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US20190183271A1
US20190183271A1 US15/847,455 US201715847455A US2019183271A1 US 20190183271 A1 US20190183271 A1 US 20190183271A1 US 201715847455 A US201715847455 A US 201715847455A US 2019183271 A1 US2019183271 A1 US 2019183271A1
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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
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/18—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps
    • B65D33/22—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps using heat-activatable adhesive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/001—Holders or wrappers as eating aids for fast food, e.g. hamburgers
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • 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
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/52—Details
    • B65D75/58—Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
    • B65D75/5827—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion
    • B65D75/5833—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall
    • B65D75/5844—Tear-lines provided in a wall portion for tearing out a portion of the wall the portion of the wall being a narrow strip, e.g. between lines of weakness
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/36—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for bakery products, e.g. biscuits

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  • the present invention relates to a food bag for a food product comprising a front layer and a back layer according to the preamble of patent claims.
  • DE202013007303U1 discloses a food bag including at least one front part and back part connected to each other via at least one side-fold or gusset, wherein a pouch is formed there between having an open end and a closed end.
  • the bag is in particular characterized by the front part being folded back over the back part along a fold, wherein the bag comprises a right part and a left part connected to each other along an overlap region extending between an upper end and lower end.
  • At least one strengthening strip is arranged parallel to the line of weakening.
  • US2015158628A discloses a package for holding a food product, the package including a flexible material having a first portion forming a first side of the package, a second portion forming a second side of the package, a first closed end, and a second closed end.
  • the first portion and the second portion are in face-to-face contact at each of the first closed end and the second closed end and are spaced apart to form an interior space.
  • a removable portion is removably attached to a base portion by an opening feature.
  • the opening feature comprises at least one line of weakening in at least one of the first portion and the second portion. The at least one line of weakening extends across the first closed end and the second closed end and the at least one of the first portion and the second portion defining the interior space.
  • EP2700592A2 discloses a bag having a rear wall whose region projects over a front wall, wherein side edges and bottom edges of the walls are connected together to form a bag.
  • An adhesive point i.e. glue layer, of the front wall is arranged in the projecting region of the rear wall.
  • the adhesive point is attached to a non-adhesive point, where the bag is folded into the projection region of the rear wall along a bending fold such that the adhesive point rests upon the non-adhesive point.
  • the bag is made from paper, a paper bonding material or a foil.
  • EP2371728B1 discloses a paper bag, comprising at least one front part and one rear part which are each connected to one another by means of an at least one side gusset or a side fold and which form a main pouch, the rear part extending into a cover flap which projects upwards beyond the top edge of the front part.
  • the front part with the side gussets or a side fold extends downwards beyond a fold of the rear part.
  • the paper bag is folded rearward at the fold and with its folded-back region is glued to the rear part for the purpose of the formation of an additional pouch which is open at the top, and the cover flap comprises a punching which is backed by an adhesive point embodied as an adhesive film.
  • An object underlying the present invention is to improve upon known food bags, in particular to provide an easily manufacturable food bag having convenient means for accessing a food product contained therein.
  • a further object of the invention is to offer improved tamper evidence to indicate initial opening of the food bag.
  • a food bag for a food product comprising a front layer and a back layer, wherein the front layer and the back layer are interconnected to each other along at least one peripheral interconnection joint to form a pouch suitable to receive the food product between the front layer and the back layer through a pouch opening.
  • the front layer and the back layer are arranged adjacent the pouch opening.
  • the food bag may further comprise a sealing means to seal the pouch opening after the food product is received in the pouch.
  • the front layer and the back layer each comprise a tear feature for separating the pouch into a first part for holding the food product and a second part.
  • the tear feature of the front layer and the tear feature of the back layer are normally interconnected to each other in the area of the at least one peripheral interconnection joint, such that the front layer and the back layer may be separated in one continuous movement.
  • the tear feature of the front layer and the tear feature of the back layer merge in the area of the at least one peripheral interconnection joint.
  • the food bag has the advantage that it can be easily manufactured, for example by overlaying the front and back layer and interconnecting them along the at least one peripheral interconnection joint in one or several steps to create the pouch.
  • the tear features enable a reliable, neat and full separation of the food bag into two parts, in particular into an upper part and a lower part of the food bag, wherein the lower part may contain the food product which can be easily accessed by the consumer and the upper part can be discarded or used as a sheet on which the food product can be placed, for example on a support such as a table or a bench. Under certain conditions the upper and the lower part can remain functionally interconnected to each other.
