Abstract: A packaging container, in particular a gusseted bag, has a container wall for wrapping filling material and a carrier handle arranged with its handle ends on the container wall. The carrier handle (18, 31) is a carrier strip, with handle ends (19, 20, 32, 33) that are routed via openings (21, 22, 34, 35) in the container wall (2) into the inside of the container. The handle ends in the vicinity of the openings have cutouts (23, 23?, 24, 24?, 36, 36?) that respectively reduce the carrier strip width. End sections (25, 26, 38, 39) of each handle end (19, 20, 32, 33) are routed into the inside of the container and are turned over such that the openings (21, 22, 34, 35) in the container wall (2) are covered from the inside. Each folded end section (25, 26, 38, 39) is sealed to the container wall by a one joint seam (27, 27?, 40, 40?) which runs at a distance to the respective opening.

Abstract: A film packaging bag has bag surfaces formed by a bag film and a carrying handle disposed on one of the bag surfaces, whereby the carrying handle has a film strip having a handle segment that is accessible via an opening in the bag film, during use. The film strip is disposed on a carrier sheet, whereby the film strip surrounds the carrier sheet with folded strip ends that follow the handle segment, which sheet is wider than the film strip. The film strip is attached to the bag film by way of the carrier sheet, whereby the carrier sheet is connected with the inside of the bag to the side of the film strip, directly or indirectly.

Abstract: A stand-up bag with a film carry handle for transporting and dispensing liquid, granular or other flowable products is provided. The stand-up bag is made from a heat-sealable plastic film and includes two face panels connected to each other by a head weld and on their longitudinal edges by longitudinal welds. The stand-up bag further includes an inwardly folded film floor, a reclosable closure, and a film carry handle. The reclosable closure is a reclosable spout provided at a head seam connecting the face panels and has a screw closure. The film carry handle is attached approximately centrally to one of the face panels.

Abstract: A packaging container made of plastic film has a strap handle arranged within the contour of the container: The container has a container wall made of plastic film. The container wall has an inner side and the strap handle is arranged on the inner side. The container wall has an access opening through which the strap handle is accessible from the exterior of the container. A support patch made of plastic film is connected to the container wall. The access opening is closed off relative to the interior of the container by the support patch.

Abstract: A collapsible container including a plurality of adjacent side panels, each of the side panels having a flexible frame and a web having a perimeter secured to the frame. Each of the side panels has a bottom side, a top side and two lateral sides. Each of the lateral sides of each side panel is attached to the lateral side of an adjacent side panel. A flexible floor panel has a plurality of sides. Each of the floor panel sides is attached to at least one of the side panel bottom sides. At least one of the side panels has an opening through which items may be placed into and removed from the container. A mesh may be disposed so as to act as a cover, which together with a respective side panel, may serve as a pouch for holding various items therein. The container may have a partition panel pivotally secured therein. A mesh may be releasably secured to its respective side panel to allow the container to be used as a basket.

Abstract: A crafter's purse is adapted for the storage, display, accessing, and carrying of crafter's tools. The crafter's purse has a generally rectangular bottom panel and an upright peripheral panel extending about the periphery of the bottom panel for forming a container having an open end. At least one exterior panel is attached to the exterior surface of the peripheral panel to form a plurality of exterior pockets for containing and displaying additional items. The crafter's purse has a pair of handles for carrying the crafter's purse and an elastic band which encircles the peripheral wall at a position above the pocket openings to secure the items contained in the pockets. At least one additional pocket may be attached to the interior surface of the peripheral wall for forming an internal pocket.

