Appeal No. 1998-2113
Application No. 08/685,478
Appellants= invention relates to a A[m]ethod for
packaging bulk goods into an intermediate bulk container@1
(claims 1-14, 21 and 22) and to A[a]n intermediate bulk
container for bulk goods@ (claims 15-20).
According to appealed claim 15, the bulk container
comprises an inner package made of a non-self-supporting
flexible resilient material for receiving the bulk goods
(e.g., granular materials), a reinforcement structure in
the interior of the inner package for providing the inner
package with a parallelepiped shape upon filling the inner
package with the bulk goods, and an outer plastic package
surrounding the filled inner package to provide stability.
As disclosed, the inner package is in the form of a
sack or flexible bag (11) and the outer package may be of
various constructions as shown in the embodiments of
Figures 1-5 of appellants= drawings. The reinforcement
structure (designated at 19a-19g in the illustrated
embodiments) appears from the drawings to be in the form of
strips or sheets. In the embodiments shown in Figures 1-5
of the drawings the inner package or bag is placed on a
1 An "intermediate bulk container" is defined on page 1 of appellants'
specification.
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