Abstract: A bag-like shroud is provided for a garment trolley bar for the purpose of both protecting, and preventing displacement in transit of, hanger-hung garments carried by said trolley bar.

Abstract: A packaging article using a thermoplastic film or sheet as a raw material therefor. The packaging article is provided with a bag opening in a region thereof. In forming the article, a front bag panel and a back bag panel are thermally fused together along their peripheral edges except the region defining the bag opening, into a bag form. The bag opening is associated with a flap for closing the same which is formed by extending either the front bag panel or the back bag panel and which has a reinforcing body thermally fused thereto. The reinforcing body is in the form of a laminate consisting of paper or synthetic paper having a thermoplastic layer applied thereto by lamination or by extrusion coating, which thermoplastic layer is thermally fused to the flap simultaneously with thermal fusion of the front and back bag panels.

Abstract: A suit bag comprises a bag portion of plastic film having a handle secured at each end of the bag. The sole means of entering the suit bag is provided by a slit or opening which extends between the ends of the bag. The handle is of plastic and has a hand grip portion integrally molded with a bar portion. A hook for hanging a suit is integrally molded with an edge of the bar portion opposite the hand grip portion. The bar portion of each handle is thermally welded to the respective bag end. The hand grip portion is exterior of the bag and is centrally located at the bag's end. The handles have fastening means exterior of the bag which mate with one another to secure the pair of handles together in face-to-face relationship with the hand grip portions aligned. With the handles fastened together, the bag is folded centrally of its length. The bag may be provided with means for closing the slit or opening of the bag.

Abstract: A weatherproof article enclosure for sporting equipment and accessories is in the form of a bag constructed from a flexible, decorated, planar material, such as a suitable print fabric, arranged forming an article receiving cavity and provided with an opening communicating with the cavity to permit access to the cavity. Arranged over, and contacting, the planar material is a transparent sheet material, such as a vinyl, that protects the planar material and weatherproofs the bag.