Stand-Up Bag of a Heat-Sealable Plastic Film

Abstract

A stand-up bag with a film carry handle for transporting and dispensing liquid, granular or other flowable products is provided. The stand-up bag is made from a heat-sealable plastic film and includes two face panels connected to each other by a head weld and on their longitudinal edges by longitudinal welds. The stand-up bag further includes an inwardly folded film floor, a reclosable closure, and a film carry handle. The reclosable closure is a reclosable spout provided at a head seam connecting the face panels and has a screw closure. The film carry handle is attached approximately centrally to one of the face panels.

1 . A stand-up bag for transporting and dispensing liquid, granular or other flowable products, the stand-up bag formed from a heat-sealable plastic film, the stand-up bag comprising:
 two face panels connected by a head weld along a top edge and by longitudinal welds along longitudinal edges of the face panels,   an inwardly folded film floor,   a reclosable closure, and   a film carry handle,   wherein the reclosable closure includes a reclosable spout having a screw closure, the reclosable spout being positioned at the head weld, and wherein the film carry handle is attached approximately centrally to one of the face panels.   
     
     
         2 . The stand-up bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the film carry handle is attached to an inside surface of one of the two face panels of the bag. 
     
     
         3 . The stand-up bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the film carry handle is attached to at least one of an inside surface of one of the two face panels and an inside surface of the film floor, and is accessible via a handle opening in the at least one of the respective face panel and respective film floor, and wherein the handle opening is closed by a film patch provided on a back of the film carry handle that is secured to an inside surface of the bag. 
     
     
         4 . The stand-up bag according to  claim 3 , wherein the handle opening is closed by a tear-off film section defined within at least one of one of the two face panels and the film floor. 
     
     
         5 . The stand-up bag according to  claim 3 , wherein the film carry handle comprises a loop ( 11 ) made of a film strip that extends over a support patch ( 12 ), wherein the support patch projects outwardly on both sides of the loop and is attached to at least one of the film patch and the inner face of the bag. 
     
     
         6 . The stand-up bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the film carry handle further comprises ends that are secured through openings in one of the two face panels to a film patch that is attached to an inside surface of the bag. 
     
     
         7 . The stand-up bag according to  claim 1 , wherein the film carry handle further comprises a handle loop and a reinforcement sheet attached to an inside surface of the bag, wherein the handle loop of the film carry handle is formed from a portion of the reinforcement sheet and having side edges defined by two slits each extending longitudinally along the handle loop, and wherein a closure sheet partially defining the inside of the bag covers an opening formed by the handle loop.