  • the food bag is in particular suitable to receive food products that can be grasped by the hands of the consumer for eating, such as sandwiches, baguettes, burgers, doners, kebabs, crepes, pastries, meat in one piece such as a chicken leg, sausages, and the like.
  • the at least one peripheral interconnection joint includes a direct interconnection between the front layer and the back layer, for example a laminar or planar interconnection of the front layer and the back layer to each other.
  • the front layer and the back layer stick or adhere chemically (glue) to each other at the peripheral interconnection joint, for example by means of a fixing means such as a band or strip of adhesive, in particular a heat-activated adhesive.
  • a fixing means such as a band or strip of adhesive, in particular a heat-activated adhesive.
  • the front layer and the back layer adhere mechanically to each other at the at least one peripheral interconnection joint, said peripheral interconnection joint comprising fixing means such as nesting, crimping, interlacing and/or interleaving of the front layer with the back layer.
  • Suitable fixing means are chosen out of at least one material of the group including: hot-melt, heat-activated adhesive, cold glue, weld-seam, LPDE, HDPE, PP (polypropylene), PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride).
  • the at least one peripheral interconnection joint extends along at least one side of the pouch or along all sides of the pouch other than the side comprising the pouch opening. In a variation, the at least one peripheral interconnection joint extends along at least a part of the length of at least one side of the pouch.
  • the tear feature of the first layer and the tear feature of the second layer each comprise a structurally weakened section of the respective layer, in particular a section structurally weakened against a shear or tensile force.
  • the tear features may each comprise recesses and/or debossments, in particular regular patterns thereof, for example in a tear line or in a plurality of tear lines, extending across the respective layer.
  • the tear lines may each comprise at least one perforation line.
  • the tear feature of the front layer and the tear feature of the back layer overlap one another at least partially in a direction normal to the faces of the front layer and the back layer.
  • the tear feature of the front layer and the tear feature of the back layer in particular lines of structural weakening, are congruent or essentially congruent. This facilitates reliable, clean and full separation of the food bag into two parts.
  • the tear feature of the front layer may comprise at least one tear line and the tear feature of the back layer may comprise at least one tear line, and the at least one tear line of the front layer is essentially congruent with the at least one tear line of the back layer.
  • the tear features extend across the entire width of the food bag at an angle with respect to the direction of food insertion.
  • the tear features are both slanted with respect to an insert direction of the food product. This further facilitates reliable, clean and full separation of the food bag into two parts, in particular because the slanted run of the respective tear feature divides the shear or tensile force typically associated with the tear movement applied by the user to the food bag evenly between the two parts of food bag. This helps to prevent unintended or erratic tear runs and related negative impacts, such as spilling of the product.
  • the tear features of the front layer and of the back layer may each comprise a tear-aid in at least one area, thereby facilitating the separation of the food bag into two parts.
  • the tear-aid may be arranged in at least one area of the at least one interconnection joint.
  • a tear-aid may include a notch in the area of the at least one peripheral interconnection joint.
  • the notch preferably comprises a tapering form with a vertex from which the respective tear feature extends across the respective layer.
  • the tear features are arranged so as to cross the food product contained in the food bag when the food bag is torn along the tear features.
  • the tear features are situated in an area of the front layer and the back layer of the food bag approximately midway along the length of the food bag in the basic direction of food insertion into the bag.
  • a food bag is suitable wherein the tear features are arranged in an area between 15% and 85%, between 30% to 70% or between 40% and 60% of the length along the food bag's length.
  • the front and/or the back layer of the food bag may comprise a flap section extending beyond the front layer counter to the direction of food insertion into the bag.
  • the flap section is suitable to be folded over the other layer, thereby reversing its orientation.
  • the flap section folded over the front layer may act as a kind of sealing means which at least partially restricts access to the interior of the pouch and at least partially restricts exiting of the food product from the pouch.
  • the flap section is suitable to be folded and inserted into the food pouch.
  • the sealing means comprises fixing means chosen out of any of or a combination of hot-melt, heat-sealant, heat-sealing lacquer, adhesive, heat-activated adhesive, cold glue, weld-seam, at least one glue dot or at least one weld seam, LPDE, HDPE, PP (polypropylene), PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride).
  • the sealing means may be arranged on the inside of the back layer, the inside of the front layer or on the inside of both the front layer and the back layer, the insides of each layer being defined in particular with respect to the pouch.
  • the sealing means is arranged on the flap section of the back layer, in particular on the face of the flap section that meets the front layer when the flap section is folded over.
  • either the front layer or the back layer or both the front and the back layer include a plastic material, in particular a thermoplastic material, preferably as a film.
