US20210061521A1

US20210061521A1 - Mixing bag

Info

Publication number: US20210061521A1
Application number: US17/002,111
Authority: US
Inventors: Kevin E. Jacobs; Christine Waterman; Janet E. Jacobs
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-08-28
Filing date: 2020-08-25
Publication date: 2021-03-04
Also published as: CA3053310A1

Abstract

Such bags may comprise two gloves for the purpose of enabling mixing ingredients/contents enclosed in a transparent sealable bag while using the gloves for combining and mixing all ingredients. This may enhance blending and even mixing of the ingredients. Embodiments also relate to features of a closable storage bag.

Description

This application claims priority to Canadian Patent Application No. 3,053,310, titled “SEALABLE PLASTIC MIXING BAG WITH GLOVES,” filed on 28 Aug. 2019, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to bags for use in storage, freezing, refrigeration and/or the like.

2. Information

There is a known sealable plastic bag, which has been known and widely used for many years, even decades. Such a sealable plastic bag is typically made of low density polyethylene film (LDPE) a common plastic product with many applications. Like most plastics, LDPE is produced from fossil products. Closures on bags may be formed in separate molds out of stronger thicker plastic. Such a closure may then be transfixed at the top of a bag connecting front and back portions to make the bag closable, thus sealing the bag.

SUMMARY

An object of an implementation, to be considered broadly, is directed to a plastic sealable bag and comprised of plastic and that may be used for storage, freezer, vacuum pack sealing on a closure. It should be understood, however, that the aforementioned implementation is merely an example implementation, and that claimed subject matter is not necessarily limited to any particular aspect of this example implementation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Claimed subject matter is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. However, both as to organization and/or method of operation, together with objects, features, and/or advantages thereof, it may best be understood by reference to the following detailed description if read with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are schematic views of a bag according to particular embodiments.

Reference is made in the following detailed description to accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, wherein like numerals may designate like parts throughout that are corresponding and/or analogous. It will be appreciated that the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale, such as for simplicity and/or clarity of illustration. For example, dimensions of some aspects may be exaggerated relative to others. Further, it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized. Furthermore, structural and/or other changes may be made without departing from claimed subject matter. References throughout this specification to “claimed subject matter” refer to subject matter intended to be covered by one or more claims, or any portion thereof, and are not necessarily intended to refer to a complete claim set, to a particular combination of claim sets (e.g., method claims, apparatus claims, etc.), or to a particular claim. It should also be noted that directions and/or references, for example, such as up, down, top, bottom, and so on, may be used to facilitate discussion of drawings and are not intended to restrict application of claimed subject matter. Therefore, the following detailed description is not to be taken to limit claimed subject matter and/or equivalents.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

