In-store plastic bag pad with header

Abstract

A plastic bag pad comprising one or more plastic bags including detachable sections, wherein the bags are connected to a plastic header. A portion of each bag may be removed from the header by ripping along a perforated line. Each bag may comprise an overlay panel. Each bag may also include a sleeve to contain a support object. The detachable section of each bag may include an coupon or sample, and each bag may include an advertisement or name.

1 . A plastic bag pad comprising:
 a plastic header unit; and   at least one plastic bag connected to the plastic header comprising:
 front and back opposing wall panels of equal widths sealed together along a bottom edge of each panel and along a pair of respective side edges of each panel, to define a closed wall panel portion and an open mouth portion, wherein the back wall panel comprises a top portion extending beyond a top edge of the front wall panel; 
 a top perforated line extending horizontally across the back wall panel portion between the mouth of the bag and the height at which the bag is connected to the plastic header; 
 at least one detachable section comprising a front and back detachable panel, wherein: 
 a pair of sides, a base edge, and a top edge, of the front detachable panel are sealed to a pair of sides, a base edge, and a top edge, of the back detachable panel, and 
 at least one perforated line crosses the front detachable panel and directly overlaps a corresponding perforated line crossing the back detachable panel, creating at least one set of perforated lines and at least one separable pocket, wherein the at least one separable pocket extends beyond perforated lines and may be separated from wall panel portion by ripping along said at least one set of perforated lines without compromising closure of the wall panel portion. 
   
     
     
         2 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 1 , wherein the header further includes at least two apertures. 
     
     
         3 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 1 , wherein the header further comprises two U-shaped cuts that form a foldable U-shaped portion. 
     
     
         4 . The plastic bag pad of  1 , wherein the plastic bags are connected to the plastic header by staples. 
     
     
         5 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 1 , wherein each plastic bag further comprises a front aperture located on the front wall panel and a back aperture located on the back wall panel, the two apertures being of equal dimensions and at the same distance from the bottom edge of the wall panel portion. 
     
     
         6 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 1 , wherein each bag further comprises at least one printed feature selected from the group consisting of a name, a picture, a design, a trademark, a coupon, an advertisement, a promotion, a prize, and informative material. 
     
     
         7 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 1 , wherein at least one separable pocket of each plastic bag contains a coupon, an advertisement, a promotion, a sample, a prize, an accessory to be used with the product which will be placed in the bag, and informative material. 
     
     
         8 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 1 , wherein each plastic bag further comprises a writable surface on the wall panel portion, created by a film or adhesive finish bonded to at least one of the wall panels. 
     
     
         9 . The plastic bag of  claim 1 , wherein said plastic bag further comprises at least one overlay panel, having at least two edges sealed to the sides of at least one wall panel. 
     
     
         10 . The plastic bag pad of  9 , wherein said overlay panel overlaps the interior surface of the back wall panel. 
     
     
         11 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 9 , wherein said overlay panel overlaps the exterior surface of the back wall panel. 
     
     
         12 . The plastic bag pad of  claim 9 , wherein at least three edges of said overlay panel are sealed to said back wall panel thereby forming a sleeve, and wherein a support object is inserted into the sleeve; and
 said support object is selected from the group consisting of cardboard, stiff paper, a booklet, a flyer, a cd, a dvd, a magazine and a catalog, whereby the plastic bag maintains a substantially extended position when propped against another object.   
     
     
         13 . The plastic bag of  9 , wherein a top portion of the overlay panel is folded to the interior surface of the overlay panel, and a pair of sides of the top portion of the overlay panel are sealed to a pair of sides of the overlay panel, such that a hidden flap containing a top edge of the support object is created on the interior surface of the overlay panel. 
     
     
         14 . The plastic bag of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one detachable section extends beyond the bottom edge of the wall panel portion, the top edges of both detachable panels are joined to the bottom edge of the wall panel portion, and the at least one set of perforated lines on the detachable section crosses the detachable section horizontally. 
     
     
         15 . The plastic bag of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one detachable section further comprises sides sealed to a portion of the sides of the wall panel portion, such that the detachable section extends across the front wall panel, and wherein the at least one set of perforated lines crosses the detachable section vertically and is parallel to a second set of perforated lines. 
     
     
         16 . The plastic bag of  claim 1 , wherein the front detachable panel further comprises:
 a second horizontal perforated line that directly overlaps a corresponding horizontal perforated line on the back detachable panel, thereby forming a set of perforated lines; and   a horizontal line sealing the back and front detachable panels extending along at least one side the second horizontal line, such that at least two separable pockets are formed within the detachable section.