What are Xbags? ... FLAT bags with the
SNAP™ feature that lets them open reliably, offering
convenience, economy, better hygiene and wage savings through
time savings. Like all SNAP™ products,
it opens FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME, even wearing gloves. The technology
is elegantly simple and works with thin/inexpensive materials,
so it can still be an economy bag.
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Bye-bye
fussing and wasting time!
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What applications? ...
for BIG bags: refuse/trash bags, leaf, garden etc; and
for SMALL bags: produce, parts, sandwich, etc.
What finishings? ... anything you can do with any other
flat bag: handle holes, doorknob holes, etc.
What presentations? ... singles (usual for large bags) or rolls -- side-by-side
-- for convenience, esp. with smaller bags
What materials? ... just as you use now, or simpler
Technical: Xbags are usually side-welded, as are many if not most
flat bags.
"How
does it work"? Purely mechanically, via the special
architecture. The Xbag™ has alternating (one
at left front, one at right rear, etc.) reveals or weakenings
near the top edges. The grip holes™ show top-of-bag and
where-to-grip. That lets you grip the front and back independently
and, with a light tug, shear them against one another for the
entire distance between the grasping points; this breaks the
interlayer cling and the bag is open.
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Shown in cross section
of top of bag: "grasping points" are where you
can grip just one panel, and there's one for the front and
one for the back, so a light tug pulls them in opposite directions,
opening the bag. They work like the "edge strips™" of
a Zbag. "Grip holes" show where to
grip (where grasping points are), and show which end is top. |
"Why didn't I think of that?" They
say "necessity is the mother of invention", but really
frustration is what makes you notice the "necessity" for
a better way. Then you get thinking. If you're interested, read our
section on searching patents, and go play with the patent databases
(it's free and you can learn a lot). Drop us a message and tell us
how you made out.
The "bag with the hole in it"™: the little extra
punch-holes are merely a top-of-bag and where-to-grip indication,
and are a SNAP™ trademark.
... click to see how easy it is
to MANUFACTURE, how to put the Xbag™ on ROLLS (if
you didn't know already, can you guess how to put them on rolls?)
Xbags on rolls ... and more photos showing the principle
"Tug at grip holes, it opens instantly!" ™
... and here's how you put it on rolls ... side-to-side:
Here are models showing the front and back in different colours
for visibility -- usually the entire bag would be the same colour.
1. reveals/weakenings make grasping
points ...
2. ...that allow you to Grasp front and back separately near
mouth of bag |
3. ... when you tug (just a quarter inch
is enough) you pull front and back in opposite directions,
breaking the cling, and that's why it's open ( first
time, every time) |
Note on Punched-hole indicia:
top-of-bag and where-to-grip
indicators ( they are a SNAP trademark)
Xbags™ are
usually not printed, but a 6mm punchout or something similar on the
parts of the panels exposed by the cutout will draw users' attention
to that spot. Users will learn to "grab the holes and tug".
This requires another punch, but it remains a single process and
you don't have to print (besides, you get the cutouts back for recycling). NOTE: punched-hole
indicia and like devices at the reveals functioning as top-of-bag
and where-to-grip indicators are a trademark of SNAP. back
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