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US 2026/0225792 A1Published application
Collapsible bulk containers and spreader bar
OwnerEverett Waidinventor
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Abstract
A bulk container or bag capable of being filled with material, with features configured to facilitate being lifted and emptied, comprising a body having a bottom wall connected to one or more outer sidewalls to define an interior space, wherein the bottom wall includes an opening to a chute in fluid communication with the interior space, and a plurality of straps secured to the one or more outer sidewalls and the bottom wall, wherein the first end portion and the second end portion of each strap includes engagement members for connecting with a forklift or other apparatus.
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A bulk container, comprising:
- a body having a bottom wall connected to one or more outer sidewalls, the one or more outer sidewalls having an upper rim defining an opening to an interior space formed by the bottom wall and the one or more sidewalls, wherein the bottom wall includes a chute opening;
- an intermediate wall dividing the interior space into a first cell and a second cell, the intermediate wall having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the lower edge is adjacent to the chute opening and the upper edge is adjacent to the upper rim;
- a chute having a proximal open end and a distal open end, the proximal open end being connected to the chute opening whereby the chute is in fluid communication with the first cell and the second cell through the chute opening;
- a plurality of straps having a first end portion, a second end portion and a middle portion, the middle portion of each strap of the plurality of straps being secured to the one or more outer sidewalls and the bottom wall, wherein the first end portion and the second end portion of each strap of the plurality of straps protrude from the upper rim of the one or more outer sidewalls, the first end portion and the second end portion including engagement members.
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A bulk container, comprising:
- a body having a bottom wall having four sides, the four sides being connected to a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, respectively, to define an interior space;
- an upper rim connecting the front wall, the back wall, the first side wall and the second wall at opposing ends thereof relative to the bottom wall, the upper rim defining an opening to the interior space, wherein the bottom wall includes a chute opening;
- an intermediate wall dividing the interior space into a first cell and a second cell on opposing sides of the intermediate wall, the intermediate wall having an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the lower edge is adjacent to the chute opening and the upper edge is planar with the upper rim;
- a cross-webbing member positioned in at least one of the first cell and the second cell, wherein the cross-webbing member is connected to at least the intermediate wall, the front wall and the back wall;
- a tubular member having a proximal open end and a distal open end, the proximal open end being connected to the chute opening whereby the tubular member is in fluid communication with the first cell and the second cell through the chute opening;
- a plurality of straps having a first end portion, a second end portion and a middle portion, the first end portion and the second end portion including engagement members, the plurality of straps including:
- (i) one or more lateral straps having the middle portion secured to the bottom wall, the front wall and the back wall, wherein the first end portion of the one or more lateral straps protrudes from the upper rim adjacent to the front wall and the second end portion of the one or more lateral straps protrudes from the upper rim adjacent to the back wall;
- and (ii) one or more longitudinal straps having the middle portion secured to the bottom wall, the front wall and the back wall, wherein the first end portion of the one or more longitudinal straps protrudes from the upper rim adjacent to the front wall and the second end portion of the one or more longitudinal straps protrudes from the upper rim adjacent to the back wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.