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A thermoplastic bag for carrying groceries has a draw-tape and bottom closure which includes gusset panels which permit expansion to a flat bottom. The draw-tape and flat bottom obviate the “tipping”problem for grocery bags. Divider panels separate the bag into two compartments in which different ty

A thermoplastic bag for carrying groceries has a draw-tape and bottom closure which includes gusset panels which permit expansion to a flat bottom. The draw-tape and flat bottom obviate the “tipping”problem for grocery bags. Divider panels separate the bag into two compartments in which different types of groceries can be loaded.

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A thermoplastic bag for carrying groceries comprising: a front wall and back wall of opposed layers of thermoplastic sheet material each having bottom edge, top edges and side edges, said front wall and back wall being joined to each other along the side edges to form the bag; said top edges of said

A thermoplastic bag for carrying groceries comprising: a front wall and back wall of opposed layers of thermoplastic sheet material each having bottom edge, top edges and side edges, said front wall and back wall being joined to each other along the side edges to form the bag; said top edges of said walls defining an open mouth for the bag; a hem portions along said top edges, said hem portions being formed by said front and back walls being folded over adjacent said top and sealed between said hem portions and the adjacent portions of said front and back walls to form two channels; at least one draw tape in the channels formed by said hem portions; a bottom closure for said bag including at least two pairs of gusset panels, one gusset panel of each pair being jointed along one edge to the bottom edge of respective front and back walls and each pair of gusset panels being joined to the side edges of the front and back wall panels; said gusset panels of each pair being joined to each other along a common fold line, each of said panels being sufficiently wide from the bottom edge of the bag to said gusset fold line to permit expansion of said bottom closure to a flat bottom when said bag is filled; and the two pairs of gusset panels being joined to each other by two divider panels, each divider panel extending from the edge of a gusset panel upwardly to almost the mouth of said bag, said divider panels being sealed to the side edges of said front and back walls to divide said bag into at least two compartments for holding different types of groceries.