  • the front layer or the back layer comprises at least one material selected from the group: BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene), OPP (oriented polypropylene), LDPE (low-density polyethylene), HDPE (high-density polyethylene), PET (Polyester), Coex-PET (co-extruded PET), in particular a film of any or a combination of these material.
  • the front or the back layer or both are permeable to light, in particular are transparent.
  • the front layer and/or back layer may contain a light permeable material or light permeable material compound, or consist entirely of a light permeable material or light permeable material compound.
  • either the front layer or the back layer or both the front and the back layer alternatively or in addition include a base material for paper, such as cellulose fibres, whereby the front and/or the back layer may consist entirely of paper or include areas including said base material for paper or paper itself.
  • a base material for paper such as cellulose fibres
  • the front layer or the back layer comprises kraft paper and/or lipophobic paper.
  • the front layer or back layer or both comprising said base material for paper may be coated with at least one material chosen out of the group LPDE, HDPE, PP (polypropylene), PVDC (polyvinylidene chloride), heat-sealant, heat-sealing lacquer.
  • the front layer and the back layer contain, in particular are made of, a thermal resistant material, such that the food product in the food bag can be grilled or heated.
  • a thermal resistant material such that the food product in the food bag can be grilled or heated.
  • the back layer of the food bag comprises a transparent plastic and the front layer comprises paper, the layers being interconnected along three interconnection joints at corresponding three sides of the food bag by means of a fixing means, such as a heat-activated adhesive.
  • the front layer and the back layer may be oblong, for example rectangular. Such a shape is advantageous for food products having an oblong shape, such as a baguette, a rolled or folded crepe, dUrilm doner or a sausage.
  • the lateral or width dimensions of the front layer and the back layer may differ from one another. In this manner, the volume of the pouch can be varied to accommodate the intended food product or products.
  • the food bag may comprise a secondary pouch suitable to receive a napkin and/or a condiment such as tomato sauce provided in a sachet.
  • a secondary pouch suitable to receive a napkin and/or a condiment such as tomato sauce provided in a sachet.
  • the front layer or the back layer of the food bag comprise a section folded over the respective other layer to form the secondary pouch having a secondary pouch opening and being interconnected to said respective other layer at a secondary peripheral interconnection joint.
  • a method for manufacturing a food bag for a food product including providing a front layer and a back layer and arranging them on top of one another.
  • the front layer and the back layer are interconnected to each other along at least one peripheral interconnection joint to form a pouch suitable to receive the food product between the front layer and the back layer through a pouch opening.
  • the method further includes working a tear feature into the front layer and the back layer for separating the pouch into a first part for holding the food product and into a second part.
  • the tear feature of the front layer and the tear feature of the back layer are preferably created simultaneously.
  • the front layer and/or the back layer are provided with at least one sealing means to seal the pouch opening after the food product is received in the pouch.
  • the front layer and the back layer are provided as separate sheets and are arranged on top of one another by stacking.
  • the front layer and the back layer are stacked with an offset in the direction the food is inserted into completed food bag.
  • the offset is such that a section of the back layer or the front layer extends beyond the respective opposite layer with respect to direction of food insertion and is suitable to be folded back over the respective opposite layer and fixed thereto such as to close the pouch.
  • a section of the back layer or the front layer extends beyond the respective opposite layer with respect to direction of food insertion and is folded back over the respective opposite layer and fixed thereto such as to form a secondary pouch.
  • the front layer and the back layer may each be oblong, in particular rectangular, in which case the direction of food insertion coincides with the longitudinal direction of the oblong shape.
  • the front layer and the back layer are provided as different parts of one base sheet, whereby a first part of the base sheet is folded over a second part of the base sheet along a crease which then constitutes the at least one interconnection joint.
  • the folded-over first part of the base sheet constitutes the front layer or the back layer.
  • the crease extends in a direction essentially parallel to the direction food is inserted into the completed food bag.
  • the crease constitutes a demarcation line between the first part of the base sheet and the second part of the base sheet.
  • the first part of the base sheet and the second part of the base sheet may be oblong, wherein the first part of the base sheet is longitudinally offset with respect to the second part of the base sheet, whereby the first part of the base sheet is folded over the second part of the base sheet along a demarcation line between the first part and the second part of the base sheet.
  • the first part of the base sheet and the second part of the base sheet have different material constitutions, each preferably containing at least one of the materials mentioned in this document.
  • the first part of the base sheet includes at least one area with a base material for paper while the second part of the base sheet includes at least one area comprising a light permeable material.
  • the first part and the second part of the base sheet have the same material constitution.
