EP4570691A1 - Sac à porter en plastique - Google Patents

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EP4570691A1
EP4570691A1 EP23216763.5A EP23216763A EP4570691A1 EP 4570691 A1 EP4570691 A1 EP 4570691A1 EP 23216763 A EP23216763 A EP 23216763A EP 4570691 A1 EP4570691 A1 EP 4570691A1
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Georg Donner
Patrick Eberhard
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/06—Handles
    • B65D33/10—Handles formed of similar material to that used for the bag
    • B65D33/105—U-shaped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D31/00—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D31/08—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents with block bottoms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D31/00—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents
    • B65D31/10—Bags or like containers made of paper and having structural provision for thickness of contents with gusseted sides
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/02—Local reinforcements or stiffening inserts, e.g. wires, strings, strips or frames

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  • the present invention relates to a reusable and recyclable plastic carrier bag.
  • Plastic carrier bags are often particularly advantageous from an ecological and economic perspective compared to paper carrier bags if they are frequently reusable and easily recycled. Reusable plastic carrier bags must meet special stability criteria, especially since they are often larger and have carrying loops on the front and back. Conventional loop bags are found, for example, in the DE 101 16 920 A1 , the WO 01/51372 A1 and the DE 40 12 897 A1 These state-of-the-art loop bags often lack sufficient mechanical stability for the repeated carrying of heavy loads.
  • the present invention was therefore based on the object of providing plastic carrier bags, in particular large-sized reusable plastic carrier bags, which do not have the disadvantages of the prior art carrier bags and which are particularly suitable for the repeated reliable transport of even heavy Suitable for heavy loads and which can also be manufactured simply and cost-effectively in machine-based series production.
  • the invention was also based on the object of making reusable plastic carrier bags available that can be filled with both hands, even when empty, without any additional assistance or separate devices.
  • a plastic carrier bag with a bottom end and an opposite opening end comprising a front wall and a rear wall, each with a first side edge and an opposite second side edge and an opening edge, as well as a first and an opposite second side wall, each with a first and an opposite second side edge and an opening edge, wherein the first and the second side wall are designed as single- or multi-layered, in particular single-layered, and at least one holding loop connected to the front wall and/or, in particular and, at least one to the rear wall, each with a first and a second connection region; wherein the front and the rear walls are designed as single- or, in particular, multi-layered, preferably double-layered; wherein the front and the rear walls are designed as continuous, in particular one-piece, and merge into one another at the bottom end by folding over, in particular forming a bottom fold at this transition; wherein the transition, in particular the bottom fold, extends laterally from a first to an opposite second end; wherein, when the front and rear walls are adjacent to one another
  • the descriptions of the plastic carrier bag according to the invention are based on a state in which the front and rear walls lie flat against one another on a level surface.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention can be stacked on top of one another in a flat state.
  • This state can also be referred to as a "stackable storage state.”
  • the bottom fold in the stackable storage state particularly preferably represents an outward-facing bottom fold.
  • plastic carrier bags with a large capacity become accessible using large-scale industrial production technology.
  • this, in particular essentially rectangular or square, bottom surface can be obtained even in the empty state by simply reaching into the interior of the bag and moving the front and rear walls apart.
  • the plastic carrier bag according to the invention is advantageously free-standing with an open opening cross-section, so that it can be filled with both hands.
  • first and second side walls each have a side fold, in particular one facing inwards.
  • These side folds preferably begin at the opening end of the plastic carrier bag.
  • the side folds extend to the transition, particularly preferably to the bottom fold.
  • the first side wall is welded to the front wall in the region of its first side edge, in particular along its first side edge, and to the rear wall in the region of the second side edge, in particular along its first side edge.
  • the second side wall is welded to the front wall in the region of its first side edge, in particular along its second side edge, and to the rear wall in the region of the second side edge, in particular along its second side edge.