References throughout this specification to one implementation, an implementation, one embodiment, an embodiment, and/or the like indicates that a particular feature, structure, characteristic, and/or the like described in relation to a particular implementation and/or embodiment is included in at least one implementation and/or embodiment of claimed subject matter. Thus, appearances of such phrases, for example, in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily intended to refer to the same implementation and/or embodiment or to any one particular implementation and/or embodiment. Furthermore, it is to be understood that particular features, structures, characteristics, and/or the like described are capable of being combined in various ways in one or more implementations and/or embodiments and, therefore, are within intended claim scope. In general, of course, as has been the case for the specification of a patent application, these and other issues have a potential to vary in a particular context of usage. In other words, throughout the disclosure, particular context of description and/or usage provides helpful guidance regarding reasonable inferences to be drawn; however, likewise, “in this context” in general without further qualification refers to the context of the present disclosure.
There is a known sealable plastic bag in which has been known and widely used for many years, even decades, a sealed bag does not include gloves built (fixed) into the sealable bag. A plastic product with many applications may be made of low density polyethylene film (LDPE). Like most plastics, LDPE may be produced from fossil products. Closures on bags may be formed in separate molds out of stronger thicker plastic. The closure tracks are then transfixed at the top of the bag connecting the front and back to make the bag closable, thus sealing the bag. Sealable bags have achieved popularity and commercial success. However, adding two gloves to its general usage is an improvement. However because such a bag may be used for storage an embodiment is directed to an improvement which allows ingredients and/or contents to be mixed in the sealable bag.
In accordance with an embodiment, there is a bag with a closable top comprising of two plastic food grade pieces heat sealed together with a track like closure along the closable top. Such a bag may be re-sealable or disposable. However, such a bag may be of limited use for blending and/or mixing ingredients and/or contents to provide an even/uniform mixture of the ingredients and/or contents enclosed in the bag. As may be appreciated, particular embodiments enable numerous benefits and advantages over bags known in the art. Particular embodiments of a sealable bag may provide storage of ingredients and integrate a unique pair of gloves as part of its construction. Such a bag may be particularly suited for applications described herein, as well as other applications to enhance simplicity and convenience. In addition to the foregoing attributes, embodiments are described to include example features of particular implementations. It should be understood, however, that the unique modifications and alterations (e.g., for additional simplicity and/or utility) may be made without deviating from claimed subject matter.
In one implementation, embodiments relate to improvements of a plastic storage bag. Such improvements may provide/enable a more effective, enhanced and improved method of mixing ingredients in a sealable plastic bag more particularly with a pair of gloves and not limited in this respect. In an example implementation, a plastic bag may comprise two gloves that are built into the bag during a manufacturing process. Such gloves may allow for easy direct accessibility for mixing directly inside the bag—keeping ingredients clean without having a user's hands exposed to and/or touching ingredients while not requiring additional items for mixing the ingredients inside the bag. In an embodiment, a membrane (e.g., formed from plastic as part of a sealable bag) may separate contents of a sealable bag from bare hands inserted into gloves formed as part of the sealable bag. Accordingly, characteristics of particular embodiments may provide an improved sealable bag for mixing, storing foods and preparing ahead. It should be understood that such features described herein may deliver benefits and advantages over known plastic bags.
In one aspect, an embodiment may relate to improvements of a plastic storage bag. Such an embodiment may provide a more effective and superior hygienic method of mixing ingredients in a sealable plastic bag, and more particularly with a pair of gloves integrated with the sealable bag, for example. In an embodiment, a plastic bag may have two gloves that are manufactured as part of the plastic bag. Such gloves may allow direct access to mix directly inside a sealed bag—with a membrane separating a user's bare hands in gloves from contents of the sealed bag eliminating direct contact with the user's hands for mixing the enclosed contents (e.g., ingredients to be mixed). As may be appreciated, particular characteristics of an implementation may provide a superior sealable bag for mixing, storing, freezing foods, preparing ahead without the additional use of mixing tools. It should be understood, however, that these are merely example, benefits and advantages over known plastic sealable bags, and that particular implementations may enable/provided additional benefits and advantages.
As pointed out above, an almost universal solution to storing food and other items of choice may be a plastic bag or other container. While such bags may be made of a plastic like material with zipper like closure, such bags may be made of a transparent plastic. Furthermore, it is believed that there is no presently available storage bags including two gloves that are built in to the storage bags. Finally, it is believed that there is no similar bag to the bag with two built in gloves at this time.
As shown FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a sealable bag according to particular embodiment comprises front view 1, back view 2, an opening and forearm section of the left side of built in glove 3, an opening and forearm section of the right side of built in glove 4, a thumb of the right side of built in glove 5, an index finger of the right side of built in glove 6, a middle finger of right side of built in glove 7, a ring finger of right side of built in glove 8, a little finger of right side of built in glove 9, a thumb of the left side of built in glove 10, an index finger of left side of built in glove 11, a middle finger of left side of built in glove 12, a ring finger of left side of built in glove 13, a little finger of left side of built in glove 14, a bottom view illustrating an embodiment of a bag 15, a front of bag sealable strip male extrusion 16 and a back of bag sealable strip female extrusion 17.
According to an embodiment, a particular design of a bag as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and/or 3 may be used to combine ingredients for the purpose of food prep or items that require mixing. During the mixing process desired ingredients may be placed in a sealable bag. Hands may be inserted into gloves (e.g., opening and forearm section of the left side of built in glove 3 and opening and forearm section of the right side of built in glove 4), and a squeezing motion may be applied to combine ingredients accordingly.
In a particular example application of preparing a mixture for a meatloaf, for example, ingredients may be added to a sealable bag that includes two gloves (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3) for mixing thoroughly added ingredients to include, for example, hamburger/ground beef, onion, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, ketchup, BBQ sauce, one egg. The bag may then be sealed by closing a closure at the top of the bag to seal the bag for mixing. Hands may then be paced into gloves (e.g., in opening and forearm section of the left side of built in glove 3 and opening and forearm section of the right side of built in glove 4) formed in the bag. Hands in gloves may be used to thoroughly mix ingredients. Hands may be removed from gloves when mixing is finished. Bag may then be opened to enable placement mixed contents into a baking dish. The used bag may then be washed or disposed.
In another embodiment, a sealable bag may contain an apparatus to be disassembled by hand. Here, hands placed into gloves formed in the sealable bag (e.g., in opening and forearm section of the left side of built in glove 3 and opening and forearm section of the right side of built in glove 4) may disassemble the apparatus into components parts. The component parts may then be kept in the sealable bag so as to not get lost.
In another embodiment, a sealable bag may contain an item (e.g., machine and/or apparatus) that is to be cleaned using chemical solvents and/or cleaning agents, or components of a messy craft including glues, lubricants, dyes and/or paints, etc. Here, hands placed into gloves formed in the sealable bag (e.g., in opening and forearm section of the left side of built in glove 3 and opening and forearm section of the right side of built in glove 4) may agitate/manipulate contents of the bag while separating hands from harmful elements (e.g., cleaning solvents, cleaning agents, glues, lubricants, dyes and/or paints). This may assist in reducing general clean-up procedures.
As used to describe such embodiments, terms “above”, “below”, “upper”, “lower”, “horizontal”, “vertical”, and “side” describe positions relative to an arbitrary axis of a module, for example. In particular, “above” and “below” refer to positions along an axis, wherein “above” refers to one side of an element and “below” refers to an opposite side of the element. Relative to such an “above” and “below”, “side” refers to a side of an element that is displaced from an axis, such as the periphery of a structure, for example. Further, it is understood that such terms do not necessarily refer to a direction defined by gravity or any other particular orientation reference. Instead, such terms are merely used to identify one portion versus another portion. Accordingly, “upper” and “lower” may be equivalently interchanged with “top” and “bottom”, “first” and “second”, “right” and “left”, and so on. “Horizontal” may refer to an orientation perpendicular to an axis while “vertical” may refer to an orientation parallel to the axis.
The terms, “and,” “and/or,” and “or” as used herein may include a variety of meanings that also is expected to depend at least in part upon the context in which such terms are used. Typically, “or” as well as “and/or” if used to associate a list, such as A,
B or C, is intended to mean A, B, and C, here used in the inclusive sense, as well as A, B or C, here used in the exclusive sense. In addition, the term “one or more” as used herein may be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in the singular or may be used to describe some combination of features, structures, or characteristics. Though, it should be noted that this is merely an illustrative example and claimed subject matter is not limited to this example.
While there has been illustrated and described what are presently considered to be example embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various other modifications may be made, and equivalents may be substituted, without departing from claimed subject matter. Additionally, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation to the teachings of claimed subject matter without departing from the central concept described herein. Therefore, it is intended that claimed subject matter not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but that such claimed subject matter may also include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims, and equivalents thereof.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:

