Protective laboratory specimen bag

Claim 1

A method for producing a unitary specimen bag for packaging a laboratory specimen container and associated paper work comprising: supplying folded tubing having first and second side walls with a fluid-tight closure having first and second linear mating portions carried respectively by said first and second side walls wherein said second side wall comprises a web portion; extending above said first and second linear mating portions; supplying J-folded sheeting having third and fourth opposing side walls on either side of a fold; feeding said folded tubing and said J-folded sheeting in a superposed manner to heat sealing means; forming an upper heat seal across an upper portion of said J-folded sheeting and said web portion of said folded tubing spaced from and generally parallel to said first and second linear mating surfaces joining said sheeting and web together; forming spaced transverse heat seals at spaced intervals along the length of said superposed folded tubing and J-folded sheeting transverse to said upper heat seal joining said tubing and sheeting together at said spaced intervals to define a first compartment consisting of said first and second side walls joined together and a second compartment consisting of said third and fourth side walls joined together; and severing said folded tubing and said J-folded sheeting along said spaced transverse heat seals to produce individual specimen bags wherein said first compartment contains said specimen container in a fluid-tight manner and said second compartment contains said paper work.

Claim 2

A method for producing a unitary specimen bag for packaging a laboratory specimen container and associated paper work comprising: supplying folded tubing having first and second side walls with a fluid-tight closure having first and second linear mating portions carried respectively by said first and second side walls wherein said second side wall comprises a web portion; extending above said first and second linear mating portions; supplying J-folded sheeting having third and fourth opposing side walls on either side of a fold; feeding said folded tubing and said J-folded sheeting in a superposed manner to heat sealing means; forming an upper heat seal across an upper portion of said J-folded sheeting and said web portion of said folded tubing spaced from and generally parallel to said first and second linear mating surfaces joining said sheeting and web together; forming spaced transverse heat seals at spaced intervals along the length of said superposed folded tubing and J-folded sheeting transverse to said upper heat seal joining said tubing and sheeting together at said spaced intervals to define a first compartment consisting of said first and second side walls joined together and a second compartment consisting of said third and fourth side walls joined together; and severing said folded tubing and said J-folded sheeting along said spaced transverse heat seals to produce individual specimen bags wherein said first compartment contains said specimen container in a fluid-tight manner and said second compartment contains said paper work.

Claim 7

A method for producing a unitary specimen bag for packaging a laboratory specimen container and associated paper work comprising: supplying plastic folded tubing having first and second side walls with a resealable lock having opposed linear mating portions carried by said first and second side walls; supplying plastic folded sheeting having a third side wall and fourth side wall which includes a reverse flip; feeding said folded tubing and sheeting in a superposed manner to heat seal means; forming a first heat seal across said second, third, and fourth side walls of said superposed sheeting and tubing; forming a plurality of spaced second heat seals on said superposed sheeting and tubing transverse to said first heat seal to form a first compartment between said first and second side walls and a second compartment between said third and fourth side walls; and forming said first heat seal in such a manner to form a closed top composite bag with said reverse flip forming a side mouth opening for said second compartment.

Claim 8

A method for producing a unitary specimen bag for packaging a laboratory specimen container and associated paper work comprising: supplying plastic folded tubing having first and second side walls with a resealable lock having opposed linear mating portions carried by said first and second side walls; supplying plastic folded sheeting having a third side wall and fourth side wall which includes a reverse flip; feeding said folded tubing and sheeting in a superposed manner to heat seal means; forming a first heat seal across said second, third, and fourth side walls of said superposed sheeting and tubing; forming a plurality of spaced second heat seals on said superposed sheeting and tubing transverse to said first heat seal to form a first compartment between said first and second side walls and a second compartment between said third and fourth side walls; and forming said first heat seal in such a manner to form a closed top composite bag with said reverse flip forming a side mouth opening for said second compartment.