  • a particularly expedient embodiment of the plastic carrier bag according to the invention is also achieved in that adjacent to or in the region of the first end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold, the first side wall, the front wall and the back wall are welded to one another in a first area, preferably with the omission of a section for the passage of air in the region of the transition, in particular in the region in which the extension of the weld of the first side wall, front wall and back wall opens into the transition, and/or, in particular and, that adjacent to or in the region of the second end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold, the second side wall, the front wall and the back wall are welded to one another in a second area, preferably with the omission of a section for the passage of air in the region of the transition, in particular in the region in which the extension of the weld of the second side wall, front wall and back wall opens into the transition.
  • This omission effectively prevents the bag base from being difficult to detach from a flat surface, such as a transport box as used in e-commerce, due to a vacuum effect, without reducing the robustness of the reusable plastic carrier bag.
  • Embodiments that have also proven particularly advantageous are in which the front wall tapers in a straight line from the start of the tapered/base surface area on the first side edge facing the opening end to the first end of the transition, in particular the base fold, and/or, in particular and, in which the front wall tapers in a straight line from the start of the tapered/base surface area on the second side edge facing the opening end to the second end of the transition, in particular the base fold, and in which the rear wall tapers in a straight line from the start of the tapered/base surface area on the first side edge facing the opening end to the first end of the transition, in particular the base fold, and/or, in particular and, in which the rear wall tapers in a straight line from the start of the tapered/base surface area on the second side edge facing the opening end to the second end of the transition, in particular the base fold.
  • the front wall tapers in a concave shape from the start of the tapered/bottom surface area on the first side edge facing the opening end to the first end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold, and/or, in particular and, that the front wall tapers in a concave shape from the start of the tapered/bottom surface area on the second side edge facing the opening end to the second end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold, and that the rear wall tapers in a concave shape from the start of the tapered/bottom surface area on the first side edge facing the opening end to the first end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold, and/or, in particular and, that the rear wall tapers in a concave shape from the start of the tapered/bottom surface area on the second side edge facing the opening end to the second end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold.
  • the front wall tapers at the beginning of the tapered/bottom surface area on the first side edge facing the opening end in the direction of the opposite second side edge in a first section and in the section adjoining up to the first end of the transition tapers less sharply or no longer and/or, in particular and, that the front wall tapers at the beginning of the tapered/bottom surface area on the second side edge facing the opening end in the direction of the opposite first side edge in a first section and in the section adjoining up to the second end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold, tapers less sharply or no longer and that the rear wall tapers at the beginning of the tapered/bottom surface area on the first side edge facing the opening end in the direction of the opposite second side edge in a first section and in the section adjoining up to the first end of the transition, in particular the bottom fold Section tapers less sharply or no longer and/or, in particular and, that the rear wall tapers at the beginning of the taper/bottom surface area on the
  • the taper takes on an irregular course until the turn.
  • the first and second side panels are conveniently based on separate material cuts. These material cuts can be individually adapted to the size and shape of the front and back panels or to the design of the bag's base body, which consists of the front and back panels.
  • Very practical embodiments of the plastic carrier bags according to the invention also provide in particular that the extension from the first to the second side edge of the first side wall essentially corresponds, in particular corresponds, to the sum of the extension of the tapered/bottom surface area of the front wall, calculated from the transition, in particular the bottom fold, and the extension of the tapered/bottom surface area of the rear wall, calculated from the transition, in particular the bottom fold.
  • the extension from the first to the second side edge of the second side wall substantially corresponds, in particular corresponds, to the sum of the extension of the tapered/bottom surface area of the front wall, calculated from the transition, in particular the bottom fold, and the extension of the tapered/bottom surface area of the rear wall, calculated from the transition, in particular the bottom fold.
  • the tapers of the front and rear walls are essentially congruent, in particular congruent.
  • embodiments of the plastic carrier bags according to the invention are also conceivable in which the extension from the first to the second side edge of the first side wall and/or, in particular and, the extension from the first to the second side edge of the second side wall is greater than the extension from the first to the second side edge of the front wall and/or, in particular and, the extension from the first to the second side edge of the rear wall.
