Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
An intermediate bulk container including at least side walls having upper and lower peripheries respectively and a bottom wall, and a releasably mounted internal liner, which comprises:- a plurality of first attachment means secured externally to the side walls of the container adjacent the upper and lower peripheries thereof, and spaced uniformly around said container; a plurality of first openings through said container adjacent said bottom wall, there being one opening associated with each first attachment means adjacent said lower periphery; and a plurality of second attachment means secured to said liner adjacent the top and bottom thereof, there being one second attachment means for each first attachment means; whereby, with said liner located within said container each of said second attachment means can extend from the interior of the container to the exterior thereof and can be releasably secured to a corresponding one of said first attachment means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
An intermediate bulk container including at least side walls having upper and lower peripheries respectively and a bottom wall, and a releasably mounted internal liner, which comprises:- a plurality of first attachment means secured externally to the side walls of the container adjacent the upper and lower peripheries thereof, and spaced uniformly around said container; a plurality of first openings through said container adjacent said bottom wall, there being one opening associated with each first attachment means adjacent said lower periphery; and a plurality of second attachment means secured to said liner adjacent the top and bottom thereof, there being one second attachment means for each first attachment means; whereby, with said liner located within said container each of said second attachment means can extend from the interior of the container to the exterior thereof and can be releasably secured to a corresponding one of said first attachment means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A container according to claim 1 wherein each of said first attachment means includes a pair of first straps each having one end thereof connected to a connecting ring and the other end thereof secured to the side wall of said container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A container according'to claim 2 wherein said first straps diverge from said ring so that said other ends are spaced apart and so that said ring is closer to the adjacent periphery of the side wall than said other ends.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
A container according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein each second attachment means for the bottom of said liner includes a second strap secured at one end to the bottom of the liner and of a size to pass through a corresponding one of said openings, said second strap having connecting means at the other end for attachment to an associated first attachment means adjacent the lower periphery of the container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A container according to claim 4 wherein each second attachment means for the top of said liner includes a third strap secured at one end to the top of the liner, said third strap having connecting means at the other end for attachment to the ring of an associated first attachment means adjacent the upper periphery of the container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A container according to claim 5 and including for each second attachment means a fourth strap secured at one end to the side of said liner, said fourth strap being connected to said third strap.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A container according to any of claims 4 to 6 wherein the connecting means for said second or third straps includes a snap fastener for connection to the ring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A container according to any of claims 4 to 6 wherein the connecting means for said second or third straps includes a plurality of spaced apart holes adjacent the other end thereof and said ring on the first strap has attached thereto a buckle for releasably receiving the other end of the second or third straps.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
79 words
A container according to any of claims 1 to 8 wherein said container is provided with a top wall releasably attached to said side walls so as to define a plurality of second openings leading from the interior of the container to the exterior thereof, there being one second opening associated with each first attachment means adjacent said upper periphery, and wherein said third strap is of a size to pass through a corresponding one of said second openings.