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US 6,554,164 B1Granted
Flexible packaging bag and support unit
OwnerRonald Archibald Jonesinventor
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A support unit is provided for a liquid filled flexible packaging bag having a length, width, and thickness, and which enables such a bag to be stored horizontally while enabling liquid contained within the bag to be withdrawn as and when required. The storage unit (1) has a support panel (2, 12, 14, 19, 26, 42) for a liquid filled flexible packaging bag which is adapted to support the packaging bag in an inclined orientation at least after a proportion of the initial content of the bag has been removed. The support panel corresponds generally in plan view to the length and width of the packaging bag and is usually located inside a flat shape of box (6, 46) capable of storage on a shelf of low height. The support panel may be arranged to move from a horizontal position to a progressively more inclined position as liquid is removed from the bag. A liquid supply system is also disclosed.
A support unit for a liquid filled flexible packaging bag having a length, width, and thickness, the support unit comprising a support panel located in a box having a bottom, surrounding walls and an access lid, the support panel being adapted to support a liquid filled flexible packaging bag with its length in a generally horizontal orientation and wherein the support panel corresponds generally in plan view to the length and width of the packaging bag and is adapted to support the packaging bag in an inclined orientation at least after a proportion of the initial content of the bag has been removed with said incline being downwards towards a front edge of the panel, the support panel further being resiliently biased toward an upwardly inclined orientation so that it moves from a position in which is it positioned adjacent the bottom of the box to a progressively more inclined position as liquid is removed from a bag supported thereon.
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