  • the extension from the first to the second side edge of the first side wall and/or, in particular and, the extension from the first to the second side edge of the second side wall corresponds at most to the extension from the first to the second side edge of the front wall and/or, in particular and, the extension from the first to the second side edge of the rear wall.
  • the extension from the first to the second side edge of the first side wall and/or, in particular and, the extension from the first to the second side edge of the second side wall corresponds to the extension from the first to the second side edge of the front wall and/or, in particular and, the extension from the first to the second side edge of the rear wall.
  • the front and rear walls in the area of the opening end has a reinforcement region, in particular extending to the opening end or encompassing this, containing at least one single-layer or in particular multi-layer, preferably double-layer, plastic film strip fastened to the front wall on the inside or outside, in particular on the inside, and at least one single-layer or in particular multi-layer, preferably double-layer, plastic film strip fastened to the rear wall on the inside or outside, in particular on the inside, and each extending from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge.
  • the single-layer or multi-layer plastic film strip of the reinforcement region of the front wall is fastened from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge by means of a first weld located below the opening edge, in particular in the form of a first continuous longitudinal weld.
  • the single-layer or multi-layer plastic film strip of the reinforcement region of the rear wall is fastened from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge by means of a second weld located below the opening edge, in particular in the form of a second continuous longitudinal weld.
  • the front wall and the rear wall are designed in multiple layers, in particular double layers, comprising at least one inner layer, in particular an inner layer, and an outer layer, wherein the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front wall and the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the rear wall are continuous, in particular in one piece, are formed and wherein the outer layers of the front and rear walls are formed continuously, in particular in one piece.
  • the plastic carrier bag according to the invention described above is also characterized in particular in that the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front wall and the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the rear wall are formed in one piece, that the outer layers of the front and rear walls are formed in one piece and that the front wall and the rear wall merge into one another at the bottom end by means of folding over, in particular forming a bottom fold in this transition.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention possess pronounced mechanical stability and sturdiness even when the first and second side walls are configured as a single layer. It is of course also possible to configure the first and second side walls as multi-layered, in particular double-layered, materials. This further increases stability. However, even with single-layered first and second side walls, even greater stability and, in particular, increased sturdiness are often achieved by having a seam at the opening end. This seam can, for example, comprise or represent a reinforcement region, which can be achieved in particular with the aid of a continuation section adjoining the side wall.
  • this continuation section can be simply folded over onto the inside or outside, in particular the inside, i.e., forming only one layer.
  • the seam can also be formed by a separate strip of plastic material.
  • the extension section as well as the plastic material strips are preferably connected by welding to the inside or outside of the first and second side walls.
  • a particularly high degree of resilience, even with repeated use, is achieved in that the holding loop connected to the front wall and the holding loop connected to the rear wall is welded in its first and second connection areas to the single-layer or, in particular, multi-layer plastic film strip of the reinforcement area and also to the front wall or the rear wall, in particular to the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, and the outer layer of the front wall or rear wall.
  • Such plastic carrier bags according to the invention solve the problem underlying the invention particularly reliably, in which the single-layer or in particular multi-layer plastic film strip of the reinforcement area of the front wall is fastened over all of its layers to the inner layer from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge by means of the first weld, in particular in the form of the first continuous longitudinal weld, to form a first connecting area, in particular a first connecting strip, and/or, in particular and, in which the single-layer or in particular multi-layer plastic film strip of the reinforcement area of the rear wall is fastened over all of its layers to the inner layer from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge by means of the second weld, in particular in the form of the second continuous longitudinal weld, to form a second connecting area, in particular a second connecting strip; wherein the first and second connection areas of the retaining loop connected to the front wall and the first and second connection areas of the retaining loop connected to the rear wall
  • the first and third connecting regions each overlap with the second and fourth connecting regions, in particular forming uniform connecting regions.
