Flexible container having four lifting loops
AssigneeNorsk Hydro a.s.
InventorOdd F. Rasmussen
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Abstract
The invention relates to flexible containers for lifting, transport and storage of bulk material and comprises lifting loops, an inlet opening, sidewalls and a bottom. Such containers can be used for transport and storage of large articles like 50 kilo bags, but also for free-flowing material. Easy loading and unloading into railroad cars, trucks and the like can be obtained by using this container. The container has four integrated lifting loops which are direct extensions of the container's sidewalls, and each lifting loop has a width of up to 1/4 of the container's circumference. The container's bottom is preferably made from the extension of at least one of the sidewalls.
Claims3
In a flexible container for the lifting, transportation and storage of bulk material, said flexible container including a bottom, plural side walls, an inlet opening and lifting loops, the improvement wherein:
- said flexible container comprises four said lifting loops;
- each said lifting loop comprises an integral extension of the material of at least portions of said side walls;
- each said lifting loop has a width of no more than approximately one-quarter of the circumference of said container;
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- said bottom is formed from an integral extension of the material of at least one of said side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.