Resealable Snack Bag

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel resealable snack bag for preventing food items from becoming stale. The snack bag includes a collapsible body that includes a first interior surface and a second interior surface opposing the first interior surface. The snack bag includes a top end, at least one closure mechanism for sealing a portion of the bag, the at least one closure mechanism including a male sealing strip and a female sealing strip wherein the male sealing strip and the female sealing strip are configured to interlock to each other. The empty top end or top portion of the snack bag can be trimmed or cut off by a user to reduce the size of the bag when the contents of the bag have been reduced, and at least a second closure mechanism can then be utilized to seal the bag.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A resealable snack bag for storing snacks, the resealable snack bag comprising:
 a top end section;   a bottom end section, wherein said top end section is collapsible towards said bottom end section;   a first closure mechanism comprising a first sealing strip on a first interior surface and a second sealing strip on a second interior surface, wherein said first sealing strip is aligned and opposed with said second sealing strip, and further wherein said first sealing strip and said second sealing strip extend from a first interior corner of said resealable snack bag to a second interior corner of said resealable snack bag;   a second closure mechanism including a third sealing strip on a first interior surface and a fourth sealing strip on a second interior surface, wherein said third sealing strip is aligned and opposed with said fourth sealing strip, wherein said third sealing strip and said fourth sealing strip extend from a first interior corner of said resealable snack bag to a second interior corner of said resealable snack bag, and further wherein said first closure mechanism is selectively removable from said resealable snack bag when the snacks in said resealable snack bag are reduced.   
     
     
         2 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 1 , wherein said second closure mechanism is selectively engaged after said first closure mechanism is removed from said resealable snack bag. 
     
     
         3 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 2 , wherein said first sealing strip includes a protrusion and said second sealing strip includes a channel, wherein said protrusion of said first sealing strip is sealable with said channel of said second sealing strip to form an air-tight seal therebetween. 
     
     
         4 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 3 , wherein said first sealing strip and said second sealing strip are sealable with finger pressure on an exterior surface of said resealable snack bag along outlines of said first sealing strip and said second sealing strip. 
     
     
         5 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 4 , wherein said second closure mechanism generally positioned at a midpoint of a length of said resealable snack bag. 
     
     
         6 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 5 , wherein said first closure mechanism is positioned above said second closure mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 6 , wherein said third sealing strip includes a protrusion and said fourth sealing strip includes a channel, wherein said protrusion of said third sealing strip is sealable with said channel of said fourth sealing strip to form an air-tight seal therebetween. 
     
     
         8 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 7 , wherein said third sealing strip and said fourth sealing strip are sealable with finger pressure on said exterior surface of said resealable snack bag along outlines of said third sealing strip and said fourth sealing strip. 
     
     
         9 . A resealable snack bag for storing snacks, the resealable snack bag comprising:
 a top end section;   a bottom end section, wherein said top end section is collapsible towards said bottom end section;   a first closure mechanism comprising a first sealing strip on a first interior surface and a second sealing strip on a second interior surface, wherein said first sealing strip is aligned and opposed with said second sealing strip, and further wherein said first sealing strip and said second sealing strip extend from a first interior corner of said resealable snack bag to a second interior corner of said resealable snack bag;   a protrusion on said first sealing strip;   a channel on said second sealing strip, wherein said protrusion of said first sealing strip is sealable with said channel of said second sealing strip to form an air-tight seal therebetween, and further wherein said first sealing strip and said second sealing strip are sealable with finger pressure on an exterior surface of said resealable snack bag along outlines of said first sealing strip and said second sealing strip.   
     
     
         10 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 9  further comprising a second closure mechanism having a third sealing strip on the first interior surface and a fourth sealing strip on the second interior surface, wherein said third sealing strip is aligned and opposed with said fourth sealing strip, and further wherein said third sealing strip and said fourth sealing strip extend from a first interior corner of said resealable snack bag to a second interior corner of said resealable snack bag, 
     
     
         11 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 10 , wherein said first closure mechanism is selectively removable from said resealable snack bag when the snacks contained in said resealable snack bag are reduced. 
     
     
         12 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 11 , wherein said second closure mechanism is selectively engaged after said first closure mechanism is removed from said resealable snack bag. 
     
     
         13 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 12 , wherein said second closure mechanism is generally positioned at a midpoint of a length of said resealable snack bag. 
     
     
         14 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 13 , wherein said first closure mechanism is positioned above said second closure mechanism. 
     
     
         15 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 14 , wherein said third sealing strip includes a protrusion and said fourth sealing strip includes a channel, wherein said protrusion of said third sealing strip is sealable with said channel of said fourth sealing strip to form an air-tight seal therebetween. 
     
     
         16 . The resealable snack bag of  claim 15 , wherein said third sealing strip and said fourth sealing strip are sealable with finger pressure on said exterior surface of said bag along outlines of said third sealing strip and said fourth sealing strip. 
     
     
         17 . A method of resealing a snack bag for storing snacks, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing the snack bag comprising a top end section and a bottom end section, wherein said top end section is collapsible towards said bottom end section;   mounting a first closure mechanism having a first sealing strip on a first interior surface and a second sealing strip on a second interior surface of said snack bag, wherein said first sealing strip is aligned and opposed with said second sealing strip;   mounting a second closure mechanism having a third sealing strip on the first interior surface and a fourth sealing strip on the second interior surface of said snack bag, wherein said third sealing strip is aligned and opposed with said fourth sealing strip;   engaging said first closure mechanism while a majority of the snacks remain in said snack bag;   removing a top section of said snack bag and said first closure mechanism when a minority of the snacks remain in said snack bag; and   engaging said second closure mechanism while the minority of the snacks remain in the snack bag.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said first sealing strip comprises a protrusion and said second sealing strip comprises a channel, and further wherein said protrusion of said first sealing strip is sealable with said channel of said second sealing strip to form an air-tight seal therebetween. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said second closure mechanism is generally positioned at a midpoint of a length of said snack bag. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein said first closure mechanism is positioned above said second closure mechanism.