  • the continuation section present on the inner layer is preferably designed to be at least double-layered, in particular double-layered, at least in some regions by means of folding over.
  • Particularly suitable plastic carrier bags according to the invention are also characterized in that the opening edge of the first side wall and the opening edge of the second side wall, with respect to the opening end, are each at the level of, and in particular below, the first, second, third, and fourth connecting regions.
  • the bag opening can particularly reliably ensure a very large opening cross-section even when empty, in that the bag sections located above the connecting regions, where the holding loops are also located, can be easily folded outward.
  • Particularly preferred plastic carrier bags according to the invention are also characterized in that the holding loop connected to the front wall and the holding loop connected to the rear wall is welded in its first and second connection areas to the single-layer or multi-layer, in particular multi-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area and also to the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, and the outer layer, and wherein the single-layer or multi-layer, in particular multi-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area of the front wall is fastened to the inner or outer layer from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge by means of welding, and wherein the single-layer or multi-layer, in particular multi-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area of the rear wall is fastened to the inner or outer layer from or at a distance from the first side edge in the direction of or up to the second side edge by means of welding, wherein the first and second connection areas of the holding loop connected to the front wall and the first and second connection areas of the holding loop connected to the rear wall A retaining loop
  • plastic carrier bag according to the invention provides a particularly pronounced reinforcement, particularly in the upper edge area, which withstands strong mechanical loads and provides a very effective basis for attaching straps. Furthermore, the plastic carrier bag provided with such a reinforced area is convenient and easy to open.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention are preferably made of thermoplastics, with polyolefinic thermoplastics, especially polyethylene, being preferred.
  • the connection by welding in these cases usually represents a thermoplastic weld.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention are particularly preferably made entirely of thermoplastics, They are manufactured from polyolefin thermoplastics such as polyethylene. This produces single-material plastic bags that are particularly sustainable and recyclable.
  • the outer layer of the front and back walls of the plastic carrier bag according to the invention usually represents a single layer. If there is another layer on the inside and adjacent to the outer layer, this is to be counted as one of the inside layers or represents the inner layer. If the continuation section is integral with the outer layer, this continuation section must also necessarily be a single layer.
  • the single-layer nature of the outer layer of the front and back walls does not preclude the outer layer from being multi-layered and, for example, from being present as a coextruded film.
  • a single-layer outer layer can also have a laminated layer on the inside and/or outside without losing the character of the single layer. In multi-layer systems, the layers are accordingly closely bonded.
  • outer layer and the inner layer or the majority of the inside layers are accordingly, in a preferred embodiment, connected to one another only by welding along their side edges.
  • outer layer and the inner layer or the majority of the inner layers are partially connected to one another, e.g. via isolated welding or adhesive points, in particular welding points.
  • the holding loop connected to the front wall via its first and second connection areas and the holding loop connected to the rear wall via its first and second connection areas in the area from the respective first to the second connection area at least in sections has a first flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body and/or a single- or multi-layer material strip, in particular plastic material strip, which does not form a hollow body and which is at least in sections, in particular substantially completely, enveloped by a second flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body.
  • the first flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body is formed from a first flexible plastic material strip with opposite first and second longitudinal side edges, the opposite first and second longitudinal side edges of which are welded and/or glued to one another in an overlapping region and/or, preferably and, in which the second flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body is formed from a second flexible plastic material strip with opposite first and second longitudinal side edges, the opposite first and second longitudinal side edges are welded and/or glued together in a second overlapping area.
  • a particularly high degree of strength is achieved in particular by the fact that the first plastic material strip of the first flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body and the second plastic material strip of the second flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body are welded to one another at least in sections, in particular along the first and second overlapping regions.
  • the first and second flexible plastic material strips for example in the form of polyolefin film strips, in particular polyethylene film strips, can have a rectangular shape when spread out flat.
