Patents Assigned to TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
  • Patent number: 6478156
    Abstract: A headerless pack of thermoplastic film bags having weak bag to bag seals to make said pack and a teardrop like shaped supporting opening whereby said pack is supported on a dispenser rod through said opening and a single bag can easily be removed by pulling down on said bag thereby breaking said seals and tearing through said opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Terry D. Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 6231234
    Abstract: A plastic bag having a closure device attached thereto adjacent the opening and adapted to fold over the bag walls and hook to itself to seal the bag while allowing the opening to remain outside of the closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Terry D. Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 5895547
    Abstract: A method and apparatus providing a process of laminating tape with a thin integral primer to a release liner. The apparatus of the present invention comprises multiple extrusion dies and adjustable driven rollers having an arrangement that supplies a stream of molten adhesive and a separate stream of primer that is laminated between a film of base material and a release liner, which is laminated between cooled rollers to form a tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Donald H. Kathrein, Victor A. Tyler, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5826724
    Abstract: A plastic bag has two perforations, an upper and a lower, and a flip top allowing the top of the bag to be torn from a header or saddle loaded with product and closed. The flip top can then be removed using the lower perforation to expose the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Terry D. Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 5772035
    Abstract: A roll and tuck plastic bag designed to effectively seal an item having a bottom pocket opening upwardly on one side of a web and an upper pocket on the other side of the web opening downwardly whereby the bottom pocket containing an item is rolled up to the upper pocket which is inverted and tucked over the filled bottom pocket to provide a simple, tight and concise package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Grady L. Harrison
  • Patent number: 5676467
    Abstract: A plastic bag is disclosed of the type to hold flat or awkward shaped objects, which is constructed of a top, a bottom, a first and second end, and two sides. A slit is utilized to allow entry into the bag. The slit may be positioned across the side or across the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Terry D. Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 5575393
    Abstract: A stack of a plurality of headerless plastic bags are assembled together for individual dispensing. Each bag comprises a front wall having a first body portion and a first lip and a rear wall attached to the front wall. The rear wall includes a second body portion which overlies the first body portion of the front wall and a rear lip which extends beyond the front lip of the front wall. The bags are collated into a stack and are removably joined to one another by forming a cold weld in and between the rear lips of the rear wall of adjacent bags. The cold welds are formed by pressing the rear lips of the bags together under pressure, but without the application of heat. The cold welds join the plurality of bags in the stack together until the cold welds which join a particular bag to the stack are severed. Each bag is dispensed in its entirety without any residual waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: TC Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Terry D. Gebhardt