Bulk bag sealing system
AssigneeSchenck Process LLC
InventorsKent Carolan, Austin Petry, Tim Strathman
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Abstract
A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system. The sealing system comprises a main housing and a discharge tube housed within the main housing. The discharge tube is configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system. The sealing system additionally comprises a first seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag with respect to the discharge tube, and a second seal configured to selectively seal an interior space of the main housing from the material handling and processing system.
Claims20
A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system, wherein said sealing system comprises:
- a main housing;
- a discharge tube housed within said main housing, wherein said discharge tube is configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system;
- a first seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag with respect to said discharge tube;
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- a second seal configured to selectively seal an interior space of said main housing from the material handling and processing system.
A sealing system for connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system, wherein said sealing system comprises:
- a discharge tube configured to fluidly connect the bulk bag with the material handling and processing system;
- a first pneumatic seal configured to selectively seal the bulk bag to said discharge tube;
- and
- a second pneumatic seal positioned below said first pneumatic seal between said first pneumatic seal and the material handling and processing system.
A method of connecting a bulk bag to a material handling and processing system, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) sealing, via a first seal, a bulk bag to a sealing system associated with the material handling and processing system;
- (b) sealing, via a second seal, an interior space of the sealing system from the material handling and processing system,
- wherein said sealing of step (b) is performed simultaneously with said sealing of step (a);
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- (c) causing material within the bulk bag to be emptied into the material handling and processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.