Abstract: A bag includes an upright bag body with a rectangular mouth portion confined by opposite longer walls and opposite shorter walls. At least one of the longer walls is formed with first strap holes therethrough. A carrying strap has opposite sections extending respectively through the first strap holes and formed with a respective retaining end for connecting the carrying strap to the bag body. A backing plate is disposed to lie against one of the longer walls, and is formed with second strap holes that permit extension of the carrying strap therethrough. A sound generating module has a frame unit mounted on the backing plate, and a data storage unit and an audio playback unit mounted on the frame unit. The audio playback unit is coupled to the data storage unit and is operable so as to audibly reproduce audio information stored in the data storage unit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a closing device (10) for a bag (1), particularly an insulated bag (1), comprising a first section (100) fitted with a handle (103) and fixed along part of the periphery on the side on which the bag (1) is open, and a second section (110) fixed by a portion of its said external surface along another part of this periphery and through which a hole is formed along a centre line (A) in which, the handle (103) can be inserted in a plane containing the centre line of the hole and the said insertion plane. This closing device is characterised in that it comprises means of fixing the handle (103) in the position inserted in the hole in the second section (110).

Abstract: An acousto-optic filter includes an optical fiber with a first region and a second region. A first acoustic wave generator is coupled to optical fiber. The first acoustic wave generator produces a first acoustic wave that travels in a first direction in the first region. A backward-propagating wave is generated in response to propagation of the first acoustic wave along the optical fiber. The backward-propagating wave travels in an opposite direction relative to the first acoustic wave. A first acoustic wave propagation member is coupled to the optical fiber. A second acoustic wave generator is coupled to the optical fiber at the second region. The second acoustic wave generator produces a second acoustic wave that combines with the backward propagating acoustic wave.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging bag. The packaging bag includes a bag body member. The bag body member has a double-layered structure which is formed by an inner sheet and an outer sheet, whereby toughness of the packaging bag is improved. A carrying handle member is attached to an upper end of the bag body member to enable easy carrying and handling of the packaging bag. A zipper or zippers are installed on an upper end and/or a lower end of the packaging bag, whereby the packaging bag can be rapidly and easily opened and closed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a package for holding articles including a bag having a front panel and a back panel joined together at a first side seam and a second side seam; perforations located on a portion of the front panel and back panel proximate to the first side seam, the perforations defining three sides of a spout section; and a handle secured to the spout section. The design and location of the multi-functional handle provides for ease in lifting and transporting the package. The handle has the further advantage of acting as an opening aid in conjunction with the perforations or tear lines, located a suitable distance from the handle.

Abstract: A drop AOTF has a first AOTF that includes an optical fiber with a longitudinal axis, an acoustic wave propagation member with a proximal end and a distal end and an acoustic wave propagation member. The acoustic wave propagation member propagating an acoustic wave from the proximal to the distal end of the acoustic wave propagation member. An optical circulator, with first, second and third ports, is coupled to the first AOTF at the third port. A mode coupler is coupled to the first AOTF. A orthogonal-polarization reflective mirror is coupled to the mode coupler.

Abstract: A dispenser unit has a flexible polymer bag, a joining part (10, 11) and a stiff hard part (20). The joining part has an inner layer (11) welded to the hard part and an outer polymer layer (10) welded to the inner material of the flexible bag. The inner material (30) of the flexible bag and the outer material of the joining part (10) are the same and are joined in such a way that they may be thermally sterilized. A process for manufacturing this dispenser unit has a step of coextrusion of the multilayered bag material, a step of extrusion of the multilayered joining part, and steps for sealing the bag material, sealing the multilayered joining part and sealing the hard part. The dispenser unit can be used for dispensing liquids, in particular aqueous liquids for human or animal medicine or in the food industry.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for increasing the operational bandwidth of a multimode optical fiber communications system is provided. The method comprises launching optical radiation into the core of the multimode fiber away from the center of the core so as to strongly excite mid order modes of the multimode fiber, but to only weakly excite low order and high order modes of the multimode fiber. The mid order modes excited are predominately within a small number of mode groups and thus have similar propagation constants. This leads to a reduction in modal dispersion and thus to a significant increase in bandwidth compared to an overfilled launch. The offset launch of the invention is tolerant both to the launch conditions and to any imperfections in the fiber refractive index profile. Modal noise performance is also enhanced. Embodiments of the invention employ a singlemode fiber, a multimode fiber or a lens to illuminate an end face of a multimode fiber with a small spot offset from the optical axis of the fiber.

