Strips of clips and clip

Abstract

A strip of bag clips are provided having individual clips each with a bag neck access opening joining a bag neck confining aperture within the clip. The bag neck access opening extends in a transverse direction relative to the length of the strip. Adjacent clips are joined together on adjacent sides via a central or medial and contiguously formed bridge portion defined by laterally formed slots. In one case, the clips are formed from a frangible material. In another case, the clips are formed from a flexible or resilient material. In a further case, the clips are formed from a biodegradable material.

1 . A closure clip unit, comprising: 
 a plurality of closure clips integrally formed in a strip of essentially flat material, an aperture provided in each clip with an entrance to the aperture provided at a lateral edge of the strip, and a central tab integrally provided between each successive clip of the strip and a respective next adjacent one of the clips.    
   
   
       2 . The closure clip unit of  claim 1  wherein the central tab comprises a contiguous medial web interposed between a pair of laterally positioned slots, one slot provided on each of a pair of opposed edges of the strip and positioned between adjacent closure clips.  
   
   
       3 . The closure clip unit of  claim 2  wherein the web has a width in the range of 20-30 percent of a width of the strip.  
   
   
       4 . The closure clip unit of  claim 3  wherein the plurality of closure clips are formed from a contiguous strip of resilient material.  
   
   
       5 . The closure clip unit of  claim 4  wherein the strip comprises a resilient plastic material.  
   
   
       6 . The closure clip unit of  claim 4  wherein the plurality of closure clips are formed from a contiguous sheet of biodegradable material.  
   
   
       7 . The closure clip unit of  claim 6  wherein the biodegradable material comprises a paper-based material.  
   
   
       8 . The closure clip unit of  claim 6  wherein the biodegradable material comprises a biodegradable polyethylene.  
   
   
       9 . The closure clip unit of  claim 8  wherein the biodegradable plastic comprises a biodegradable polyester amide.  
   
   
       10 . A strip of closure clips, comprising: 
 a plurality of closure clips integrally formed in a strip of biodegradable material.    
   
   
       11 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 10  wherein each strip comprises an aperture with an entrance to the aperture provided at a lateral edge of the strip.  
   
   
       12 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 10  wherein at least one web is provided contiguously between adjacent ones of the clip.  
   
   
       13 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 12  further comprising a pair of slots provided laterally on opposed edges of the strip about the web.  
   
   
       14 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 10  wherein the strip of biodegradable material comprises paper.  
   
   
       15 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 10  wherein the strip of biodegradable material comprises a paper-based product.  
   
   
       16 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 10  wherein the strip of biodegradable material comprises a biodegradable plastic.  
   
   
       17 . The strip of closure clips of  claim 10  wherein the strip of biodegradable material is a strip of essentially flat material.  
   
   
       18 . A bag closure clip, comprising: 
 a closure body of thin, flexible biodegradable sheet material with a bag confining mouth communicating with a longitudinal side edge and a contiguous web in a lateral side edge configured to be integrally formed with another closure clip in the form of a multiple-closure strip.    
   
   
       19 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the closure body comprises a resilient material.  
   
   
       20 . The bag closure clip of  claim 19  wherein the closure body comprises a biodegradable plastic.  
   
   
       21 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the closure body comprises paper.  
   
   
       22 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the contiguous web comprises a non-frangible material.  
   
   
       23 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the contiguous web is provided medially of the lateral side edge and an opposed lateral side edge of the closure body.  
   
   
       24 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the contiguous web comprises a thin, wide strip having a lateral width less than a lateral width of the closure body.  
   
   
       25 . The bag closure clip of  claim 24  wherein the contiguous web has a lateral width of approximately 25 percent of a lateral width of the closure body.  
   
   
       26 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the contiguous web comprises a bridge portion configured to be severed between a pair of coacting cutting edges.  
   
   
       27 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the closure body further comprises a narrow opening formed by the bag confining mouth along the longitudinal side edge.  
   
   
       28 . The bag closure clip of  claim 18  wherein the closure comprises polypropylene.