20090022430 | BAG WITH HANDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A bag includes a panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and holes through the panel. A handle strip having a handle part is disposed adjacent the panel outer face, and a reinforcing strip, which can be separate from or an extension to the handle strip, is disposed adjacent the panel inner face. An area of the reinforcing strip is sealed to an area of the handle strip at the hole and is sealed also to the inner face of the panel. In a method of manufacturing the bag and handle arrangement, holes are formed in a bag panel, a handle strip has its end regions threaded through the holes and the end regions are folded back and sealed against each other and against a reverse face of the bag pattern piece | 01-22-2009 |