  • the longitudinal edges of these material strips can then be moved toward each other to form the first and second, in particular tubular, hollow bodies and connected to each other in the overlapping region.
  • the first longitudinal side edge can rest against the second longitudinal side edge both above and below the latter in an overlapping region.
  • first and second plastic material strips in the first and/or second overlapping region in a single process step, i.e., essentially simultaneously.
  • This embodiment has the further advantage that the first and second flexible hollow bodies are connected to one another in the region of this uniform weld seam, resulting in further increased mechanical strength.
  • the first and second hollow bodies, in particular a tubular one can also be connected to one another in regions or continuously along their entire length, in particular along a connecting strip, without the first and second overlapping regions themselves overlapping in this connection region.
  • a further advantageous embodiment in particular of the preceding embodiments, provides that in the first and/or second connection area of the first and/or second holding loop, in particular the flat-pressed first and/or second holding loop, that side of the holding loop, in particular the flat-pressed first, is the connection side which does not have the overlapping areas of the opposite first and second longitudinal side edges of the first and second flexible plastic material strips of the first and second flexible hollow bodies. It has surprisingly been shown that particularly good mechanical stability and tear resistance can be achieved in this way.
  • the outer layer of the front and/or rear wall is based on or consists of a plastic material, in particular polyethylene, which is at least partially transparent and which is printable or printed on the inside, at least partially, in particular by means of a counterprinting process.
  • the plastic carrier bag according to the invention alternatively or additionally comprises at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and/or rear wall, which is at least partially printable or printed on the outside, and wherein the outer layer is based on or consists of a plastic material, in particular polyethylene, which is at least partially transparent.
  • a particularly high degree of stability and tear resistance is also achieved by using a non-foamed plastic film, preferably a non-foamed polyolefin film, particularly preferably a non-foamed polyethylene film and in particular a non-foamed LD polyethylene film, for an outer layer of a plastic carrier bag according to the invention in the aforementioned embodiments.
  • a non-foamed plastic film preferably a non-foamed polyolefin film, particularly preferably a non-foamed polyethylene film and in particular a non-foamed LD polyethylene film
  • the combination of a foamed plastic inner layer and a non-foamed plastic outer layer surprisingly leads to particularly mechanically resilient and permanently stable plastic carrier bags.
  • the second flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body, in particular the second flexible plastic material strip is based on or formed from a non-foamed plastic film, preferably a non-foamed polyolefin film, particularly preferably a non-foamed polyethylene film and in particular a non-foamed LD polyethylene film.
  • the outer layer, the single- or multi-layer, in particular double-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area, in particular the continuation section of the inner or outer layer, and the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and rear walls, the first and the second side walls and optionally the holding loops connected to the front wall and the rear wall, in particular their first and/or second flexible plastic material strips or their single- or multi-layer material strips not forming a hollow body, are formed or consist of polyethylene, in particular LD-polyethylene, wherein the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and rear walls is a foamed polyethylene film, in particular a foamed LD polyethylene film, and wherein the outer layer of the front and/or rear wall, and optionally the single- or multi-layer, in particular multi-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area, represents a non-foamed polyethylene film, in particular a non-foamed LD
  • plastic carrier bags are particularly preferred in which the first flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body or the single- or multi-layer material strip of the holding loop of the front and/or rear wall that does not form a hollow body, in particular the first flexible plastic material strip, is formed or consists of foamed polymer material, preferably foamed polyethylene, and particularly preferably foamed LD polyethylene, and wherein preferably the second flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body of the holding loop of the front and/or rear wall, in particular the second flexible plastic material strip, is formed or consists of non-foamed polymer material, preferably non-foamed polyethylene, and particularly preferably non-foamed LD polyethylene.
  • the outer layer, the single- or multi-layer, in particular double-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area, in particular the continuation section of the inner or outer layer, and/or the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and/or rear wall are expediently in film form.