a sealable bag;

a closable top formed in sealable bag to receive contents; and

a pair of gloves formed in the sealable bag to receive hands,

wherein the gloves enable mixing of the contents received in the bag while maintaining separation of the contents received in the bag from hands in the gloves.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag comprises a re-sealable food grade bag comprising a front, back, top and bottom, wherein the gloves are built into sides of the bag to enable blending of dry or wet contents while maintaining the dry or wet contents hygienic and separated from hands planed in the gloves.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag further comprises:

a zipper-like pressure sensitive function affixed to walls of the sealable bag; and

an uninterrupted seal formed by contacting the pressure sensitive strip.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag is comprises food grade plastic enabling re-usability and/or recyclability.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag comprises a portable food-grade bag.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the gloves are adapted to receive multiple hand sizes.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the sealable bag comprises a large or extra-large size food-grade bag.

8. The device of claim 1, and further comprising means to enable advance preparation and storage before and after food preparation and thereafter.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag enables freezable storage of contents of bag.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag enables refrigerated storage of sealed bag contents.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is disposable.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device enables mixing of the contents of the sealable bag without use of a bowl or utensils.

13. The device of claim 1, no water is required for cleaning up after mixing contents in the sealable bag, when disposing of bag.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag is transparent to enable viewing of the contents while mixing.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the contents of the bag comprises food, and wherein the sealable bag enables storage of the food following mixing of the food in the bag.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is portable.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag is suitable containing items an item can be placed in the bag for the purpose of dismantling the item, the sealed bag contains the items inside, reducing the chance of losing any pieces inside the bag.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag is capable of containing an item to be cleaned while separating hands in the gloves from cleaning chemicals and/or products.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the sealable bag is capable of containing a draft while separating hands in the gloves from lubricants, dyes, glues and/or paints.