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Abstract

A tobacco or similar packing of the folding bag type, i.e. comprising a strip of sheet material which is folded about a transverse folding line offset from the middle of the strip so as to present a front panel having a free top edge and a bottom edge constituted by said folding line, and a rear panel extending upwardly from said bottom edge to beyond the top edge of the front panel, the side edges of the adjacent panels being joined so as to define a flat bag portion, the rear side of which is extended into a flap portion beyond the top of the bag portion, said flap portion being folded or adapted to be folded down along the front side of the bag together with the uppermost part of the bag portion, about a second transverse folding line underneath the top edge of the front panel, and being fastened or adapted to be fastened in a releasable manner to the exterior surface of said bag portion by means of adhering fastening means. According to the invention the said fastening means are constituted by a transverse zone of adhesive applied to the exterior surface of the bag portion at such a location that the top edge of the front panel, when the bag is folded about said second transverse folding line, is situated adjacent to said transverse zone of adhesive, preferably approximately along the middle line thereof, whereby the pouch is closable in a sealed manner.

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First Claim