Abstract: A laundry bag assembly for children including a bag into which articles are insertable having a first side and a second side and a hanger part for suspending the bag. An upper peripheral region defines an aperture having a neck opening portion and a first arm opening portion on the first side of the bag. First and second connecting areas are situated on the peripheral region and a second arm opening is situated on the second side of the bag. The hanger part has a head portion, a neck portion situated at the lower part of the head portion and first and second arm portions extend laterally from the neck portion. The second arm portion is removably insertable into the second arm opening of the bag. The bag includes cooperating fastening members for attaching the first connector area of the upper peripheral region to the second connector area of the upper peripheral region to thereby separate the bag aperture into a first arm opening and a neck opening.

Abstract: An extensible handle bag apparatus capable of being manufactured on conventional high-speed manufacturing equipment, wherein the handles of the bag apparatus are constructed from an extensible material which provide comfort to a person's hands when carrying the apparatus, as well as which provide substantial load carrying capabilities to the bag itself. One or more extensible handles are attached in a retracted position below the top peripheral edge of the bag until the handles are manually deployed by an individual making initial use of the fully constructed apparatus. The handles comprise a gripping member and two leg members operably attached to the gripping member. The handles further include attachment regions which are initially stretched, independent of the remainder of the handles so as to increase the surface area for adherence directly to the bag itself and/or to corresponding handle attachment patches.

Abstract: A flexible woven fabric bulk container made of four panels with vertical selvage sides, vertical warps and cut edges in the direction of the weft at the top and bottom, with diagonally extending interlocking hemmed corners with upper portions splayed or flared in a counter-clockwise direction and overlaid with inner and outer depending legs of inverted "U"-shaped loops.

Abstract: A handbag formed by attaching a pouch along the periphery of a portion of a continuous circular hoop in such a way that the portion of the hoop covered by the pouch serves as the frame for the bag portion of the handbag and the remaining portion of the hoop serves as a handle for carrying the handbag.

Abstract: Image/text filtering apparatus and method for use in optical character recognition (OCR) scanning is disclosed. The invention filters video data representing text and image data on a document and erases the image data so that only the text data remains.

Abstract: A security pouch of a size adapted to hold a cash receipts container in a vertical position and adapted to be worn by an individual suspended from the shoulder and adjacent the side of the individual's chest and under the individual's arm, including, an opening provided with a closure that is operable by one hand.

Abstract: A plastic bag has a front panel joined along its side edges to a rear panel with a gusset at one end of the panels. A handle is disposed within the gusset and connected to the panels by a triangular weld.

Abstract: A bag formed of a flaccid material for receiving and containing merchandise, the bag being formed by a sheet of such material folded along a fold line to provide two juxtaposed or overlapping generally rectangular wall panels having the side edges thereof joined together, such fold line being tucked inwardly between such overlapping wall panels to form a gusset, and a separate strip of material folded along a fold line extending along the length thereof and disposed within the gusset to extend across the entire width thereof with the fold line of the separate strip of material lying adjacent to the inwardly tucked fold of the sheet of material, the ends of the strip of material being joined to the overlapping portions of the wall panels by a heat seal extending diagonally at a forty-five degree angle across the corners thereof.

Abstract: A device for containing live aquatic animals, e.g., lobsters, fish, etc., after they have been caught comprises a open mesh bag clamped or tied to a tubular member behind its entrance opening. A flexible flap is cantilevered to the tubular member and structured so that its free end extends fully across the exit end of the tubular member. When an animal is caught, it is shoved into the tubular member flexing the flap and passing into the attached bag whereupon the flap snaps back over the exit end to prevent escape of the contained animal. The bag may have closeable end or side openings for removing animals therefrom and/or flexible, transparent panels to permit the contents of the bag to be viewed.