Class   383	FLEXIBLE BAGS
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BIODEGRADABLE FEATURE

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SELECTIVELY ADJUSTABLE VOLUME

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INFLATABLE

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CONVERTIBLE

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TAMPER INDICATING

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LIFTING OR SUSPENDING ELEMENT (E.G., HANDLE)

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. (1 indent ) Unitary with bag (e.g., element formed by hand hole)

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.. (2 indent ) Loop extending between opposite walls

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.. (2 indent ) Bag material includes aperture for rodlike support

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.. (2 indent ) Bag material includes hand-receiving aperture

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. (1 indent ) Magnetic or adhesive-type element (includes hook and loop type fastener)

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. (1 indent ) Attached to bag frame

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. (1 indent ) Detachable

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. (1 indent ) With provision for positioning element in nonuse location

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. (1 indent ) Plural interengaging elements

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. (1 indent ) Plural elements located at diverse bag regions (i.e., bag bottom, bag middle, and/or bag top)

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. (1 indent ) Including reinforcement or stress distribution means attached to or adjacent element

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.. (2 indent ) Extending across bag bottom

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.. (2 indent ) Extending axially through bag interior to bag bottom

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.. (2 indent ) Additional layer of material at element attachment location

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. (1 indent ) Attached to distinct end wall

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. (1 indent ) Hanging element

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.. (2 indent ) Hook-type

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.. (2 indent ) Closed loop

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. (1 indent ) Single element

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.. (2 indent ) Bag includes opening through bag material to receive element

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... (3 indent ) Opening extending through fold or folded bag portion

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.. (2 indent ) Secured to bag interior

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.. (2 indent ) Straddles bag mouth

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.. (2 indent ) Secured to folded bag closure

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... (3 indent ) Closure flap

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WITH STACKING FEATURE

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WITH MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE BAG MOUTH IN AN OPEN CONFIGURATION

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. (1 indent ) Hinged mouth stiffeners

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.. (2 indent ) Stiffeners include four or more hinged segments

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WITH MEANS TO FACILITATE MANUAL SEPARATION OF FLATTENED BAG WALLS

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WITH INTEGRAL FUNNEL

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PLURAL

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BAG HAVING MEANS TO FACILITATE OPENING IT BY SEVERING BAG MATERIAL OR BAG PART (E.G., TEARING, CUTTING, PIERCING, ETC.)

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. (1 indent ) Tearing facilitated by specified fiber or molecular orientation

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. (1 indent ) Combined with, or modified for opening by, a sharp-edged cutting implement or a piercing implement

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. (1 indent ) Including means for reclosing the bag

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.. (2 indent ) Including a bag portion which is completely separated from the bag during tearing (e.g., tear strip)

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. (1 indent ) Including a separate tearing element which is gripped and pulled to open the bag

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.. (2 indent ) Cord, string, wire, or thread

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. (1 indent ) Line of weakness delineates substantially the entire tearing path

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.. (2 indent ) Line of perforations having means for preventing leakage before opening

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.. (2 indent ) Bag portion completely separated from the bag during tearing

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BAG CLOSURE SECURED BY A RELEASABLE OR FRANGIBLE BOND (E.G., PEEL SEAL)

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. (1 indent ) Having another independent closure for same access opening

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. (1 indent ) Adhesive bond

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COMPARTMENTED

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. (1 indent ) Compartment-forming member secured to backing

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. (1 indent ) Including auxiliary compartment

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WITH PLURAL ACCESS OPENINGS

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WITH CLOSURE

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. (1 indent ) Self-closing type

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.. (2 indent ) Responsive to content (e.g., valve)

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... (3 indent ) With vent

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... (3 indent ) With closure reinforcing or stiffening means

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... (3 indent ) With means to facilitate opening closure

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... (3 indent ) With supplemental closing feature

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.... (4 indent ) Resilient

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.... (4 indent ) Reversely folded portion of closure element

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.... (4 indent ) Slit or slot

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.... (4 indent ) Adhesive

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... (3 indent ) In distinct end wall

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.... (4 indent ) Including separate closure element

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... (3 indent ) Folded bag corner

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.... (4 indent ) Including separate closure element

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... (3 indent ) Closure includes inwardly folded bag wall portions

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... (3 indent ) Overlying access opening in bag material

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. (1 indent ) Including auxiliary means for forming leakproof closure seal

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.. (2 indent ) Annular gasket

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. (1 indent ) Independent closures for single access opening

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.. (2 indent ) Having rib and groove

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.. (2 indent ) Having zipper

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.. (2 indent ) Having drawstring-type element

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.. (2 indent ) Having securing element designed to extend through aligned openings in bag material (e.g., stitching, etc.)

