Composite Containers For Bulk Solids, Related Systems And Methods
OwnerAnna Naukkarineninventor
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Abstract
A container for holding bulk solids, the container including a tubular body extending at least partially around an interior of the container to form a tubular body having a top end and a bottom end, at least one sealing member positioned in the interior of the container spaced away from each of the top end and the bottom end of the tubular body, the at least one sealing member sealably engaging at least a portion of the tubular body, a reclosable lid attached to the top end of the tubular body to form a closed top end of the container, the reclosable lid comprising pulp fibers, and a bottom plate attached to the bottom end of the tubular body to form a closed bottom end of the container, the bottom plate comprising pulp fibers.
Claims25
A container for holding bulk solids, the container comprising:
- a tubular body extending at least partially around an interior of the container to form a tubular body having a top end and a bottom end;
- at least one sealing member positioned in the interior of the container spaced away from each of the top end and the bottom end of the tubular body, the at least one sealing member sealably engaging at least a portion of the tubular body;
- a reclosable lid attached to the top end of the tubular body to form a closed top end of the container, the reclosable lid comprising molded pulp fibers;
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- a bottom plate attached to the bottom end of the tubular body to form a closed bottom end of the container, the bottom plate comprising molded pulp fibers.
A method of forming a container for holding bulk solids, the method comprising:
- obtaining a body blank;
- positioning the body blank extending at least partially around an interior of the container to form a tubular body having a top end and a bottom end;
- positioning at least one sealing member in the interior of the container spaced away from each of the top end and the bottom end of the tubular body, the at least one sealing member sealably engaging at least a portion of the tubular body;
- attaching a reclosable lid to the top end of the tubular body to form a closed top end of the container, the reclosable lid comprising molded pulp fibers;
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- attaching a bottom plate to the bottom end of the tubular body to form a closed bottom end of the container, the bottom plate comprising molded pulp fibers.
An assembly line for forming a container for holding bulk solids, the assembly line comprising:
- a supply of body blanks, sealing members, reclosable lids, and bottom plates, the bottom plates and the reclosable lids comprising molded pulp fibers;
- a body forming station for bending a body blank from the supply of body blanks at least partially around an interior of the container;
- a sealing station for attaching a sealing member from the supply of sealing members to the tubular body in the interior of the container;
- a filling station for filing the interior of the container with bulk solids through a bottom end of the tubular body;
- a bottom plate application station for attaching a bottom plate from the supply of bottom plates to the bottom end of the tubular body to form a closed bottom end of the container;
- a lid attachment station for attaching a reclosable lid from the supply of reclosable lids to the top end of the tubular body to form a closed top end of the container;
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- a body plate application station for attaching a bottom plate from the supply of bottom plates to the bottom end of the tubular body to form a closed bottom end of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.