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EP3853138B1
EP3853138B1 EP19769245.2A EP19769245A EP3853138B1 EP 3853138 B1 EP3853138 B1 EP 3853138B1 EP 19769245 A EP19769245 A EP 19769245A EP 3853138 B1 EP3853138 B1 EP 3853138B1
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Pierre Louis VAN EECKHOUT
Mark Robrecht J VAN ASSCHE
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/06—Handles
    • B65D33/065—Integral handles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/18—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps
    • B65D33/20—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices using adhesive applied to integral parts, e.g. to flaps using pressure-sensitive adhesive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/0006—Flexible refuse receptables, e.g. bags, sacks
    • B65F1/002—Flexible refuse receptables, e.g. bags, sacks with means for opening or closing of the receptacle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D33/00—Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
    • B65D33/16—End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices
    • B65D33/1616—Elements constricting the neck of the bag
    • B65D33/165—Flexible elongated elements integral with or attached to bags or sacks ; Fastening thereof to the bag before closing

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  • Bag closure that can be closed with one hand
  • the present invention relates to a bag closure that can be closed with one hand
  • the invention is intended to close bags, such as waste bags for industrial or domestic waste or other bags for both industrial and private use, regardless of the material from which they are made, which need to be closed before they can be given to a collection service or before they can be delivered to a collection point designated for this purpose.
  • the material from which bags are made can be a plastic material or any other material, and can also be a recyclable material.
  • waste bag and other types of waste bags are only suitable for people with two hands, which can be used simultaneously and have the necessary pulling power to tighten and close such a bag.
  • these waste bags are unmanageable. People can be limited to the use of one hand because of a temporary or permanent restriction of the other hand, or they can, for example, be a wheelchair user and therefore in practice are not able to use traditional waste bags or plastic bags.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to offer a solution for said disadvantage and other disadvantages, by providing a bag closure that allows a waste bag or plastic bag to be closed and carried with one hand.
  • the invention relates to a bag closure for a bag that can be closed with one hand, consisting of at least three ears on the rim of the bag to be closed, characterised in that the bag is provided on one side with at least one covered adhesive strip and on the opposite side the bag is provided with an ear in the middle of this opposite side, said ear when folded over reaching to beyond an adhesive strip on the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip, and that the at least two other ears are long enough after folding over to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip on the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip.
  • An advantage of such a bag closure is that it can be closed and carried with only one hand.
  • the ear in the middle of the opposite side of the side with adhesive strip is provided with a reinforced notch that can be used as a handle to carry the closed bag and this with one hand so that the bag can be easily handled by a user but also by a waste collector.
  • a fourth ear is provided in the middle of the side provided with a covered adhesive strip, said ear having the same length or being shorter than the ear in the middle of the opposite side or can even be omitted altogether.
  • This fourth ear can be folded over by the user to the inside of the bag and is itself covered by the ear hanging on the opposite side of the bag.
  • the ends of the ears which reach beyond the adhesive strip when folded over, are rounded or form a straight line so that the ends can be firmly pressed onto the at least one adhesive strip on to which they must be attached.
  • Figure 1 shows a bag 1 made of plastic according to the invention, provided with four ears 2, 3, 4, 5 and in this case with one covered adhesive strip 6 on one side of the bag, whereby the cover of the adhesive strip 6 can be removed with one hand 7.
  • Figure 2 shows a next step for closing the bag 1 in figure 1 , whereby in this case the fourth ear 4 that is located in the middle above the one or more adhesive strips 6, is folded over to the inside 8 of the bag 1 with one hand 7.
  • Figure 3 shows a next step for closing the bag 1 in figure 2 , whereby a first ear 2 that is long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip 6 after folding over, is folded over the adhesive strip 6 with one hand 7 and is attached to it.
  • Figure 4 shows a next step for closing the bag in figure 3 , whereby a second ear 3 that is long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip 6 after folding over, is folded over the adhesive strip 6 with one hand 7 and is attached to it.
  • Figure 5 shows a next step for closing the bag in figure 4 , whereby the third ear 5 that is long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip after folding over, said ear being located in the middle of the side opposite the side with at least one adhesive strip, is folded over the adhesive strip 6 with one hand 7 and is attached to this.
