Patent · US Expired

Container manufacturing apparatus

US4208789A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 1979
Grant dateJun 24, 1980
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/52
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a new type of goods container which allows for economical transportation of bulk solids, especially low grade particulate matter. The container has a casing formed from woven metallic strips and is sealed from the inside. It is very strong and rigid providing it has been correctly filled and compacted. Novel apparatus for constructing the container is also provided as one method of filling and compacting the material to be transported. The container can be easily and quickly constructed at the filling site and scrapped at the end of its journey.

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