  • a particularly high degree of stability and tear resistance is also achieved in the above-mentioned embodiments of a plastic carrier bag according to the invention in that the first and second connection areas of the holding loops connected to the front wall and/or to the rear wall, which are obtained in particular by welding, are spaced apart from the first and/or second connecting strips, in particular do not have an overlap with the first and/or second connecting strips.
  • polyethylene polypropylene can also be used.
  • Copolymers with ethylene or propylene as the main component come into consideration, whereby for the other comonomers, for example, propylene or ethylene and/or butene, for example 1-butene, or butadiene can be used.
  • the outer layer, the single- or multi-layer, in particular double-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area, in particular the continuation section of the outer layer, and the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and rear walls as well as the holding loops connected to the front wall and to the rear wall, in particular their first and/or second flexible plastic material strips and/or the single- or multi-layer material strips not forming a hollow body, as well as the first and second side walls are formed or consist of polyolefins, preferably polyethylene, particularly preferably HD or LD polyethylene, in particular LD polyethylene.
  • a uniform plastic material such as polypropylene or polyethylene, preferably polyethylene, and particularly preferably low-density polyethylene, is used for all components of the plastic carrier bag according to the invention, for example, for the inner and outer layers of the front and rear walls, for the holding loops of the front and rear walls, and for the first and second side walls.
  • a uniform plastic material such as polypropylene or polyethylene, preferably polyethylene, and particularly preferably low-density polyethylene
  • the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and/or, in particular, rear wall comprises or represents a foamed plastic film, preferably a foamed polyolefin film, particularly preferably a foamed polyethylene film and in particular a foamed LD polyethylene film.
  • a foamed plastic film preferably a foamed polyolefin film, particularly preferably a foamed polyethylene film and in particular a foamed LD polyethylene film.
  • the first flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body or the single- or multi-layer material strip not forming a hollow body can also comprise or consist of a foamed plastic film, preferably a foamed polyolefin film, particularly preferably a foamed polyethylene film and in particular a foamed LD polyethylene film.
  • LD polyethylene is particularly preferred among polyethylenes.
  • the holding loop connected to the front wall and/or to the rear wall, in particular on the inside is welded in its first and second connection areas, directly or indirectly, to the single-layer or multi-layer, in particular multi-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area, and to the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, and the outer layer, wherein in these first and second connection areas at least the inside of the second hollow body of the holding loop, in particular the inwardly facing side of the second flexible plastic material strip, is welded to the outside of the first hollow body or the facing side of the single-layer or multi-layer material strip not forming a hollow body, in particular the outwardly facing side of the first flexible plastic material strip.
  • connection to the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, and the outer layer is usually made indirectly, i.e., via the adjacent adjacent layer.
  • connection to the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, or the outer layer, as well as the layer(s) of the plastic film strip of the reinforcement area is usually made indirectly, i.e., via the adjacent adjacent layer.
  • the molten material of the layers involved may become mixed during welding, making it impossible to clearly assign the material to the layers.
  • first flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body, in particular the first flexible plastic material strip, or the single- or multi-layer material strip not forming a hollow body and/or the second flexible, in particular tubular, hollow body, in particular the second flexible plastic material strip, of the holding loop of the front and/or rear wall to have an embossed pattern at least in sections, in particular over its entire surface.
  • embossed patterns can be reliably and permanently produced, for example, when using thermoplastics, such as polyolefins, through the application of heat and pressure.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention it has proven pragmatic to form the opening edge by a fold at the upper end of the outer layer or in the transition area from the outer layer to the continuation section.
  • the plastic carrier bag according to the invention in particular the single-layer plastic carrier bag according to the invention, can be designed in such a way that the outer layer, the single-layer or multi-layer, in particular double-layer, plastic film strip of the reinforcement area, in particular the continuation section of the inner or outer layer, and/or the at least one inner layer, in particular the inner layer, of the front and/or rear wall, the first and the second side wall and the holding loops connected to the front wall and/or the rear wall, in particular their first and/or second flexible plastic material strips or the multi-layer material strip not forming a hollow body, contain or consist of recycled plastic material, in particular recycled polyolefins, for example polyethylene.
