Appeal No. 2002-0209
Application 09/299,452
upon a rejected base claim, but has been indicated to be
allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the
limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Appellant's invention is directed to a palletized container
for bulk materials including a bulk bag having a flexible bottom
and flexible sides, with an inflatable stand mounted to the bag
bottom. As noted on page 1 of the specification, these bags are
usually made of flexible reticulated materials such as woven
polypropylene and are capable of holding large, heavy quantities
of bulk materials, typically weighing a ton or more. By
providing a bulk bag and integral inflatable stand, appellant
avoids the need for using a conventional wooden pallet for
support of the bulk bag, and provides a container wherein prior
to and between uses, the container may be compactly stored with
its sides furled and its stand deflated. Independent claims 1
and 5 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and a
copy of those claims can be found in the CLAIMS appendix attached
to appellant’s brief.
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