  • front layer and the back layer may be interconnected to each other along the at least one peripheral interconnection joint by means of a fixing means such as an adhesive, in particular by means of a heat-activated adhesive.
  • a fixing means such as an adhesive
  • the front layer and the back layer are interconnected to each other by means of nesting, crimping, interlacing or interleaving along the at least one peripheral interconnection joint.
  • the tear features are worked into the pouch extending across the pouch between opposite sides of the pouch, preferably at a slant with respect to the opposite sides of the pouch.
  • the front layer and the back layer may be structurally weakened in a band, a line or multiple lines, for example perforated or debossed.
  • FIG. 1 shows a variation of the food bag
  • FIG. 2 shows the opposite side of the food bag according to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the food bag according to FIGS. 1 and 2 showing section lines A-A and B-B;
  • FIG. 4 shows section A-A of the food bag according to FIG. 3 ;
  • FIG. 5 shows section B-B of the food bag according to FIG. 3 ;
  • a food bag 1 comprising a stacked arrangement of an essentially rectangular front layer 2 and an essentially rectangular back layer 3 connected to each other via three interconnection joints 4 a , 4 b and 4 c at sides 5 a , 5 b and 5 c of the food bag.
  • the front layer is made of kraft paper, which is preferably lipophobic.
  • the interconnection joints comprise fixing means in the form of an arrangement of heat-activated or hot melt adhesive 6 extending along the respective side 5 a , 5 b and 5 c of the food bag 1 between the front layer 2 and the back layer 3 , preferably in a strip or band.
  • the back layer is preferably made of a clear plastic film, such as BOPP (biaxially oriented polypropylene film).
  • the front layer, back layer and the interconnection joints bound a pouch 7 comprising a pouch opening 8 through which food is inserted into the food bag.
  • the front layer 2 and the back layer 3 may have different widths to enlarge the pouch opening 8 and facilitate insertion of the food product.
  • the distance between opposing lateral sides 4 a and 4 c of the food bag can be shortened by moving the lateral sides closer to each other to increase the separation between the front layer 2 and the back layer 3 which bound the interior of the pouch 7 , thereby changing the shape of the pouch 7 to receive bulkier food products.
  • the food bag comprises tear features 9 including a straight tear line 10 extending across the width of the front layer 2 at a slant and a straight tear line 11 extending across the width of the back layer 3 at a slant, the tear lines 10 and 11 being essentially congruent (the spacing between the tear lines 10 and 11 apparent is exaggerated in the drawing for clarity).
  • Each tear line 10 , 11 comprises a perforated line with holes extending fully through the thickness of the respective layer.
  • tear sections comprising a plurality of perforation lines or structural weakening of the respective layer 2 , 3 such as recesses or debossments may constitute the tear feature 9 .
  • the tear features 9 including such features such as at least a perforation line, recess or debossment preferably extend between lateral sides 4 a and 4 c of the food pouch 1 in a section of the food bag crossing the food product inserted into the pouch 7 , for example between 40% and 60% along the length of the food bag as seen from the direction of food insertion, i.e. in area roughly midway along said length of the food bag 1 .
  • a shear force is applied on both sides of the tear features 9 , the food bag separates into a first part containing the food product and into a second part which may be discarded.
  • the pouch 7 of the food bag 1 is then effectively shortened, the pouch opening 8 being newly delineated by what was the tear feature 9 prior to separation.
  • the height of the tear features 9 and thus of the pouch opening 8 following separation of the food bag into the two parts is such that the food product projects outside of the food bag, i.e. it is exposed to the outside, and may be directly accessed by the consumer for eating while holding the first part of the food bag.
  • the tear features 9 may each extend away from a tear-aid such as a cutout provided in the at least one lateral interconnection joint 4 a or 4 c .
  • the cut-out may be tapered away from the edge of the food bag, for example in a triangular form.
  • the back layer 3 of the food bag 1 comprises a flap section 3 a extending beyond the front layer 2 in the direction counter to the direction that the food product is inserted into the food bag 1 .
  • the flap section 3 a When the flap section 3 a is folded over the pouch opening 8 , it restricts access to the interior of the pouch 7 and helps to restrict the food product exiting the food bag.
  • the flap section 3 a On the face of the flap section 3 a that meets the front layer 3 when folded over the pouch opening 8 , the flap section 3 a comprises sealing means 12 , for example an adhesive, for sealing the pouch 7 , preferably in such a manner that the pouch 7 opened after having sealed it once reveals that the food bag, possibly its contents, have been opened or tampered with.
