BAG CONSTRUCTION WITH REINFORCED HANDLES

摘要

A bag construction is disclosed of the type having handles and a patch for reinforcing the attachment between the handles and the walls of the bag. The exemplary reinforcement patch includes a fold-over to define a folded top edge of the patch. During construction, a patch having the folded top end is placed in registry with the two ends of the handle that are attached to the wall of the paper bag such that the top edge is generally perpendicular to the ends of the handle. The patch is then affixed over the handle and exterior surface of the bag using glue or other such permanent adhesives. According to a salient aspect, the reinforcing patches are configured to resist tearing, particularly when shear forces are applied that normally act to detach the handles away from the side of the bag.

主权项

1. A paper bag construction having reinforced handle attachments, comprising:
a bag body having a top end and an opposing bottom end and one or more side walls extending between the bottom end and the top end in a vertical direction, wherein the one or more sidewalls define a hollow interior of the bag body that is closed at the bottom end and open at the top end; a handle affixed to an exterior surface of the bag body at a first attachment area and a second attachment area proximate to the top end of the bag body and extending therefrom in the vertical direction beyond the top end of the bag body; and a reinforcing patch overlaying the first and second attachment areas, wherein the reinforcing patch is affixed to both the handle and the exterior surface of the bag body; the reinforcing patch comprising a sheet of material that is folded-over to define a top edge and wherein the reinforcing patch is affixed such that the top edge is oriented generally perpendicular to the vertical direction and the folded-over top edge is proximate to the top end of the bag body.