Bulk bag sealing system
AssigneeSchenck Process LLC
InventorsKent Carolan, Austin Petry, Tim Strathman
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Abstract
A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system. The sealing system comprises a main housing and a discharge tube housed within the main housing. The discharge tube is configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system. The sealing system additionally comprises a first seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag with respect to the discharge tube, and a second seal configured to selectively seal an interior space of the main housing from the material handling and processing system.
Claims17
A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system, wherein said sealing system comprises:
- a main housing;
- a discharge tube housed within said main housing, wherein said discharge tube is configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system;
- a first seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag with respect to said discharge tube;
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- a second seal configured to selectively seal an interior space of said main housing from the material handling and processing system, wherein said second seal sealing the interior space of said main housing from the material handling and processing system includes closing off a gap presented between said second seal and said main housing.
A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system, wherein said sealing system comprises:
- a main housing;
- a discharge tube housed within the main housing and configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system;
- a first pneumatic seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag to said discharge tube;
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- a second pneumatic seal positioned below said first pneumatic seal between said first pneumatic seal and the material handling and processing system, wherein said second seal is configured to engage with the main housing to seal an interior space of the main housing from the material handling and processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.