SIDE GUSSETED BAG

The invention relates to a side gusseted bag 1,21 made of flexible material, wherein two opposing main walls 2,23 are connected at adjacent long sides 5,6 by at least one (first) side gusseted wall 4,22 that can be folded between the main walls 2,23 and comprise an opening at the top side that can be connected to a resealable closure 7,24 made of at least a pair of opposing closure elements 8,26 mounted on one or the other of the main walls 2,23, wherein the closure elements 7,24 are not fixed to each other at the ends thereof above the side gusseted wall in the opened state of the closure element, and the side gusseted wall 4,22 can be unfolded outward at the top side, designed in the sense of a good storage and transport closure, simultaneously retaining the potential for simple and wide opening and sufficient closure, such that the side gusseted wall 4,22 is separably fixed in a folded position between the main walls 2,23 before it is first opened.