System for stabilizing flexible bulk containers
OwnerLanny R. Berkeinventor
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Abstract
A system is described for stabilizing an array of flexible bulk containers that contain a dry flowable material in powder, flake or granular form. An upper section of at least one container includes a releasable connector for detachably coupling the container to an upper section of an adjacent container in the array. The connector serves to keep sidewall portions of the containers in an upright configuration in order to reduce the risk that one or more containers may topple over.
Claims20
An assembly comprising a plurality of flexible containers for bulk materials arranged in a first, horizontal, side-by-side array, each container having sidewall portions and a bottom wall portion made of flexible sheet material, the sidewall portions and the bottom wall portion of each container arranged to present a chamber for receiving the bulk materials, wherein each container has an upper section, and wherein the upper section of at least one container of the array includes a releasable connector that is detachably coupled to an adjacent container of the array.
A flexible container for bulk materials comprising:
- a body having sidewall portions and a bottom wall portion, the sidewall portions and the bottom wall portions made of flexible sheet material and being arranged to present a chamber for receiving bulk materials, the body also having an upper section;
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- at least one connector connected to the upper section, the connector having a generally loop-shaped configuration and a releasable coupling for opening and closing the loop of the loop-shaped configuration when desired.
A method of arranging a number of flexible containers in an array comprising:
- placing a first container on a surface that extends in a generally horizontal plane, wherein the first container contains a quantity of bulk material;
- placing a second container on the surface next to the first container, wherein the second container contains a quantity of bulk material;
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- connecting at least one strap between an upper section of the first container and an upper section of the second container in order to stabilize the containers and help avoid shifting of the bulk materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.