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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2004
Kirk Matthew Schall, Memphis, TN (US);
James David Allison, Memphis, TN (US);
Mark Alan Jones, Brentwood, TN (US);
Malcom Lindsay Felmingham, Norfolk, GB;
Gary Robert Maxwell, Bartlett, TN (US);
Kirk Matthew Schall, Memphis, TN (US);
James David Allison, Memphis, TN (US);
Mark Alan Jones, Brentwood, TN (US);
Malcom Lindsay Felmingham, Norfolk, GB;
Gary Robert Maxwell, Bartlett, TN (US);
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Schoile Corporation, North Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A flexible bulk container capable of transporting a first material and introducing a second material for mixing therewithin is disclosed wherein 1) said container can comprise a component of a bulk transport system further comprising a container assembly, and 2) said container includes a body defining a cavity, at least one opening, at least one vent, and a material delivery system assembly wherein a) the body is flexible and capable of positioning within the container assembly, b) the opening provides communication with the cavity, and c) the material delivery system assembly comprises at least one manifold, a portion of which is positioned within the cavity of the flexible bulk container, and said manifold includes a shell, an interior region, an inlet accessible from outside of the cavity of the flexible bulk container and at least one passageway extending from the internal region, through the shell, to, in turn, place the interior of the manifold in communication with the cavity.