A standing pouch having a recess formed on the upper part of a side of the body of the pouch and spaced from the upper side of the body, and a relief connecting with the inside of the pouch surrounded by an end of the upper side, the upper part of the side and the upper part of the recess and becoming a spout by removing the end portion of the relief. The standing pouch can ensure transfer of a fluid material contained therein to another container without the occurrence of overflow problem. The standing pouch permits the variation of the discharged amount to be small and less dripping occurs.
This application is Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/653,702, filed on May 23, 1996, now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/332,783, filed on Nov. 1, 1994, now abandoned.
A sealable bag for storing merchandise includes a body having a pocket that is adapted to receive the merchandise. The pocket has an opening through which merchandise is placed into the pocket. The body has a pair of flanges disposed along the sides of the body. The body has a neck with the opening of the pocket being disposed at the neck of the body. The neck has a sealing area. The bag includes a pair of stress relief notches disposed in the flanges intermediate the sealing area and the opening of the pocket. The stress relief notches prevent the sealing area from becoming wrinkled while the bag is being sealed with automated equipment thus allowing a clean, unwrinkled seal to be formed in the bag.