Packaging for Flowable Solids
AssigneeThe Iams Company
InventorsDeborah Sue Slovut, Lawrence Andrew Schumacher, Leonard Joseph Keller, Laura Lynn Heilman, Benito Alberto Romanach
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Abstract
A package for large volumes of flowable solids may comprise 2 or more distinct packages of smaller volume. The 2 or more distinct packages may be bound together to minimize changes in center of gravity during handling. The packages may be bound together by an overwrap. The overwrap may have discontinuities. A method of packaging large volumes of flowable solids by temporarily reducing effective headspace to minimize changes in center of gravity during handling.
Claims19
A package comprising:
- a first pliable bag containing a first flowable solid and a headspace;
- and a second pliable bag containing a second flowable solid and a headspace;
- wherein the first pliable bag and the second pliable bag are bound together to reduce an effective headspace in the package while the bags are bound.
A package comprising:
- a pliable bag containing at least 10 pounds of a flowable solid;
- a headspace comprising at least 20% of a volume of the pliable bag;
- wherein the pliable bag is folded to reduce the effective headspace of the bag and the fold is frangibly secured.
A method of making a heavy package of flowable solids easier to handle, comprising:
- providing a pliable bag containing between 40 and 120 pounds of a flowable solid;
- reducing an effective headspace of the pliable bag by folding or compressing the pliable bag;
- and frangibly securing the pliable bag in the folded or compressed condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.