  • Figure 6 shows how the third ear 5 that is folded over and attached to the at least one adhesive strip 6 to form a closed bag 9, can be used as a handle 10 with which the closed bag 9 can be carried.
  • the method for using a bag closure according to the invention is very simple and consists of the following steps:
  • An advantage of this method is that someone who only has one hand 7, can close such bag closure and carry the bag according to the invention with one single hand 7, and can use the bag 1.

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    Bag closure that can be closed with one hand
  • The present invention relates to a bag closure that can be closed with one hand
  • In particular, the invention is intended to close bags, such as waste bags for industrial or domestic waste or other bags for both industrial and private use, regardless of the material from which they are made, which need to be closed before they can be given to a collection service or before they can be delivered to a collection point designated for this purpose.
  • The material from which bags are made can be a plastic material or any other material, and can also be a recyclable material.
  • It is known that for waste, plastic waste bags are usually used, whereby the waste bags can be closed by means of ears provided on the rim of the waste bag itself. When closing, two by two ears opposite to each other are knotted to each other whereafter the waste bag is closed. Document JP H01 254557 A discloses a bag according to the preamble of claim 1. Documents KR 2014 0006343 U and US 5 669 504 A disclose other examples of bags.
  • A problem with this type of waste bag and other types of waste bags is that they are only suitable for people with two hands, which can be used simultaneously and have the necessary pulling power to tighten and close such a bag. For people who, for whatever reason, can use only one hand, these waste bags are unmanageable. People can be limited to the use of one hand because of a temporary or permanent restriction of the other hand, or they can, for example, be a wheelchair user and therefore in practice are not able to use traditional waste bags or plastic bags.
  • The purpose of the present invention is to offer a solution for said disadvantage and other disadvantages, by providing a bag closure that allows a waste bag or plastic bag to be closed and carried with one hand.
  • To this end, the invention relates to a bag closure for a bag that can be closed with one hand, consisting of at least three ears on the rim of the bag to be closed, characterised in that the bag is provided on one side with at least one covered adhesive strip and on the opposite side the bag is provided with an ear in the middle of this opposite side, said ear when folded over reaching to beyond an adhesive strip on the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip, and that the at least two other ears are long enough after folding over to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip on the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip.
  • An advantage of such a bag closure is that it can be closed and carried with only one hand.
  • The ear in the middle of the opposite side of the side with adhesive strip is provided with a reinforced notch that can be used as a handle to carry the closed bag and this with one hand so that the bag can be easily handled by a user but also by a waste collector.
  • Optionally, a fourth ear is provided in the middle of the side provided with a covered adhesive strip, said ear having the same length or being shorter than the ear in the middle of the opposite side or can even be omitted altogether.
  • This fourth ear can be folded over by the user to the inside of the bag and is itself covered by the ear hanging on the opposite side of the bag.
  • Preferably, the ends of the ears, which reach beyond the adhesive strip when folded over, are rounded or form a straight line so that the ends can be firmly pressed onto the at least one adhesive strip on to which they must be attached.
  • With the intention of better showing the characteristics of the invention, a preferred application of the method to use a bag closure according to the invention is described hereinafter, by way of an example without any limiting nature, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
    • figure 1 schematically shows a frontal view of a bag with bag closure according to the invention;
    • figures 2 to 6 show consecutive steps to close the bag with bag closure of figure 1.
  • Figure 1 shows a bag 1 made of plastic according to the invention, provided with four ears 2, 3, 4, 5 and in this case with one covered adhesive strip 6 on one side of the bag, whereby the cover of the adhesive strip 6 can be removed with one hand 7.
  • Figure 2 shows a next step for closing the bag 1 in figure 1, whereby in this case the fourth ear 4 that is located in the middle above the one or more adhesive strips 6, is folded over to the inside 8 of the bag 1 with one hand 7.
  • Figure 3 shows a next step for closing the bag 1 in figure 2, whereby a first ear 2 that is long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip 6 after folding over, is folded over the adhesive strip 6 with one hand 7 and is attached to it.