  • the invention also encompasses such plastic carrier bags with a bottom end and an opposite opening end, comprising a front wall and a rear wall, each with a first side edge and an opposite second side edge and an opening edge, as well as a first and an opposite second side wall, each with a first and an opposite second side edge and an opening edge, wherein the first and the second side wall are designed as single-layered or multi-layered, in particular single-layered, and at least one holding loop connected to the front wall and/or, in particular and, at least one holding loop connected to the rear wall, each with a first and a second connection region; wherein the front and the rear walls are designed as single-layered or, in particular, multi-layered, preferably double-layered, wherein the front wall and the rear wall are continuous, in particular integral; wherein the front wall and the rear wall merge into one another at the bottom end by folding over, in particular forming a bottom fold at this transition; wherein the transition, in particular the bottom fold, extends laterally from a first to an opposite second end; where the first
  • the invention also encompasses such plastic carrier bags with a bottom end and an opposite opening end, comprising a front wall and a rear wall, each with a first side edge and an opposite second side edge, an opening edge and a bottom edge opposite the opening edge, a first and an opposite second side wall, each with a first and an opposite second side edge and an opening edge, wherein the first and the second side wall are designed as single- or multi-layered, in particular single-layered, and a bag bottom with a first side edge and an opposite second side edge and at least one holding loop connected to the front wall and/or, in particular and, at least one holding loop connected to the rear wall, each with a first and a second connection region; wherein the front and the rear wall are designed as single- or in particular multi-layered, preferably double-layered; wherein the first side wall, the bag bottom and the second side wall are designed as continuous, in particular as one piece; wherein the first side wall is welded in the region of its first side edge to the front wall, in particular along its first side edge, and
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention are accompanied by the surprising discovery that they are not only suitable for repeated use, even when carrying heavy loads, but that they are also particularly user-friendly. This applies in particular to those embodiments in which the opening edges of the first and second side walls are each located below the opening edges of the front and rear walls. Embodiments in which the opening edges of the first and second side walls are each arranged below the first and second connection areas of the holding loops of the front and rear walls have proven particularly suitable.
  • a particularly high degree of user-friendliness is also achieved by the fact that the opening edge of the first side wall and the opening edge of the second side wall are each located below the first and second welds, in particular the first and second continuous longitudinal welds, and in particular also below the first, second, third and fourth connection areas.
  • This is particularly true when the holding loops of the front and rear walls are attached on the inside, preferably in the area of the reinforcement section.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention have proven particularly practical, particularly in the area of e-commerce, where the plastic carrier bags are pre-filled by the supplier upon order and picked up by the end customer.
  • the plastic carrier bags according to the invention can also be temporarily stored in the commonly used transport boxes to protect the contents from mechanical influences. Removing the bag from these transport boxes is particularly unproblematic; sticking can be prevented, for example, by providing the cutouts in the base area.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic front view of a plastic carrier bag (1) according to the invention.
  • the double-layered front wall (6) at the bottom end (2) is folded over into the double-layered rear wall (8) (not shown; see Figure 3 ) forming a bottom fold (16) in the transition.
  • the inner layers (28, 32) (not shown; see Figure 3 ) of the front and rear walls (6, 8) are formed in one piece, and also the outer layers (30, 34) (not shown; see Figure 3 ) of the front and rear walls (6, 8) are also formed in one piece.
  • the transition (16) in the form of the bottom fold extends laterally from a first end (110) to an opposite second end (112).
  • the lateral extent of the bottom fold (16) between the first and second ends (110, 112) is less than the extent of the front and rear walls between the respective first and second side edges (10, 12, 10', 12') at the opening end (4). Accordingly, in the illustrated embodiment, the extent of the front and rear walls (6, 8) between the respective first and second side edges (10, 12, 10', 12') tapers in the region (114) of the lower quarter, relative to the extent between the opening end (4) and the bottom end (2), up to the bottom fold (16) ("tapering/bottom area region").
