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Abstract

A shipping sack having side walls defining a mouth from which contents may be discharged, includes a non-reclosable stitched fastener across and closing the mouth. The stitched fastener includes a removable chain stitch and a removable rip tape for facilitating manual opening of the stitched fastener. The rip tape in one embodiment is composed of a strip having a cut-out opening therethrough defining a handle adapted to be manually grasped for carrying the shipping sack. The rip tape also includes a free end extending beyond the edge of the shipping sack to facilitate manual access to the rip tape and to facilitate pulling the rip tape to remove the stitched fastener. In another embodiment, the handle rip tape includes a continuous row of finger holes in lieu of the single cut-out opening.

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