US 7,568,838 B1
Coupon bag with detachable portion and methods of making same
Frank Cannon, Sr., Westerville, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Pine Creek LLC, Westerville, Ohio (US)
Filed on Mar. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/70,548.
Application 11/070548 is a continuation of application No. 10/265806, filed on Dec. 09, 2002, granted, now 6,877,899.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 33/10 (2006.01); B65D 30/00 (2006.01); B65D 27/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 383—9  [383/127; 229/70] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plastic bag for distributing coupons comprising:
(a) a bag portion comprising a front plastic panel having sides and a bottom and a rear plastic panel having sides and a bottom, said front panel permanently joined to said rear panel at said sides and at said bottom so as to define a bag having an open top, said bottom formed by a permanent bottom seal; and
(b) a coupon portion removeably attached below said bottom seal and comprising a front coupon strip having a top edge, a bottom edge and sides and a rear coupon strip having a top edge, a bottom edge and sides, said front coupon strip removably attached to said front panel of said bag portion, said rear coupon strip removably attached to said rear panel of said bag portion, wherein said front coupon strip's sides are not connected to said rear coupon strip's sides, and wherein said front coupon strip's bottom edge are not connected to said rear coupon strip's bottom edge, such that said front coupon strip and said bottom coupon strip are connected to said bag portion only along said respective top edges.