Bulk material container with flexible liner

Claim 2

A bulk material container comprising: (a) a shell having an opening at the bottom thereof, said shell having a bottom wall surrounding said opening in the bottom thereof; (b) a discharge fitting secured to said shell below the opening thereof; (c) a flexible liner disposed in said shell for containing bulk material, said flexible liner comprising an internally threaded bottom outlet fitting; (d) an externally threaded sleeve disposed in threaded engagement with said threaded bottom outlet fitting, said threaded sleeve comprising a flange disposed below said discharge fitting; and (e) a ring seal disposed between said discharge fitting, said bottom outlet fitting and said flange of said sleeve, the movement of said sleeve in threaded engagement with said bottom outlet fitting urges said ring seal into sealing engagement between said sleeve, said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting.

Claim 3

A bulk material container comprising: (a) a shell having an opening at the bottom thereof, said shell having a bottom wall surrounding said opening in the bottom thereof; (b) a discharge fitting secured to said shell below the opening thereof, said discharge fitting including a wall; (c) a flexible liner disposed in said shell for containing bulk material, said flexible liner comprising a bottom outlet fitting received by said opening and having a flange seated on said wall of said discharge fitting in fluid tight relation for forming a seal between said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting, said wall of said discharge fitting being disposed below said flange of said bottom outlet fitting for seating said flange of said bottom outlet fitting downwardly onto said wall of said discharge fitting in fluid tight sealing engagement therewith, said bottom outlet fitting being internally threaded; (d) an externally threaded sleeve disposed in threaded engagement with said threaded bottom outlet fitting, the movement of said threaded sleeve relative to said threaded bottom outlet fitting urges said flange of said bottom outlet fitting downwardly against the wall of said discharge fitting to form said seal between said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting, said sleeve comprising a flange disposed below said discharge fitting, (e) a ring seal disposed between said discharge fitting, said bottom outlet fitting and said flange of said sleeve, the movement of said sleeve in threaded engagement with said bottom outlet fitting urges said ring seal into a fluid tight engagement between said sleeve, said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting for providing a seal.

Claim 4

A bulk material container comprising: (a) a shell having an opening at the bottom thereof, said shell having a bottom wall surrounding said opening in the bottom thereof; (b) a discharge fitting secured to said shell below the opening thereof, said discharge fitting including a wall; (c) a flexible liner disposed in said shell for containing bulk material, said flexible liner comprising a bottom outlet fitting received by said opening and having a flange seated on said wall of said discharge fitting in fluid tight relation for forming a seal between said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting, said wall of said discharge fitting being disposed below said flange of said bottom outlet fitting for seating said flange of said bottom outlet fitting downwardly onto said wall of said discharge fitting in fluid tight sealing engagement therewith, said bottom outlet fitting being internally threaded; (d) an externally threaded sleeve disposed in threaded engagement with said threaded bottom outlet fitting, the movement of said threaded sleeve relative to said threaded bottom outlet fitting urges said flange of said bottom outlet fitting downwardly against the wall of said discharge fitting to form said seal between said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting, said sleeve comprising a flange disposed below said discharge fitting, (e) a ring seal disposed between said discharge fitting, said bottom outlet fitting and said flange of said sleeve, the movement of said sleeve in threaded engagement with said bottom outlet fitting urges said ring seal into a fluid tight engagement between said sleeve, said bottom outlet fitting and said discharge fitting for providing a seal.