Food packaging systems with finger gloves

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a disposable food storage bag including a pair of disposable finger gloves that can be separated from the food storage bag and worn to prevent a user's fingers from directly contacting the food content inside the storage bag. In an example, the disposable finger gloves can be positioned at and around the top portion of the food storage bag, wherein the removal the disposable finger gloves (e.g., tearing according to perforation) creates an opening in the food storage bag for access to the inner contents.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A food storage bag comprising:
 a food storage bag including a body assembled to form an enclosed container, wherein the body is joined at a top edge and a bottom edge,   wherein opening the food storage bag creates a top opening in the food storage bag enabling a user to access the interior of the food storage bag,   wherein the interior of the food storage bag includes a finger glove strip including a strip body having distal ends, wherein each distal end includes at least one pocket to accommodate at least one finger or thumb of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The food storage bag of  claim 1 , wherein the finger glove strip includes a single sheet of material, wherein the pockets are formed by folding the ends of the strip body back over itself and sealing a pocket top edge to a portion of the body strip top edge and joining a pocket bottom edge to a portion of the body strip bottom edge. 
     
     
         3 . The food storage bag of  claim 1 , wherein each pocket includes a front wall including an unsealed front wall edge and three sealed edges to the food strip body, wherein the front wall edge forms a pocket opening to receive a user's finger or thumb. 
     
     
         4 . The food storage bag of  claim 3 , wherein the front wall edge is removably attached to the food strip body. 
     
     
         5 . The food storage bag of  claim 1 , further comprising a protective strip positioned over an external surface of the finger glove strip, wherein the protective strip is removably attached to the finger glove strip. 
     
     
         6 . The food storage bag of  claim 1 , wherein an external surface of the pockets include an animal image. 
     
     
         7 . The food storage bag of  claim 1 , wherein an external surface of the food strip body include an animal image. 
     
     
         8 . The food storage bag of  claim 1 , wherein the finger glove strip is housed in a disposable protective enclosure within the food storage bag, wherein opening the disposable protective enclosure accesses the finger glove strip. 
     
     
         9 . The food storage bag of  claim 8 , wherein the disposable protective enclosure is a sealed enclosure. 
     
     
         10 . A food storage bag comprising:
 a food storage bag including a body assembled to form an enclosed container; and   a finger glove strip removably attached to an inner surface of the body of the food storage bag, wherein the finger glove strip includes a strip body having distal ends, wherein each distal end includes at least one pocket to accommodate at least one finger or thumb of the user.   
     
     
         11 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein the finger glove strip is removable from the food storage bag by removable adhesion. 
     
     
         12 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein the finger glove strip includes a single sheet of material, wherein the pockets are formed by folding the ends of the strip body back over itself and sealing a pocket top edge to a portion of the body strip top edge and joining a pocket bottom edge to a portion of the body strip bottom edge. 
     
     
         13 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein each pocket includes a front wall including an unsealed front wall edge and three sealed edges to the food strip body, wherein the front wall edge forms a pocket opening to receive a user's finger or thumb. 
     
     
         14 . The food storage bag of  claim 13 , wherein the front wall edge is removably attached to the food strip body. 
     
     
         15 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein an external surface of the pockets includes an animal image. 
     
     
         16 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein an external surface of the food strip body includes an animal image. 
     
     
         17 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein the finger glove strip is removable from the food storage bag by perforation. 
     
     
         18 . The food storage bag of  claim 10 , wherein the finger glove strip is housed in a disposable protective enclosure within the food storage bag, wherein opening the disposable protective enclosure accesses the finger glove strip, wherein the disposable protective enclosure is removably adhered to the inner surface of the food storage bag. 
     
     
         19 . The food storage bag of  claim 18 , wherein the disposable protective enclosure is a sealed enclosure.