Special receptacle or package – With pallet feature
Patent
1996-08-09
1998-07-28
Garbe, Stephen P.
Special receptacle or package
With pallet feature
383119, 3831211, B65D 3302
Patent
active
057851751
ABSTRACT:
A bulk bag is provided which includes a base for cooperating with a forklift to allow transportation of the bag, and has a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the base to collectively define a space for receiving bulk material. The base includes two spaced apart substantially horizontal engagement members for abutting support by respective forks or tines of the forklift and a reinforced cavity disposed between and downwardly extending from the engagement members for providing structural support to the bag. Reinforcing members extend across the inside of the bag from wall to wall adjacent the base. In one embodiment, the reinforcing members have openings to allow the bulk material to pass therethrough so that the reinforcing members become embedded therein and are under tension to maintain the bag in a desired configuration when filled. Alternatively, a plurality of reinforcing members, in the form of strips, are spaced apart and extend between the base walls within the bag. The bulk material can pass between the strips during filling so that they become embedded in the bulk material and are placed in tension to retain the bag in a substantially desired configuration.
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