Ergonomic bag assembly for foods

Abstract

The invention relates to a bag assembly for foods, in particular granular foods, including at least one bag which comprises two main walls joined by two side faces forming a gusset (S 1 , S 2 , S) along each side edge of the said main walls, and gripping means for the bag assembly, characterized in that the gripping means are implanted close to a side edge of each bag of the assembly.

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       9 . A bag assembly for foods comprising:
 one bag; and   gripping means for the bag assembly; wherein:   said bag comprises two main walls of generally rectangular shape, each of said main walls having two opposite side edges and two adjacent edges, the length of each of said side edges being greater than the length of each of said adjacent edges, said two opposite side edges corresponding each to a respective bag side edge, said two main walls being joined by two side faces forming a gusset along each of said side edges; and   said gripping means are implanted close to one of said bag side edge;   said gripping means comprising two openings each of which is arranged in a respective one of two leaves of a ridge of one of said gussets, said two leaves being separated by a fold line for forming said gusset and said two openings being opposite one another so as to form a grip handle; and   said two leaves of said ridge being isolated in a seal-tight manner from the rest of the bag by two weld lines each of which joins the two walls of a respective leaf, said two weld lines being placed one opposite the other and running over the entire length of each of said two leaves.   
   
   
       10 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one reinforcing element is connected to the part of the ridge surrounding the opening(s). 
   
   
       11 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said bag is formed by doubling over a sheet, along a median line, to form said main walls which are joined together to form a substantially cylindrical sleeve, in the formation of which said two side faces forming a gusset are formed by arrangement of a fold line over all or part of the sleeve height; and
 said bag has a first end and a second end corresponding each to a respective one of said adjacent edges of said main walls, said bag being adapted to be filled via the second end following the closure of the first end and prior to the closure of the second end.   
   
   
       12 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said bag is dimensioned for containing more than six kilograms of granular animal food. 
   
   
       13 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said grip handle are arranged in the middle of the length of one side edge of said bag. 
   
   
       14 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one reinforcing element is connected to the part of the ridge surrounding the opening(s) and wherein:
 said bag is formed by doubling a sheet, over along a median line, to form said main walls which are joined together to form a substantially cylindrical sleeve, in the formation of which said two side faces forming a gusset are formed by arrangement of a fold line over all or part of the sleeve height; and   said bag has a first end and a second end corresponding each to a respective one of said adjacent edges of said main walls, said bag being adapted to be filled via the second end following the closure of the first end and prior to the closure of the second end.   
   
   
       15 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein at least one reinforcing element is connected to the part of the ridge surrounding the opening(s), and wherein said bag is formed by doubling a sheet, over along a median line, to form said main walls which are joined together to form a substantially cylindrical sleeve, in the formation of which said two side faces forming a gusset are formed by arrangement of a fold line over all or part of the sleeve height;
 said bag has a first end and a second end corresponding each to a respective one of said adjacent edges of said main walls, said bag being adapted to be filled via the second end following the closure of the first end and prior to the closure of the second end; and   
     said grip handle are arranged in the middle of the length of one side edge of said bag. 
   
   
       16 . The bag assembly according to  claim 9 , further comprising granular animal food and the bag assembly wherein the bag contains more than six kilograms of granular animal foods.