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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David R. Gill, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Dennis E. Graham, Bethlehem, PA (US);
John F. Simonof, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Flexicon Corporation, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/556 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 3/556 ;
Abstract
A bulk bag unloading station wherein a bulk bag is suspended above a discharge receptacle. An assembly is provided for securing a spout extending from the bag to a discharge tube. The assembly comprises a clamp ring which defines a channel configured to receive the free edge of the tube therein. An actuator assembly is moveable between a first position where the clamp ring is spaced from the free edge and a second position where it overlies the tube free edge.