  • the material of the sealing means 12 reveals disintegration in the form of breaks, cracks or tears when it has been opened that are easily visible to the human eye.
  • the sealing means 12 comprises an adhesive with these material properties, such as a glue dot.
  • the sealing means 12 therefore functions as a guarantee, tamper and/or freshness seal but need not fully close the pouch in the sense of fully enclosing it or sealing it off against the exterior.
  • the front layer 2 comprises paper while the back layer 3 comprises a transparent plastic film, however other materials may be used for each layer as disclosed generally within the framework of this document.
  • the sealing means 12 can be provided as an area of adhesive on the section 3 a , for example as a circular or rectangular patch, in particular as a glue dot.
  • FIG. 1 shows a flap section 3 a of the back layer 3 extending beyond the front layer
  • the front layer 2 and the back layer 3 terminate congruently at the food insertion side of the food bag, i.e. neither layer comprises a section extending beyond the respective other layer.
  • the sealing means 12 having the aforementioned features is provided on the inside either of the front layer 2 the back layer 3 or on both layers near the pouch opening 8 .
  • FIG. 1 also shows a secondary pouch 13 arranged on the face of the front layer 2 directed away from the back layer 3 .
  • the secondary pouch 13 is formed by a flap section 2 a of the front layer 2 extending beyond the back layer 3 in the direction the food is inserted into the food bag 1 , said flap section 2 a being folded over the front layer 2 itself.
  • the hinge of the flap section 2 a preferably coincides with or is essentially congruent with the edge of the food bag 1 at its bottom or terminated side 5 b , i.e. the closed end of the food bag opposite the pouch opening 8 in the direction of food insertion into the food bag.
  • the flap section 2 a is fixed to the periphery of the front layer 2 on its face directed away from the back layer 3 at a secondary interconnection joint (see FIG. 5 for a close up of the secondary interconnection joint), for example comprising a strip or adhesive band as described in the case of the interconnection joints 4 a to 4 c .
  • the secondary pouch 13 comprises a pouch opening 14 analogous to that of the pouch opening 8 through which the food is inserted into the bag. Secondary pouch 13 and opening 14 thereof however have dimensions suitable for receiving a napkin or condiment to accompany the food product inserted into the food bag.
  • Flap section 2 a comprises the same material as the front layer 2 of the food bag 1 . However, it may comprise a different material, for example a material permeable or transparent to light for revealing the contents of the secondary pouch 13 , such as the type of condiment inserted therein.
  • the secondary pouch 13 has been described as comprising folded over section 2 a of the front layer 2 , it may instead be formed by laying a separate secondary pouch layer 13 a (see FIG. 5 ) onto the front layer 2 at the bottom or terminated end of the food pouch 1 and fixing the periphery of said secondary pouch layer 13 a onto the corresponding periphery of the front layer 2 at a secondary interconnection joint 15 (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the reverse or back side of the food bag 1 is shown, including the tear feature 9 extending through the back layer 2 of the food bag.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the food bag shown in FIG. 1 indicating cross sections A-A and B-B.
  • the section view according to FIG. 4 shows the at least one interconnection joint 4 a of the food bag 1 by which the front layer 2 and the back layer 3 are interconnected in a laminar manner at the periphery of the food bag 1 .
  • An adhesive layer 6 is provided between the front and back layers in this area, preferably as a band of adhesive. Adjacent the interconnection joint 4 a , the front layer 2 and the back layer 3 are separated from one another by a greater distance to create a cavity, in particular the pouch 7 for receiving the food product.
  • the section view according to FIG. 5 corresponds to that of FIG. 4 with the distinction that the front layer comprises a secondary pouch 13 .
  • the secondary pouch 13 comprises a secondary pouch layer 13 a interconnected to the front layer 2 at secondary interconnection joints 15 on the face of the first layer 2 opposite the interconnection joints 4 a , 4 b and 4 c interconnecting the first layer 2 and the second layer 3 of the food bag.
  • This layer 13 a of the secondary pouch 13 may be a separate layer interconnected to the front layer 2 or it may comprise a flap section 2 a of the front layer 2 folded over itself. Similar to the pouch 7 shown in FIG.
  • the layer 13 a diverges from the front layer 2 to create a cavity or secondary pouch 13 for receiving an item accompanying the food product such as a napkin, a wet tissue, a condiment, a voucher, an advertisement, an additional bag for storing the food product after partial consumption, or other items to be provided together with the food product.
  • an item accompanying the food product such as a napkin, a wet tissue, a condiment, a voucher, an advertisement, an additional bag for storing the food product after partial consumption, or other items to be provided together with the food product.

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