Fill port for a flexible container for relieving or distributing stresses at the fill port
US8088117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/3646
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a fill port for a flexible container such as a flexible self supporting dewatering or marine structure. The container includes a flexible material having at least one opening and a fill port having an inner port body and an outer port body. At least one face of the inner and/or outer port body has a plurality of cellular surfaces with cavities that do not extend through the inner and/or outer port body on which they are positioned. The cavities receive a portion of the flexible material when the inner port body, the flexible material, and the outer port body are secured together and in use, thus minimizing stresses on the flexible material surrounding the fill port by equally distributing the forces acting on this material during the filling stage and thus reducing the risk of tears or failure to the flexible container.
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