For the production of loop handle shopping bags based on semi-tube sheeting consisting of thermoplastic plastic, an edge strip of the semi-tube sheeting is folded onto itself and reinforcement warps, consisting of a weld-friendly thermoplastic plastic that provides a good weld, are attached on the interior sides of the edge areas by means of glueing or welding at a distance corresponding to the width of the shopping bags to be produced. Subsequently, the edge strip is folded back so that the added reinforcement warps are positioned back-to-back. Double-layer handle strips are positioned in a U-shape and placed between the reinforcement warps with their end areas of the free shanks, and welded together with the edge areas through the reinforcement warps between welding devices. The shopping bags are then separated from the semi-tube sheeting by means of separating weld seams.

The invention concerns a rotary type bag manufacturing machine which feeds continuously material paper (R) to form angulated bottom bags (B) with handles (T) in which a top edge (S2) with the handles (T) pasted can be folded toward an inside in the manufacturing process. Material paper (R) wound in a roll is continuously fed out. After forming lateral slits (15) and Letter-J-shaped nicks (16) on the material paper (R) by an incising device (4), reinforcing papers (T1) for handles (T) formed by a handle forming device 2 are pasted. Then, a cutting device (6) cuts off the material paper (R) on a cut line aligned with the lateral slits (15) to thereby form the material paper (R) with the handles (T) which remains unfolded in a plane. A cut end portion (S2) with each handle (T) pasted is folded toward an inside to invisibly cover each reinforcing paper (T1) for the handle (T). Thereafter, angulated bottom paper bags (B) are formed through a paper tube forming process and a bottom folding process.

A method for manufacturing bags (18) with strap shaped handles (16) which provides for the handles to be bonded to the outside faces of the bags by attachment portions (24) at the free ends of their parallel legs, in which assembling and bonding of the handles (16) is effected during continuous transport of the bags (18), with their bottoms (20) forward, from a bag making machine (10) in which the bags without handles are produced, to a stacker station; the handles are folded such that their portions (26) protruding beyond the bag marginal edge while in the usage position are folded over forwardly as viewed in bag transport direction; and the handle portions (26) as folded over are detachably tacked to the bags (18) and/or the attachment portions (24) before the bags are entering the stacker station (14).

A method for producing bags (12) with carrying handles (48), for which the starting material for the carrying handles is supplied as endless material and at least two carrying handles are affixed to each finished or still unfinished bag, in which the starting material for the several carrying handles (48) belonging to one bag (12), to begin with, are supplied in the form of a single strip (20) of material, which then is divided up continuously into several parallel partial strips (38, 40) for the individual carrying handles.