Abstract: A hanger system hangs flexible plastic bags by an increased thickness of plastic near the tops of the bags. The bags' increased thickness results from ridges of slightly thicker plastic wall at the top of the bag, such as is common to rib and groove bag closures. Bags are supported downhanging from slots defined between adjacent rails, or fingers. The width of the slot is normally such as to maintain a downhanging bag securely closed, but may be widened over a short region. The seal of the bag may be opened at this widened region and material, particularly liquids and gases, may be inserted into or extracted from the cavity of the downhanging bag, particularly by use of a tube, or straw.

Abstract: This invention provides a means of hanging or supporting, flexible plastic bags which have an increased thickness of plastic near the top of the bag. This increased thickness may be processed into the bags for many reasons including, but not limited to; closure mechanisms such as the rib and groove bag closures, handle ridges along the top of the bag, or ridges of slightly thicker plastic wall at the top of the bag due to bag processing methods.The invention consists of rigid rails on each side of a slot or slots. This slot is wide enough for the thin sides of the plastic bag to pass through but not the greater width of the plastic at the point of increased thickness near the top of the bag. Thus, once inserted, the bag and its contents hang suspended downward from between the rails.