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US 12,459,729 B2Granted
Device for storing and transporting bulk material, in particular pharmaceutical bulk material, as well as a method for filling a device of this kind with said bulk material and for emptying a device filled with said bulk material
AssigneeAndocksysteme G. Untch GmbH
InventorGünter Untch
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Abstract
A device for storing and transporting a bulk material, in particular a pharmaceutical bulk material, comprising a base container and at least one connection body detachably connectable with the base container, wherein the base container and the connection body in the connected state form a sealing section with which the base container and the connection body are connectable or are connected gas-tight with one another. A method for filling such device with this bulk material and for emptying a device filled with this bulk material as well as the use of such device for storing and transporting a pharmaceutical bulk material.
Claims19
A device for storing and transporting bulk material, comprising:
- a base container;
- and
- a connection body detachably connectable with the base container,
- wherein the base container and the connection body in a connected state form a sealing section with which the base container and the connection body are connected gas-tight with one another,
- wherein the sealing section comprises a first sealing contour formed by the base container and a second sealing contour formed by the connection body, which, in the connected state, are in gas-tight contact on one another,
- wherein the connection body comprises a filling connection, that can be closed gas-tight, for introducing and emptying of the bulk material, and
- an adapter body with a first passage opening and a second passage opening,
- wherein the adapter body in a region of the first passage opening comprises a first sealing section comprising a first sealing contour and in a region of the second passage opening comprises a second sealing section comprising a second sealing contour such that the adapter body is connected gas-tight with the base container at the first passage opening and the connection body at the second passage opening,
- wherein the adapter body in a connected state is arranged between the base container and the connection body,
- a plurality of enclosure facilities, wherein each enclosure facility encompasses an interior volume into which the base container is placeable in between two clamping elements, wherein one clamping element covers a top of the base container and the other clamping element covers a bottom of the base container, and comprises an enclosure container and an enclosure upper shell that are gas-tight connectable with one another, the plurality of enclosure facilities arranged such that at least one enclosure facility is stacked on top of another enclosure facility without the base container of one enclosure facility being in contact with another base container of an adjacent enclosure facility.
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A device for storing and transporting bulk material, comprising:
- a base container;
- and
- a connection body detachably connectable with the base container,
- wherein the base container and the connection body in a connected state form a sealing section with which the base container and the connection body are connected gas-tight with one another,
- wherein the sealing section comprises a first sealing contour formed by the base container and a second sealing contour formed by the connection body, which, in the connected state, are in gas-tight contact on one another,
- wherein the connection body comprises a filling connection, that can be closed gas-tight, for introducing and emptying of the bulk material, and
- an adapter body with a first passage opening and a second passage opening,
- wherein the adapter body in a region of the first passage opening comprises a first sealing section comprising a first sealing contour and in a region of the second passage opening comprises a second sealing section comprising a second sealing contour such that the adapter body is connected gas-tight with the base container at the first passage opening and the connection body at the second passage opening,
- an inverting frame connectable with the base container, with which the base container can be swiveled about a rotational axis (D), and
- a plurality of enclosure facilities, wherein each enclosure facility encompasses an interior volume into which the base container is comprises an enclosure container and an enclosure upper shell that are gas-tight connectable with one another, the plurality of enclosure facilities arranged such that at least one enclosure facility is stacked on top of another enclosure facility without the base container of one enclosure facility being in contact with another base container of an adjacent enclosure facility.
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A device for storing and transporting bulk material, comprising:
- a base container;
- and
- a connection body detachably connectable with the base container,
- wherein the base container and the connection body in a connected state form a scaling section with which the base container and the connection body are connected gas-tight with one another,
- wherein the sealing section comprises a first sealing contour formed by the base container and a second sealing contour formed by the connection body, which, in the connected state, are in gas-tight contact on one another,
- wherein the connection body comprises a filling connection, that can be closed gas-tight, for introducing and emptying of the bulk material, and to which a mating connection of a supplying and/or emptying facility is connected gas-tight, and
- an inverting frame connectable with the base container, with which the base container can be swiveled about a rotational axis (D),
- the supplying and/or emptying facility comprises a flexible tube which is either connected gas-tight with the connection body in the sealing section or which comprises the mating connection that is connected with the filling connection of the connection body, and
- a plurality of enclosure facilities, wherein each enclosure facility encompasses an interior volume into which the base container is placeable in between two clamping elements, wherein one clamping element covers a top of the base container and the other clamping element covers a bottom of the base container, and comprises an enclosure container and an enclosure upper shell that are gas-tight connectable with one another, the plurality of enclosure facilities arranged such that at least one enclosure facility is stacked on top of another enclosure facility without the base container of one enclosure facility being in contact with another base container of an adjacent enclosure facility.
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A device for storing and transporting bulk material, comprising:
- a base container;
- and
- a connection body detachably connectable with the base container,
- wherein the base container and the connection body in a connected state form a sealing section with which the base container and the connection body are connected gas-tight with one another,
- wherein the sealing section comprises a first sealing contour formed by the base container and a second sealing contour formed by the connection body, which, in the connected state, are in gas-tight contact on one another,
- wherein the connection body comprises a filling connection, that can be closed gas-tight, for introducing and emptying of the bulk material, and
- an adapter body with a first passage opening and a second passage opening,
- wherein the adapter body in a region of the first passage opening comprises a first sealing section comprising a first sealing contour and in a region of the second passage opening comprises a second sealing section comprising a second sealing contour such that the adapter body is connected gas-tight with the base container at the first passage opening and the connection body at the second passage opening, and
- a plurality of enclosure facilities, wherein each enclosure facility encompasses an interior volume into which the base container is placeable in between two clamping elements, wherein one clamping element covers a top of the base container and the other clamping element covers a bottom of the base container, and comprises an enclosure container and an enclosure upper shell that are gas-tight connectable with one another, the plurality of enclosure facilities arranged such that at least one enclosure facility is stacked on top of another enclosure facility without the base container of one enclosure facility being in contact with another base container of an adjacent enclosure facility.
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A device for storing and transporting bulk material, comprising:
- a base container;
- and
- a connection body detachably connectable with the base container,
- wherein the base container and the connection body in a connected state form a scaling section with which the base container and the connection body are connected gas-tight with one another,
- wherein the sealing section comprises a first sealing contour formed by the base container and a second sealing contour formed by the connection body, which, in the connected state, are in gas-tight contact on one another,
- wherein the connection body comprises a filling connection, that can be closed gas-tight, for introducing and emptying of the bulk material, and to which a mating connection of a supplying and/or emptying facility is connected gas-tight, and
- the supplying and/or emptying facility comprises a flexible tube which comprises the mating connection that is connected with the filling connection of the connection body, the filling connection and the mating connection form a double flap that can be opened when the filling connection and the mating connection are connected;
- and
- a plurality of enclosure facilities, wherein each enclosure facility encompasses an interior volume into which the base container is placeable in between two clamping elements, wherein one clamping element covers a top of the base container and the other clamping element covers a bottom of the base container, and comprises an enclosure container and an enclosure upper shell that are gas-tight connectable with one another, the plurality of enclosure facilities arranged such that at least one enclosure facility is stacked on top of another enclosure facility without the base container of one enclosure facility being in contact with another base container of an adjacent enclosure facility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.