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. (1 indent ) With provision for positioning closure element in nonuse location

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. (1 indent ) Rib and groove

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.. (2 indent ) With sliding element

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.. (2 indent ) Including means to facilitate disengagement

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. (1 indent ) For access opening in sidewall

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. (1 indent ) For access opening in bag bottom

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. (1 indent ) Elongated clamping elements

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.. (2 indent ) Sliding

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. (1 indent ) Twisted bag mouth

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. (1 indent ) Gathered bag mouth

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.. (2 indent ) Including drawstring-type securing element

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... (3 indent ) With mouth opening aid

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... (3 indent ) With means to maintain the securing element in closed configuration

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... (3 indent ) In bag hem

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... (3 indent ) Through bag openings

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.. (2 indent ) Securing element consisting of unitary bag portion

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. (1 indent ) Including separate closure element for straddling bag mouth (i.e., overlaps exterior portions of opposed bag walls)

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.. (2 indent ) Including securing element designed to extend through aligned openings in closure element (e.g., stitching)

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.. (2 indent ) Cap-type

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.. (2 indent ) Reusable

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... (3 indent ) Bag walls designed to be rolled together or folded on common fold line

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.. (2 indent ) Bag walls designed to be rolled together or folded on common fold line

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. (1 indent ) Including closure flap which overlaps sidewall exterior when closed

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.. (2 indent ) Bag walls designed to be rolled together or folded on common fold line

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.. (2 indent ) Reusable

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... (3 indent ) Including fastening element removably extending through aperture in bag material

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.... (4 indent ) Aperture extends through closure flap

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... (3 indent ) Flap side edges permanently secured to bag (e.g., sandwich bag type)

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. (1 indent ) Bag walls designed to be rolled together or folded on common fold line

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.. (2 indent ) With separate securing element for roll or fold

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... (3 indent ) Element extends substantially 180 degrees or more around roll or fold

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.... (4 indent ) Element extends around side edge

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. (1 indent ) Including securing element designed to extend through aligned openings in bag material (e.g., stitching)

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. (1 indent ) Closure within bag

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.. (2 indent ) Heat seal

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.. (2 indent ) Reusable

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... (3 indent ) Stopper or plug

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... (3 indent ) Zipper

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. (1 indent ) Overlapped flaps

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.. (2 indent ) Reusable

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WITH VENTING OR VENTILATION MEANS

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. (1 indent ) Fluid circulates between bag plies

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. (1 indent ) Pervious material

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. (1 indent ) Opening in bag material

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FREE-STANDING

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WALL DETAILS

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. (1 indent ) Transparent portion or window

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. (1 indent ) Specified seam structure

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.. (2 indent ) Waterproof

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. (1 indent ) Multi-layer or ply

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.. (2 indent ) Insulated

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.. (2 indent ) Removable ply

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.. (2 indent ) Stretchable layer or ply

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.. (2 indent ) Barrier layer or ply (e.g., waterproof)

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.. (2 indent ) Including specified end structure

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... (3 indent ) Overlapping extension formed by cuts in bag wall

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.. (2 indent ) Coating or lamination

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. (1 indent ) Woven or mesh-type material

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. (1 indent ) Stretchable

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. (1 indent ) Reinforced

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. (1 indent ) Pleated or gusseted

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END STRUCTURE (E.G. BOTTOM)

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. (1 indent ) Rigid bottom

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. (1 indent ) Seamless

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. (1 indent ) Formed by folding bag walls on common fold line and joining together

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.. (2 indent ) Foldable to form distinct end wall

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. (1 indent ) Overlapping extensions of opposed walls

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.. (2 indent ) Extension formed by cuts in bag wall

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MISCELLANEOUS

	CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS

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HOT WATER OR ICE BAG

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HAVING NONBAG USE

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STRESS RELIEF

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FILLING TUBE

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DEAD FOLD (DUCTILE) CLOSURE ELEMENT

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DISPENSING FEATURE

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PECULIAR, PARTICULAR SHAPE

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MATERIAL HAVING SPECIFIED GRAIN DIRECTION OR MOLECULAR ORIENTATION

	FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS

FOR000

CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS

Any foreign patents or non-patent literature from subclasses that have been reclassified have been transferred directly to FOR Collections listed below. These Collections contain ONLY foreign patents or non-patent literature. The parenthetical references in the Collection titles refer to the abolished subclasses from which these Collections were derived.

WITH CLOSURE

FOR100

. (1 indent ) Multiple independent closures for single access opening (383/61)

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