Flexible container with support members
AssigneeB.A.G. Corp.
InventorsBobby Glenn Brown, Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Craig Alan Nickell
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Abstract
A baffle-type bulk bag is reinforced with triangular support members positioned in the triangular corners of the bulk bag to facilitate stacking. The bulk bag may include double layer side walls having support panels received therein.
Claims15
For use in conjunction with a baffle-type bulk bag of the type comprising side walls extending to corners and baffles extending across the corners for maintaining the bulk bag in a relatively rectangular configuration when filled, the improvement comprising:
- triangular support members substantially filling the triangular corners of the bulk bag defined by the baffles thereof and having a vertical dimension substantially coincident with the vertical dimension of the bulk bag.
For use in conjunction with a baffle-type bulk bag of the type comprising including double layer side wall portions and baffles extending across the corners for maintaining the bulk bag in relatively rectangular configuration when filled, the improvement comprising:
- triangular support members substantially filling the triangular corners of the bulk bag defined by the baffles, and
- stiffeners positioned in the double layer portions of the side walls.
A flexible container for receiving, transporting, and storing flowable materials comprising:
- an inner side wall layer;
- an outer side wall layer;
- eight vertical seams joining the inner and outer side wall layers to form baffles extending across corners and double layer side walls extending between the baffles;
- stiffeners within the double layer side walls;
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- triangular support members within the corners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.