Plastic bag with non-metallic closure

Abstract

A thermoplastic bag includes a front and rear wall continuously joined together along a bottom and side edges, the bag being open at the top along the top edges of the front and rear walls, and a first strip of a non-metallic hook and loop fastener secured to one of the bag walls adjacent the open top edge of the bag, the first strip extending away from each of the side edges for a predefined distance.

1 . A thermoplastic bag comprising:
 a front and rear wall continuously joined together along a bottom and side edges, the bag being open at the top along the top edges of the front and rear walls; and   a first strip of a non-metallic hook and loop fastener secured to one of the bag walls adjacent the open bag top, the first strip extending away from each of the side edges for a predefined distance.   
   
   
       2 . The bag of  claim 1  wherein the first strip is secured within a hem formed in the bag walls adjacent the open bag top. 
   
   
       3 . The bag of  claim 1  further comprising a second strip of hook and loop fastener secured to the other of the side walls adjacent the open bag top, the second strip extending from at least one of the side edges for a predefined distance. 
   
   
       4 . The bag of  claim 3  wherein the first strip and second strip are secured within a hem formed in the bag walls adjacent the open bag top. 
   
   
       5 . The bag of  claim 4  wherein the hem has a plurality of spaced and opposed openings on the inside of the bag and exposing one or more portions of the first strip and the second strip. 
   
   
       6 . The bag of  claim 1  further comprising a vent hole in one of the front and rear walls.