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container itself. Essentially, the liner is a large plastic bag
which conforms to the interior dimensions of the intermodal
container. The liner is attached to a bulkhead which acts as a
sidewall and holds the cargo in the container, and which contains a
portal through which the cargo is loaded and unloaded. After
installation and inflation of the liner system inside the container,
cargo can then be conveyed into the container. The container is
then transported by rail, truck, or ship.
Powertex currently manufacturers three principal types of
intermodal container liner systems.
B. The Hideliner
One of Powertex’s earliest products consisted of an intermodal
container liner system known as the hideliner. During the 1970's,
Mr. Podd became acquainted with several employees of Sea-Land
Service, Inc., (Sea-Land), a company engaged in the commercial
transportation business. Sea-Land shipped raw green animal hides
packed in salt. The hides released contaminating fluids which,
combined with the salt, had a caustic effect on the containers in
which they were shipped. In response to this problem, Mr. Podd
developed the hideliner (also known as the powerliner) to be used
for shipping raw green animal hides.
Essentially, the hideliner consists of a base sheet of foam
material and a top cover sheet of polymeric material which is bonded
to the base sheet, and which extends over at least a portion of the
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