Bag with carrying handle

Abstract

A bag 1 consists of two superposed bag sides 2, 3. With the purpose of achieving a particularly simple carrying handle in a bag with substantial reduction of material, a carrier section 4 is formed by a side edge 5. The carrier section 4 is connected with an adjacent bag side 3 by means of connecting zones 7 which delimit a pocket 8 having a downwardly facing opening 9. The pocket 9 thus constitutes a carrying handle for accommodating the user's fingers when carrying the bag. Due to distribution of tensile forces from areas 12 at the pocket opening, it becomes possible to achieve great strength even when using film material which is thin compared with traditional thickness.

1 . A bag comprising two superposed bag sides and a carrying handle formed at one of the side edges of the bag, the improvement comprising that a carrier section is provided at the said side edge, the carrier section covering an edge area of the bag side, and that the carrier section is connected to the adjacent bag side in connecting zones delimiting a pocket between the carrier section and the adjacent bag side, the pocket having an opening directed away from the side edge and constituting a carrying handle for accommodating fingers of a user when carrying the bag.  
     
     
         2 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the carrier section is formed by a folding which is oriented in parallel with the said side edge and which is formed by at least one layer of a film material used for the bag sides.  
     
     
         3 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the width of the pocket is in the range 80 to 140 mm, and the depth of the pocket is in the range 50 to 130 mm.  
     
     
         4 . A bag according to  claim 3 , wherein the width of the pocket is in the range 100 to 120 mm, and the depth of the pocket is in the range 60 to 90 mm.  
     
     
         5 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the pocket has a convex, rounded delimitation in direction towards the side edge, and that the delimitation has a concave, outwardly directed shape in the vicinity of the opening of the pocket.  
     
     
         6 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the connecting zones extend outwards from the delimitation of the pocket and towards the side edges of the bag for connecting the edge areas of the folding to the bag side.  
     
     
         7 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the bag is closed along all side edges and where a weakening line is formed in at least one of the bag sides in an area within the delimitation of the pocket.  
     
     
         8 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the bag is made of weldable plastic film, and where the connecting zones are formed by weldings joining the carrier section to both bag sides.  
     
     
         9 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the bag sides are formed by one piece of film, and where the carrier section is formed by a double layered folding.  
     
     
         10 . A bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the carrier section is provided at the outer side of the bag.  
     
     
         11 . A bag according to  claim 1 , adapted for packing articles, which are inserted into the bag from the side edge located opposite to the carrier section, and which is closed after the articles having been inserted into the bag.  
     
     
         12 . A bag according to  claim 11 , where the articles are newspapers.