Bulk container, specifically ibc combination, and method for manufacturing same
AssigneeGreif International Holding BV
InventorRobert STABREY
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Abstract
The invention relates to an Intermediate Bulk Container combination (IBC combination) comprising a pallet (20), which has a plastic pallet body (25) and a mesh cage attached to the pallet (20), in particular a metal tubular mesh cage (30), wherein an inner container (35) made of dimensionally stable plastic or flexible material is mounted in the mesh cage (30) and the IBC optionally has a corner and/or edge protection, and the pallet (20) has at least one plastic reinforcing strip (80). The invention also relates to a method for producing such an IBC (10).
Claims12
Intermediate bulk container (IBC) having a pallet which has a pallet body made of plastic and a mesh cage, in particular a tubular mesh cage, made of metal which is attached to the pallet, wherein an inner container made of dimensionally stable plastic or flexible material is mounted in the mesh cage and the IBC optionally has a corner and/or edge protection and the pallet has at least one reinforcing strip made of plastic.
Method for converting an intermediate bulk container (IBC), the pallet of which has at least one metal reinforcement and a metal mesh cage, in particular tubular mesh cage, attached to the pallet, in which an inner container made of dimensionally stable plastic or flexible materials is mounted, and optionally a corner and/or edge protection, characterized by the following steps of:
- removing the metal reinforcement from the pallet of the intermediate bulk container;
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- attaching at least one reinforcing strip in each case to an upper side and/or to a lower side and/or in a middle part and/or in a cavity or recess of the pallet body for reinforcing the pallet of the intermediate bulk container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.