Patent · US Expired

Loading cage for bulk goods

US4116485A · kind A · utility

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3References
14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 1976
Grant dateSep 26, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 18, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D90/022
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bulk material carrying container defined by a framework including a base and a pair of opposing, generally parallel upright sides carried by the base. An elastomeric sheet is secured to and suspended between the sides so that it forms a generally concave receptacle into which bulk material and the like may be dropped. The sheet is dimensioned so that it is substantially freely suspended between the sides. A multiplicity of sheet supporting, flexible ropes are anchored to the sides and engage an underside of the sheet so as to support the sheet and materials carried therein.

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