Abstract: A bag including a containment portion having an opening to receive items, a bag seal at an end of the bag opposite the opening, a handle seal at an end of the containment portion opposite the opening, the handle seal located between the bag seal and the opening, and a handle in a handle body formed between the handle seal and the bag seal.

Abstract: A handle body is formed in a lower end of a bag between a transverse bottom seal and an intermediate handle seal. The handle body has a deflected weld line having a midpoint and end points, and is nearest to the transverse bottom seal at the midpoint. The deflected weld line is arranged so that a line tangent to the deflected weld line at either end point defines an angle greater than or less than 90 degrees with respect to a second line running transversely through the midpoint. Between the midpoint and the end points, the deflected weld line can include different combinations of perforated, nonperforated, welded, and nonwelded line segments.