  • Figure 4 shows a next step for closing the bag in figure 3, whereby a second ear 3 that is long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip 6 after folding over, is folded over the adhesive strip 6 with one hand 7 and is attached to it.
  • Figure 5 shows a next step for closing the bag in figure 4, whereby the third ear 5 that is long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip after folding over, said ear being located in the middle of the side opposite the side with at least one adhesive strip, is folded over the adhesive strip 6 with one hand 7 and is attached to this.
  • Figure 6 shows how the third ear 5 that is folded over and attached to the at least one adhesive strip 6 to form a closed bag 9, can be used as a handle 10 with which the closed bag 9 can be carried.
  • The method for using a bag closure according to the invention is very simple and consists of the following steps:
    • removing the cover of the at least one adhesive strip 6 on one side of the bag by pulling off the cover with one hand;
    • if there is a fourth ear 4, folding said fourth ear in the middle of the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip over to the inside 8 of the bag with one and the same hand 7;
    • folding over with one and the same hand 7 the at least two ears 2, 3 one by one, which are long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip 6 after folding over, and which are differing from the ear 5 in the middle of the side that lies opposite the side provided with at least one adhesive strip 6;
    • folding over with one and the same hand 7 of the ear 5 in the middle of the side that lies opposite the side provided with at least one adhesive strip 6, to beyond at least one adhesive strip 6 on the side provided with at least one adhesive strip 6;
    • lifting with one and the same hand 7 of the closed waste bag 9 by using the ear 5 in the middle of the side without adhesive strip 6 which is now also attached to the side with adhesive strip 6, as a handle 10 to carry the closed bag 9.
  • An advantage of this method is that someone who only has one hand 7, can close such bag closure and carry the bag according to the invention with one single hand 7, and can use the bag 1.
  • The present invention is by no means limited to the embodiments described as an example and shown in the figures, but such a method for using a bag closure can be realised according to different variants without departing from the scope of the invention, as described in the following claims.

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  1. Bag closure for a bag (1) that can be closed with one hand, consisting of at least three ears (2, 3, 5) on the rim of the bag (1) to be closed, whereby the bag (1) on one side is provided with at least one covered adhesive strip (6) and on the opposite side the bag is provided with an ear (5) in the middle of this opposite side which when folded over reaches to beyond an adhesive strip (6) on the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip (6) and that the at least two other ears (2, 3) are long enough to reach, after folding over, up to or beyond at least one adhesive strip (6) on the side that is provided with at least one covered adhesive strip (6), characterised in that the ear (5) in the middle of the opposite side of the adhesive strip (6) is provided with a reinforced notch which can be used as a handle (10) to carry the closed bag (9) .
  2. Bag closure according to claim 1, characterised in that a fourth ear (4) is provided in the middle of the side provided with a covered adhesive strip (6), said ear (4) having the same length or being shorter than the ear (5) in the middle of the opposite side.
  3. Bag closure according to claim 1, characterised in that the ends of the ears (2, 3, 5) which when folded over reach to beyond the adhesive strip (6), are rounded or form a straight line.
  4. Method for using a bag closure according to claim 1, wherein the method consists of the following steps:
    - removing the cover of the at least one adhesive strip (6) on one side of the bag by pulling it off with one hand (7);
    - if there is a fourth ear (4), folding said fourth ear in the middle of the side provided with at least one covered adhesive strip (6) over to the inside (8) of the bag with one and the same hand (7);
    - folding over with one and the same hand the at least two ears (2, 3) one by one, which are long enough to reach beyond at least one adhesive strip (6) after folding over, and which are differing from the ear (5) in the middle of the side that lies opposite the side provided with at least one adhesive strip (6);
    - folding over with one and the same hand the ear (5) in the middle of the side that lies opposite the side provided with at least one adhesive strip (6), to beyond at least one adhesive strip (6) on the side provided with at least one adhesive strip (6);
    - lifting with one and the same hand of the closed waste bag (9) by using the ear (5) in the middle of the side without adhesive strip (6) which is now also attached to the side with adhesive strip (6), as a handle (10) to carry the closed bag (9).
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