Selectively embossed tuck and lock bag

Abstract

A selectively embossed plastic film bag includes: (a) a front panel and a back panel, formed of a flexible plastic film, and each having a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side, the front panel having a predetermined width W at it's top and having a predetermined height H, the back panel and the front panel being connected to one another at the sides and the bottom and being open at the top to establish the bag; (b) an embossment located on only the front panel, the embossment having a width of about 30% to 100% of the width W, and the embossment having a height of about 2% to about 100% of the height, H. The selectively embossed plastic film bag embossment may be within a topmost 20% of the front panel with height equal to about 2% to about 20% of the height H.

1 . A selectively embossed plastic film bag, which comprises: 
 (a) a front panel and a back panel, said front panel and said back panel being formed of a flexible plastic film, and each having an inside and an outside, and each having a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side, said front panel having a predetermined width W at it's top and having a predetermined height H, said back panel and said front panel being connected to one another at said sides and said bottom and being open at said top to establish said bag;    (b) an embossment located on said front panel, said embossment having a width of about 30% to 100% of said width W, and said embossment having a height of about 2% to about 100% of said height, H.    
   
   
       2 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said embossment has a width equal to at least 50% of said width W.  
   
   
       3 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said embossment has a width equal to said width W.  
   
   
       4 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said front panel and said back panel are connected to one another at their sides in a continuous seamless tube form and are heat sealed at their bottoms.  
   
   
       5 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said front panel and said back panel are heat sealed to one another at their sides and at their bottoms.  
   
   
       6 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said embossment is contiguous to said top of said front panel.  
   
   
       7 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said embossment is within a topmost 20% of said front panel and has a height equal to about 2% to about 20% of said height H.  
   
   
       8 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said front panel includes a flap and said flap includes at least a portion of said embossment.  
   
   
       9 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein said embossment is within a topmost 20% of said front panel and has a height equal to about 5% to about 10% of said height H.  
   
   
       10 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag of  claim 1  wherein printing has been applied on said embossment on said front panel.  
   
   
       11 . A selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly, which comprises: 
 (I.) A header having a front and a back and being connected to a plurality of sequentially stacked, selectively embossed plastic film bags:    (II.) Said plurality of selectively embossed plastic film bags, each of said bags including: 
 (a) a front panel and a back panel, said front panel and said back panel being formed of a flexible plastic film, and each having an inside and an outside, and each having a top, a bottom, a left side and a right side, said front panel having a predetermined width W at it's top and having a predetermined height H, said back panel having a height that is greater than said height H of said front panel to create a tuck and lock bag, said back panel and said front panel being connected to one another at said sides and said bottom and being open at said top to establish said bag;  
 (b) an embossment located on said front panel, said embossment having a width of about 30% to 100% of said width W, and said embossment having a height of about 2% to about 100% of said height, H.  
   
   
   
       12 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein said embossment has a width equal to at least 50% of said width W.  
   
   
       13 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of claim  111  wherein said embossment has a width equal to said width W.  
   
   
       14 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein said front panel and said back panel are connected to one another at their sides in a continuous seamless tube form and are heat sealed at their bottoms.  
   
   
       15 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein said front panel and said back panel are heat sealed to one another at their sides and at their bottoms.  
   
   
       16 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of claim  111  wherein said embossment is contiguous to said top of said front panel.  
   
   
       17 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein said embossment is within a topmost 20% of said front panel and has a height equal to about 2% to about 20% of said height H.  
   
   
       18 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein said front panel includes a flap and said flap includes at least a portion of said embossment.  
   
   
       19 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein said embossment is within a topmost 20% of said front panel and has a height equal to about 5% to about 10% of said height H.  
   
   
       20 . The selectively embossed plastic film bag assembly of  claim 11  wherein 
 printing has been applied on said embossment on said front panel.