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US 11,560,244 B2Granted
Soft-sided bulk material containers with hold-ins
AssigneeI.C.E. Packaging Company, LLC
InventorAldon E. Beale
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for transferring bulk material for transport, the method includes placing a first quantity of bulk material in a soft-sided bulk material container, extending a first hold-in across the container from a first side of the container to a second location, the second location being substantially toward a second side of the container, wherein the first hold-in is secured to the first side of the container, securing the first hold-in to the second location and placing a second quantity of bulk material in the container, the second quantity covering the first hold-in and securing the first hold-in to the second location with a weight of the second quantity of bulk material.
Claims17
A method of packaging bulk material, the method comprising:
- providing a soft-sided container comprising:
- a plurality of sides attached to a bottom, wherein each side of the plurality of sides has a corresponding height extending from the bottom towards a top opening defined in the container;
- at least one closable top to open and close the top opening;
- and
- at least one hold-in having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the hold-in is horizontally attached to a first side of the plurality of sides at a location ranging from between 20 and 70 percent of the height of the first side, and wherein the second end of the hold-in is not initially secured;
- placing a first quantity of bulk material into the container through the top opening, wherein the first quantity of bulk material only partially fills the container;
- extending the hold-in from the first side of the plurality of sides towards a second side of the plurality of sides, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side;
- and
- placing a second quantity of bulk material into the container through the top opening,
- wherein the second end of the hold-in includes a means for griping at least one of the following:
- the first quantity of bulk materials or the second quantity of bulk materials, and
- wherein the means for griping includes at least one item selected from a group comprising:
- a block, a pipe, and a rock.
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A method of packaging bulk material, the method comprising:
- providing a soft-sided container comprising:
- a plurality of sides attached to a bottom, wherein each side of the plurality of sides has a corresponding height extending from the bottom towards a top opening defined in the container;
- at least one closable top to open and close the top opening;
- and
- at least one hold-in having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the hold-in is horizontally attached to a first side of the plurality of sides at a location ranging from between 20 and 70 percent of the height of the first side, and wherein the second end of the hold-in is not initially secured;
- placing a first quantity of bulk material into the container through the top opening, wherein the first quantity of bulk material only partially fills the container;
- extending the hold-in from the first side of the plurality of sides towards a second side of the plurality of sides, wherein the second side is opposite of the first side;
- and
- placing a second quantity of bulk material into the container through the top opening,
- wherein the second end of the hold-in includes a means for griping at least one of the following:
- the first quantity of bulk materials or the second quantity of bulk materials, and
- wherein the means for griping at least partially secures the second end of the hold-in and at least partially prevents the second end of the hold-in from being pulled through the first and second quantity of bulk materials.
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A method of packaging bulk material, the method comprising:
- providing a soft-sided container comprising:
- a plurality of sides attached to a bottom, wherein each side of the plurality of sides has a corresponding height extending from the bottom towards a top opening defined in the container;
- at least one closable top to open and close the top opening;
- a first plurality of hold-ins, wherein each hold-in of the first plurality of hold-ins has:
- a first end and a second end,
- the first end horizontally attached to a side of the plurality of sides at a location ranging from between 20 and 50 percent of the height of said side,
- the second end not initially secured, and
- the first end horizontally attached at substantially the same height as the first end of the other hold-ins of the first plurality of hold-ins;
- and
- a second plurality of hold-ins, wherein each hold-in of the second plurality of hold-ins has:
- a first end and a second end,
- the first end horizontally attached to a side of the plurality of sides at a location ranging from between 50 and 80 percent of the height of said side,
- the second end not initially secured, and
- the first end horizontally at substantially at the same height as the first end of the other hold-ins of the second plurality of hold-ins;
- placing a first quantity of bulk material into the container through the top opening, wherein this first quantity of bulk material only partially fills the container;
- extending a first hold-in of the first plurality of hold-ins which are horizontally attached at substantially the same height, from the side of the plurality of sides to which it is horizontally attached towards a side of the plurality of sides which is opposite of the side of the plurality of sides to which it is horizontally attached, and extending a second hold-in of the first plurality of hold-ins which are horizontally attached at substantially the same height, from the side of the plurality of sides to which it is horizontally attached towards the a side of the plurality of sides which is opposite of the side to which it is horizontally attached;
- placing a second quantity of bulk material into the container through the top opening;
- extending a first hold-in of the second plurality of hold-ins which are horizontally attached at substantially the same height, from the side of the plurality of sides to which it is horizontally attached, towards a side of the plurality of sides which is opposite of the side to which it is horizontally attached, and extending a second hold-in of the second plurality of hold-ins which are horizontally attached at substantially the same height, from the side of the plurality of sides to which it is horizontally attached, towards a side of the plurality of sides which is opposite of the side to which it is horizontally attached;
- and
- placing a third quantity of bulk material into the container through its top opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.