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Stabilized flexible container for flowable materials

US5158369A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 16, 1991
Grant dateOct 27, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D88/1625
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A stabilized flexible container for receiving flowable materials includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a perimeter wall formed from four double layered side walls seamed together along adjacent side edges. The exterior layer of the double layered side walls is greater in length than the interior layer and is folded inwardly upon itself and stitched along the side edges to form a pocket in a space between the interior and exterior layers of the double layered side wall with the side edges of the exterior layer in the pocket region being free from the seam connecting the adjacent side walls. The interior layers of the side walls are seamed together in the pocket region and are seamed along their bottom edges to the perimeter of the bottom wall. Rigid panels are inserted into the space between the interior and exterior layers of the side walls and are secured in the pocket to prevent the rigid panels from slipping out of the side walls. A separate rigid base may be placed under the containers for additional stability.

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