11 and 12 by an elongated oval weld 22 that is closed to form a ring, as is shown in Figure 2. The carrying handle loop that is shown in Figure 4 consists of a tube of thermoplastic plastic material and is thus double-walled and has rounded side edges 27 and 28./
Figure 5 shows a carrying handle loop 21 that is 10 cm wide at it two ends that are to be formed with the associated bag sides. This, too, is welded to the associated bag walls, this being done by means of a single welded seam 22 that is in the form of an elongated oval that extends over the greater part of the width of the handle loop. The two rectilinear sections 22a and 22b of this oval welded seam 22 extend at right-angles to the longitudinal extension of the carrying handle loop 21 or, in other words, paraIlel to the bottom folds 17 and 18./
According to Figure 5, cut-outs 29 and 30 are made in the t~o side edges 27 and 28 of the handle loop 21, so that the middle area 31 that is to be grasped by the hand is somewhat narrower than the areas at the ends, with which the ' ', ' - ' ' , ~282379 carrying handle loop is connected to the side walls of the bag by the welded seam 22. The solution according to Figure 5 results from Figure 7./
Figure 6 shows that in order to reduce the width in the middle area, an elongated opening 32 can be made in the centre of the carrying handle loop./
The flap 16 as in Figure 4 incorporates two adjacent hanging eyelets 33 and 3~, there being a slit 36 between eyelet 33 and the front edge 35 and the flap 16, with a section 37 being left intact between the eyelet 33 and the slit 36./

Claims (20)

1. A bag which comprises two major side walls of thermoplastic sheet material connected together at two opposite side edges of the bag and which is provided at one end between the side edges with a closed or closable filling opening and, at an end opposite to said one end, with folded portions forming a base of the bag, a single elongate handle of thermoplastic sheet mater-ial being arranged in the region of the folded portions and being connected at one end portion thereof exclusively to one of the side walls at the outer surface thereof and at the other end portion thereof exclusively to the other side wall at the outer surface thereof, and each of the handle end portions being welded to the associated side wall by an annular welding seam of elongated oval shape, having an axis of elongation which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the side edges of the bag.
2. A bag made of thermoplastic sheet material comprising a pair of side walls which are connected to each other along the longitudinal edges thereof; folded portions extending from said side walls which define a base; a filling opening which can be closed and which is disposed opposite to said base; a single handle being a strip of thermoplastic sheet material welded to the side walls adjacent to the said base wherein each end of said strip is welded to one of said side walls by an oval-shaped welding seam having an axis of elongation which is transverse to said longitudinal edges.
3. A bag made of thermoplastic sheet material and comprising a pair of side walls each having longitudinal edges, a bottom portion, and a top portion, the longitudinal edges of one of the side walls being connected to the associated longitudinal edges of the other of the side walls so as to define an interior, the bottom portions having bottom folds, the top portions after connecting the side walls to each other defining a filling opening opposite to the bottom fold of each side wall; and only one one-piece handle of one strip thermoplastic material and having a width which is considerably smaller than a width of the side walls, said one-piece one strip handle being arranged in the region of the bottom folds and only in a central region spaced from the longitudinal edges and extending substantially parallel to the latter, said one-piece one strip handle having one end attached to the outside and only with the one of the side walls and another end attached to the outside and only with the other of the side walls so that a bridge between the one side wall and the associated bottom fold and between the other side wall and the associated bottom fold is prevented, the one and the other end of said one-piece one strip handle being welded to the associated side wall by a single welding seam which is of elongated oval shape and has an axis of elongation extending transversely of the longitudinal edges.
4. A bag made of thermoplastic sheet material and comprising a pair of side walls each having longitudinal edges, bottom portion, and top portion, the longitudinal edges of one of the side walls being connected to the associated longitudinal edges of the other of the side walls so as to define an interior, the bottom portions having bottom folds, the top portions after connecting the side walls to each other defining a filling opening opposite to the bottom fold of each side wall; and only one one-piece handle of one strip thermoplastic sheet material and having a width which is considerably smaller than a width of the side walls and which is equal over its whole length, said one-piece one strip handle being arranged in the region of the bottom folds and only in a central region spaced from the longitudinal edges and extending substantially parallel to the latter, said one-piece one strip handle having one end attached to the outside and only with the one of the side walls and another end attached to the outside and only with the other of the side walls so that a bridge between the one side wall and the associated bottom fold and between the other side wall and the associated bottom fold is prevented, the one and the other end of said one-piece one strip handle being welded to the associated side wall by a single welding seam which is of elongated oval shape and has an axis of elongation extending transversely of the longitudinal edges.
5. A bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein each end of said handle is welded to said side walls by a pair of said welding seams.
6. A bag as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the length of the handle between said end portions thereof substantially corresponds to the combined length of the folded portions in the longitudinal direction of the handle.
7. A bag as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the width of the handle is at least six centimetres.
8. A bag as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the width of said handle is approximately ten centimetres.
9. A bag as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the width of each end portion of the handle is greater than the width of a centre portion of the handle between the end portions.
10. A bag as claimed in claim 9, wherein the handle is provided in its centre portion with a recess extending in the longitudinal direction of the handle.
11. A bag as claimed in claim 8, wherein the handle is provided in its centre portion with a recess extending in the longitudinal direction of the handle, the recess being in the form of an elongate aperture within the centre portion.
12. A bag as claimed in claim 9, wherein the handle is provided in its centre portion with a recess extending in the longitudinal direction of the handle, the recess being in the form of an elongate aperture within the centre portion,
13. A bag as claimed in claim 8, wherein the handle is provided in its centre portion with a recess at one longitudinal edge of the handle and a further such recess is provided at the other longitudinal edge.
14. A bag as claimed in claim 9, wherein the handle is provided in its centre portion with a recess at one longitudinal edge of the handle and a further such recess is provided at the other longitudinal edge.
15. A bag as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the handle is provided with a pair of slots which extend from one of its longitudinal edges and which are spaced apart by an amount substantially equal to the combined length of the folded portions in the longitudinal direction of the handle, the portion of the handle between the slots being so foldable along a fold line extending longitudinally of the handle as to overlie an adjoining portion of the handle.
16. A bag as claimed in claim 15, wherein the handle is provided with a further pair of such slots extending from its other longitudinal edge.
17. A bag as claimed in claim 15, wherein the handle is provided with a further pair of such slots extending from its other longitudinal edge and the slots of at least one of the pairs extend obliquely relative to the longitudinal direction of the handle and converge towards each other in a direction away from the respective longitudinal edge.
18. A bag as claimed in claim l, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the handle comprises a length of tubular sheet material.
19. A bag as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein one of the side walls is provided with a foldable flap in the region of the filling opening, and the opening is closed by a weld seam connecting bent portions of the side walls together in the region of the flap.
20. A bag as claimed in claim 19, wherein the flap is provided with two spaced apart holes for engagement therein of bag retaining means and with a respective incision so extending from the free end of the flap towards at least one of the holes as to leave a tearable web portion between that hole and the free end of the incision.
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