Liquid bulk container with tensioning straps

Abstract

A bulk liquid container including a pallet defining an annular outer peripheral portion defining an upwardly facing annular seat and a central platform portion within the outer peripheral portion; an annular cage including an annular sidewall structure and an annular lower edge positioned on the annular seat; and a bulk liquid bottle positioned in the sleeve with its sidewall structure juxtaposed to the sleeve sidewall structure and its bottom positioned on the platform portion. The pallet defines an upstanding rim extending around the annular seat and a plurality of circumferentially spaced channels opening inwardly of the annular seat and above the seat. A plurality of straps extend through openings in the rim and through an opening in the lower annular portion of the cage for passage into a respective channel. The inner end of each strap is anchored to the platform of the pallet by the downward force of the liquid in the bottle and by an interlocking structure engaging the inner end of the strap, and the outer end of the strap includes an enlarged head positioned against the outer surface of the rim. Outward force exerted by the liquid in the bottle against the sidewall of the sleeve is transferred to an outward force on the rim of the pallet, and the outward force on the rim of the pallet is in turn converted by the straps into outward pulling forces on the platform portion of the pallet so that the straps, in combination, tension the platform portion in the manner of a drum.