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(11) EP 0 528 721 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.09.1993 Bulletin 1993/38

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.02.1993 Bulletin 1993/08

(21) Application number: 92402252.8

(22) Date of filing: 07.08.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65D 33/25, B31B 19/90, A44B 19/16, B65D 33/34
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 09.08.1991 US 743200

(71) Applicant: MINIGRIP, INCORPORATED
Orangeburg, New York 10962-0033 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tilman, Paul
    New City, New York 10956 (US)

(74) Representative: Martin, Jean-Jacques et al
Cabinet REGIMBEAU 26, Avenue Kléber
75116 Paris
75116 Paris (FR)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Reclosable plastic bags and method of making same utilizing discontinuous zipper strip


    (57) A reclosable plastic bag (10) is provided with a zipper assembly (14) having zipper strips (30,32) mounted on a carrier tape (28). The carrier tape (28) extends beyond the zipper strips (30,32) and side seals (24,26) for the bag extend through the sections (56,58) of the carrier tape (28) which extend beyond the zippers. A method for producing such bags is also disclosed.






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