| US 7,600,917 B2 | ||
| Bulk bag for meat and meat products | ||
| Joe Ronald Richardson, Jr., Sadler, Tex. (US); Bradley Matthew Eisenbarth, Sherman, Tex. (US); and Bobby Glenn Brown, Dennison, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to B.A.G. Corp., Dallas, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/461,298. | ||
| Application 11/461298 is a continuation of application No. 10/689278, filed on Oct. 20, 2003, granted, now 7,086,781. | ||
| Application 10/689278 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/436761, filed on May 13, 2003, granted, now 6,921,201. | ||
| Application 10/436761 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/253086, filed on Sep. 24, 2002, granted, now 6,739,753. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/389865, filed on Jun. 20, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0285776 A1, Dec. 21, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 30/22 (2006.01); B65D 33/00 (2006.01); B65D 30/16 (2006.01); B65D 30/08 (2006.01); B65D 33/02 (2006.01); B65D 25/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 383—38 [383/33; 383/104; 383/109; 383/111; 383/119; 220/9.4] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A bulk bag comprising:
side walls having upper and lower ends and defining a predetermined geometrical configuration comprising a plurality of corners;
the side walls comprising fabric side wall panels connected end-to-end;
a bottom wall secured to the lower ends of the side walls;
the side walls and the bottom wall defining the interior of the bulk bag;
a liner secured within the interior of the bulk bag as defined by the side walls and the bottom wall;
a plurality of pockets each located at one of the corners of the bulk bag;
each of the pockets comprising a long, narrow fabric strip secured to the fabric comprising the side wall panels by sew lines
extending parallel to the corners of the bulk bag;
a plurality of support members each received within one of the pockets and extending substantially the entire length thereof
for retaining the bulk bag in an upright configuration;
a frame comprising a plurality of top members defining a geometrical configuration which is congruent with the geometrical
configuration defined by the side walls and a plurality of legs depending from the top members at the corners thereof; and
the legs of the frame being received within the pockets of the bulk bag to retain the bulk bag in an open configuration.
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