  • the front and rear walls (6, 8) are connected to the first and second side walls (102, 104) by means of weld seams (120, 120', 122, 122') running in the area of the first and second side edges (10, 10', 12, 12 ⁇ ) (not shown).
  • the front and rear walls (6, 8) have, in the area of the opening end (4), a reinforcement area (44, 46) extending to the opening end, containing a double-layered plastic film strip (106, 108) fastened on the inside to the front wall (6) or on the inside to the rear wall (8) and extending from the first side edge (10) to the second side edge (12) (not shown; see Figure 3 ).
  • This double-layered plastic film strip (106, 108) can be a separate component, but preferably represents an integral, i.e. one-piece, part of the outer layer and is accordingly formed from a continuation section of the outer layer of the front or rear wall. This continuation section initially forms the opening edge (14, 14') by folding over.
  • this continuation section is welded along a connecting region in the form of a connecting strip (55, 55') to the inner layer (28) and, via this, also to the outer layer (30).
  • the front wall (6) and the rear wall (8) are each connected to the bag body by a retaining loop (20, 22) via their first and second connection areas (24A, 24B; 26A, 26B).
  • the first and second connection areas (24A, 24B; 26A, 26B) of the retaining loops (20, 22) for the front and rear walls are located entirely within the respective reinforcement areas (44, 46) and do not overlap with the connecting strips (55, 55').
  • FIG. 2 a schematic perspective view of the plastic carrier bag (1) according to the invention according to Fig. 1 in the erected filling state.
  • the base surface is formed by parts of the front and rear walls (6, 8) and by triangular regions (124, 126) of the first and second side walls (102, 104).
  • the first side wall (102) is welded in the tapered/base surface region (114, 114') in the region of its first side edge (116) to the front wall (6) along its first side edge (10) and in the region of the second side edge (118) to the rear wall (8) along its first side edge (10').
  • the second side wall (104) is welded in the tapered/bottom area (114, 114') in the region of its first side edge (116') to the front wall (6) along its second side edge (12) and in the region of the second side edge (118') to the rear wall (8) along its second side edge (12').
  • the opening edge (15) of the first side wall (102) and the opening edge (15') of the second side wall (104) are located in the illustrated embodiment, with respect to the opening end (4), both below the opening edges (14, 14') of the front wall (6) and rear wall (8) and below the first and second connection areas (24A, 24B; 26A, 26B) of the retaining loops (20, 22) of the front wall (6) and Rear wall (8) as well as below the connecting areas in the form of connecting strips (55, 55').
  • FIG 3 shows the upper area of the plastic carrier bag (1) according to the invention according to Figure 1
  • the extension sections (36, 38) are folded over the inner layers (28, 32) and also folded inwards again, thus forming a double layer.
  • These double-layered extension sections (36, 38) are welded to one another and also to the inside of the inner layer (28, 32) to form the connecting regions (52, 52').
  • the inner layer (28, 32) is also welded to the respective outer layer (30, 34) to form the connecting regions (54, 54').
  • the connecting regions (52, 52') and (54, 54') each overlap and form a uniform connecting strip (55, 55'), which can in particular also be obtained in a single welding step.
  • the partially illustrated holding loops (20, 22) are welded to the inside of the folded, double-layered extension sections (36, 38) in the illustrated first connection areas (24A, 26A). Furthermore, the outer layer (30, 34), the inner layer (28, 32), and the folded extension section (36, 38) are each welded to one another in these connection areas (24A, 26A). This results in a very stable, mechanically strong plastic carrier bag (1). Furthermore, the illustrated internal attachment of the holding loops ensures uncomplicated filling of the plastic carrier bags according to the invention.
  • the carrying loops prevent the upper ends or opening edges from serving as abutting edges when filling with piece goods.

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