US4658989A
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Disposable flexible liner for material storage and handling bag, and method of releasably installing the same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-07-08
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2005-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A disposable, flexible, expandable lantern-shaped liner open at two ends is provided for use with a pneumatically-assisted, cup-shaped bag of the type used for transporting, storing and discharging diverse materials. The liner is equipped with pressure-sensitive adhesive spots for adherence and conformity to the shape of the bag upon inflation of the bag and liner. Liner are provided for detaching the liner from the bag for convenient disposal following discharge of material.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent C. Bonerb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:38
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D88/00; B65D88/54; B65D88/58; B65D88/60; B65D88/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A disposable, flexible liner for a material-handling bag, the bag including a cup-shaped portion and an inverted frusto-conical connection from the top of the cup shape to a filling opening, the bag having a discharge opening near the center of the bag bottom, the liner comprising: a lantern-shaped body of flexible, disposable material open at both ends, means allowing the lantern-shaped body to expand and conform to the inner wall of the material-handling bag, and releasable adhesive means on the outer surface of the lantern-shaped body for releasably attaching the outer surface of the lantern-shaped body to the inner wall of the material handling bag.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A disposable, flexible liner for a material-handling bag, the bag including a cup-shaped portion and an inverted frusto-conical connection from the top of the cup shape to a filling opening, the bag having a discharge opening near the center of the bag bottom, the liner comprising: a lantern-shaped body of flexible, disposable material open at both ends, means allowing the lantern-shaped body to expand and conform to the inner wall of the material-handling bag, and releasable adhesive means on the outer surface of the lantern-shaped body for releasably attaching the outer surface of the lantern-shaped body to the inner wall of the material handling bag.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liner as in claim 1 wherein the means allowing the lantern-shaped body to expand and conform to the inner wall of the cup-shaped bag comprises pleats in the surface of the lantern-shaped body, the pleats running longitudinally of the body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A liner as in claim 1 wherein the means allowing the lantern-shaped body to expand and conform to the inner wall of the cup-shaped bag comprises elastic portions comprising at least portions of the lantern-shaped body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liner as in claim 1 wherein the releasable adhesive means for releasably attaching the outer surface of the lantern-shaped body to the inner wall of the cup-shaped bag comprises releasable adhesive spots on the outer surface of the lantern-shaped body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liner as in claim 4 further comprising flexible lines extending from the inner surface of the liner at the area of the releasable spots through one open end of the liner to allow the releasing of the releasable adhesive spots.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of installing a releasably-attachable disposable liner to the inside surface of the wall of a material-handling bag, the bag including a cup-shaped portion and an inverted frusto-conical connection from the top of the cup-shaped portion to a fill opening, the bag having a discharge opening near the center of the bag bottom, the method comprising: positioning an open-ended lantern-shaped expandable wall, disposable wall liner inside the bag with one open end in the fill opening and the other open end in the discharge opening, said liner having releasable adhesive on an outer surface of said liner, said method further comprising restricting air passage through one of the ends of the liner while pneumatically inflating the liner through the other end to cause the walls of the liner to generally conform to the inner walls of the bag and to pressure adhere the adhesive on the outer surface of the liner to the inner surface of the wall of the bag to thereby releasably adhere the liner to the bag wall, and filling the disposable-liner-lined bag with material.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
179 words
A method of installing a releasably-attachable disposable liner to the inside surface of the wall of a material-handling bag, the bag including a cup-shaped portion and an inverted frusto-conical connection from the top of the cup-shaped portion to a fill opening, the bag having a discharge opening near the center of the bag bottom, the method comprising: positioning an open-ended lantern-shaped expandable wall, disposable wall liner inside the bag with one open end in the fill opening and the other open end in the discharge opening, said liner having releasable adhesive on an outer surface of said liner, said method further comprising restricting air passage through one of the ends of the liner while pneumatically inflating the liner through the other end to cause the walls of the liner to generally conform to the inner walls of the bag and to pressure adhere the adhesive on the outer surface of the liner to the inner surface of the wall of the bag to thereby releasably adhere the liner to the bag wall, and filling the disposable-liner-lined bag with material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as in claim 6 further comprising discharging the material from the bag and releasing the pressure-adhered outer surface of the liner from the inner surface of the bag, and disposing of the liner.
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