Plastic tubular bag

Claim 1

A TUBULAR BAG OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A TOP END, A BOTTOM END AND OPPOSED SIDE EDGES, AND INCLUDING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FRONT AND BACK FACE PANELS, A REINFORCING MEMBER DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FRONT AND BACK FACE PANELS AT SAID TOP END OF THE BAG AND CENTRALLY OF THE WIDTH OF THE BAG BETWEEN SAID SIDE EDGES, SAID REINFORCING MEMBER HAVING A LOWER EDGE AND RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE ENDS EACH FACING TOWARDS ONE OF SAID OPPOSED SIDE EDGES OF THE BAG, AND FURTHER HAVING LENGTH SHORTER THAN SAID WIDTH OF THE BAG AT ITS SAID TOP END WHEREBY EACH OF SAID OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF IS SPACED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE INWARDLY IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID BAG WIDTH FROM ITS SAID ASSOCIATED SIDE EDGE OF THE BAG, SAID OPPOSITELY DISPOSED FRONT AND BACK FACE PANELS BEING CUT AWAY WITHIN EACH REGION OF THE BAG LOCATED OUTWARDLY OF THE RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE REINFORCING MEMBER TO SAID RESPECTIVE SIDE EDGES OF THE BAG AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID LOWER EDGE OF THE REINFORCING MEMBER TO DEFINE NOTCHED TOP END SHOULDER REGIONS OF THE BAG THEREAT, MEANS ATTACHING SAID REINFORCING MEMBER IN SAID POSITION WILL RESPECT TO SAID FRONT AND BACK FACE PANELS, MEANS RETAINING EACH OF SAID FRONT AND BACK FACE PANELS, IN ADJACENT, SUBSTANTIALLY CONTIGUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID LOWER EDGE FTHE REINFORCING MEMBE, RESPECTIVE SEALING MEANS SEALING TOGETHER SAID FRONT AND BACK FACE PANESLS AT EACH OF SAID OPPOSED SIDE EDGES OF THE BAG, EACH SAID SEALING MEANS EXTENDING IN A LINE FROM SUBSTANTIALLY SAID BOTTOM END OF THE BAG TO SAID RESPECTIVE NOTCHED SHOULDER REGIONS THEREOF, EACH SAID NOTCHED TOP END SHOULDER REGION EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM COINCIDENCE WITH EACH RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE END OF THE REINFORCING MEMBER, AND SAID FRONT AND BACK FACE PANELS AT EACH OF SAID NOTCHED SHOULDER PORTIONS BEING SEALED TOGETHER IN RESPECTIVE LINES OF SEAL EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID OPPOSED SIDE EDGES OF THE BAG TO RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS SUBSTANTIALLY ADJACENT SAID RESPECTIVE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE REINFORCING MEMBER.