# US 2014/0193101 A1 · Remotely Openable Containment System and Installation Method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0193101 A1 - Document ID: US20140193101A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/032,813 - Filed: 2013-09-20 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: Electric Motion Company, Inc. - Inventors: Paul A. Orlowski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193101A1 ## CPC - B65D 33/16: End- or aperture-closing arrangements or devices (valves of valve bags {B65D31/14}; closures of filled bags B65D77/10) - B65D 33/1658: {Elements for flattening or folding the mouth portion (B65D33/30 takes precedence)} - B65D 77/30: Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during filling or closing of containers {(B65D77/20 takes precedence)} - E21B 27/02: Dump bailers, i.e. containers for depositing substances, e.g. cement or acids - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - E21B: EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS ## Abstract A remotely openable containment system employs a bag which receives contents such as grounding cement and employs a closure member which is secured by a bale. The closure member is attached to one end of the bag adjacent an opening. End portions of the bag are wound around the closure member and secured by the bale. The bale may include a pair of laterally spaced pins which are received in spaced bores of the closure member. At the installation site, the bag is lowered by a line into a hole. At the bottom of the hole, a line on the bale is pulled to release the bale and to permit the contents to discharge through the opening in the bag. Both the bag and the bale are removable from the hole by the attached lines. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A remotely openable containment system comprising: a bag having a first end portion with a handle and an opposed second end portion defining a closable opening; material disposed in said bag; a closure member attached to said bag having laterally opposed retainers, the second end portion of said bag being engaged about said closure member to close said opening; and a bale comprising a frame with a pair of laterally spaced pins, each received in a corresponding retainer of said closure member, and said frame engageable against bag to rotatably fix said closure member and contain said material within said bag. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein when said bale is removed from said closure retainers and said bag is lifted vertically by said handle, said material is discharged through said opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein said material is grounding cement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein said closure member is a tube and said retainers are bores. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein said closure member is rotatably attached to said bag by an adhesive strip. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein said bale is formed from wire. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein said bale has a handle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The containment system of claim 1 wherein said closure member is attached to said bag by a pair of laterally spaced loops. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The containment system of claim 4 wherein said pins each have a terminal end which extends beyond the bale bores and is bent over. ### Claim 10 A remotely openable containment system comprising: a bag having a first end portion and an opposed second end portion defining a closable opening; material disposed in said bag; a closure member attached to said bag, the second end portion of said bag being engaged about said closure member to close said opening; and a bale releasably engageable with said closure member to fixably position said closure member and contain said material within said bag. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The containment system of claim 10 further comprising a handle connecting said first end portion and wherein when said bale is released from said closure member and said bag is lifted vertically by said handle, said material is discharged through said opening. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The containment system of claim 10 wherein said closure member is an elongated tube, and the second end portion of said bag is wound about said closure member. ### Claim 13 A method of remotely opening a bag with a material comprising: providing a bag having a handle at one end and a closure member at an opposite end position closing an opening in said bag and being secured in a closed position by a bale; attaching a first line to said bag handle; attaching a second line to said bale; lowering said bag by said first line until said bag reaches a desired position; and pulling on said second line to release said bale from said closure member to thereby allow said material to discharge through said opening. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 further comprising pulling said first line to retrieve said bag from said position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 further comprising pulling said second line to retrieve said bale from said position. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein said position is at a bottom end of a hole. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein said material is grounding cement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein said bale has a handle and further comprising attaching said second line to said handle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 wherein said bale further engages laterally opposed portions of said closure member and pulling said second line results in releasing opposed portions of said closure member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 further comprising removing end portions of said bale.