Multi-chamber container for bulk materials, and method of filling a multi-chamber container
OwnerReinhard Matyeinventor
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Abstract
A multi-chamber container includes at least two sections for storing at least two separate bulk materials in isolation from one another, and/or in isolation from environmental elements such as water or humidity, and/or in isolation from other chemicals. The container may include at least two separate openable apertures or regions for dispensing the respective bulk materials separately or simultaneously, and may be filled in a manner that surrounds one bulk material with another, but isolates the bulk materials from one another while they are in the container. The container permits flexibility in storage and handling of the bulk materials, which are substantially prevented from premature chemical reactions or undesired exposure to environmental elements or chemicals.
Claims15
A multi-chamber bulk material container comprising:
- a primary container defining a first bulk chamber configured to contain a first bulk material, said primary container comprising at least one side surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface having a first openable and closeable aperture configured to selectively dispense the first bulk material and a second openable and closeable aperture spaced from said first openable and closeable aperture and configured to selectively dispense a second bulk material, and said primary container having an open top portion opposite said bottom surface and open to said first bulk chamber;
- a moisture-impervious secondary container defining a second bulk chamber at least partially within said primary container and configured to contain the second bulk material, said secondary container comprising a closeable aperture configured to receive the second bulk material and an openable aperture substantially aligned with said second openable and closeable aperture and configured to selectively dispense the second bulk material;
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- wherein said secondary container is adapted to isolate the second bulk material in said second bulk chamber from at least one of (i) the first bulk material in said first bulk chamber, and (ii) a contaminant from outside of said primary container and said secondary container.
A multi-chamber bulk material container comprising:
- a primary container comprising sidewalls and a bottom wall cooperating to define first and second chamber portions, wherein said first chamber portion is adapted to contain a first bulk material and said second chamber portion is adapted to contain a second bulk material that is different in composition from the first bulk material;
- a first openable and closeable aperture defined in said bottom wall of said primary container at said first chamber portion, said first openable and closeable aperture configured to selectively dispense the first bulk material;
- a second openable and closeable aperture defined in said bottom wall of said primary container at said second chamber portion, said second openable and closeable aperture spaced apart from said first openable and closeable aperture and configured to selectively dispense the second bulk material;
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- a secondary container positioned in said second chamber portion of said primary container, said secondary container comprising a generally sealable and moisture-impervious liner that is openable at a bottom end positioned at said second openable and closeable aperture.
A multi-chamber bulk material container comprising:
- a primary container comprising at least one sidewall and a bottom wall defining a first chamber for containing a first bulk material, wherein said bottom wall is openable to dispense the first bulk material from the first chamber;
- a secondary container positioned in said first chamber of said primary container and defining a second chamber at least partially within said first chamber of said primary container, said secondary container comprising a generally sealable and moisture-resistant liner having closeable openings at upper and lower end portions thereof, wherein said closeable opening at said lower end portion is configured to be folded closed and maintained closed by the first bulk material in said first chamber, and wherein said closeable opening at said lower end portion is configured to reopen by unfolding as a result of dispensing the first bulk material from said first chamber;
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- wherein said secondary container is configured to isolate the second bulk material in said second bulk chamber from at least one of (i) the first bulk material in said first chamber, and (ii) a contaminant from outside of said primary container and said secondary container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.