Bag securement system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for resealing bags comprises affixing a malleable strip along a vertical axis of a bag such that, when the bag is rolled, the malleable strip retains its shape to hold the bag closed. In one embodiment, the malleable strip comprises a metallic material. In an alternative embodiment, a self-adhesive is affixed to one side of the malleable strip. In an alternative embodiment, the malleable strip is affixed into a vertical spine of the bag.

What is claimed, is:  
     
         1 . An apparatus for resealing bags comprising: 
 a malleable strip adapted to be affixed along a vertical axis of a bag such that, when the bag is rolled, the malleable strip retains its shape to hold the bag closed.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 1 , wherein the malleable strip comprises a metallic material.  
     
     
         3 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 2 , wherein the malleable strip comprises a low carbon wire.  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 2 , wherein the malleable strip comprises a plurality of low carbon wires.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 1 , wherein the malleable strip comprises a non-metallic material.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 5 , wherein the nonmetallic material is a composite polymeric material.  
     
     
         7 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 1 , further wherein a self-adhesive is affixed to the malleable strip.  
     
     
         8 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 5 , further wherein the self-adhesive is affixed along an entire side of the malleable strip.  
     
     
         9 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 1 , further wherein the malleable strip is affixed in the general proximity to a center vertical axis of the bag.  
     
     
         10 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 1 , further wherein the malleable strip is affixed into a vertical spine of the bag.  
     
     
         11 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 1 , further wherein the malleable strip is affixed along a vertical axis of the bag during manufacturing.  
     
     
         12 . The apparatus for resealing bags of  claim 11 , further wherein the malleable strip is affixed along a vertical spine of the bag during manufacturing.  
     
     
         13 . A method of manufacturing a resealing bag comprising: 
 affixing a malleable strip along a vertical axis of a bag.    
     
     
         14 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 13 , further wherein the step of affixing a malleable strip comprises affixing a metallic material along a vertical axis of a bag.  
     
     
         15 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 14 , wherein the step of affixing a metallic material comprises affixing a low carbon wire along a vertical axis of a bag.  
     
     
         16 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 14 , wherein the step of affixing a metallic material comprises affixing a plurality of low carbon wires along a vertical axis of a bag.  
     
     
         17 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 13 , further wherein the step of affixing a malleable strip comprises affixing a non-metallic malleable material along a vertical axis of a bag.  
     
     
         18 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 13 , further wherein the step of affixing a non-metallic malleable material comprises affixing a composite polymeric material along a vertical axis of a bag.  
     
     
         19 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 13 , further including affixing a self-adhesive to the malleable strip.  
     
     
         20 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 19 , further wherein the step of affixing a self-adhesive to the malleable strip comprises affixing the self-adhesive along an entire side of the malleable strip.  
     
     
         21 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 13 , further wherein the step of affixing a malleable strip along a vertical axis of a bag further comprises affixing the malleable strip in the general proximity to a center vertical axis of the bag.  
     
     
         22 . The method of manufacturing a resealing bag of  claim 13 , further wherein the step of affixing a malleable strip along a vertical axis of a bag further comprises affixing the malleable strip into a vertical spine of the bag.