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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventors:
James Lowry, Franklin, TN (US);
Gary Nattrass, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ronald Allen Lanier, Jr., Florence, SC (US);
Matthew Marrow, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 19/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/0033 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); B65D 19/0012 (2013.01); B65D 19/0059 (2013.01); B65D 88/1625 (2013.01); B65D 88/1668 (2013.01); B65D 88/1687 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00089 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00273 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00288 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00293 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00318 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00343 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00805 (2013.01); B65D 2519/0087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bulk bag carrier for transporting soft goods or granular products is provided. The carrier comprises a flexible bulk bag and a pallet. The bulk bag comprises an upper section that defines a product compartment and a sleeve suspended below the upper section that defines a pocket for receiving the pallet. The pallet may be foldable to facilitate insertion of the pallet into the sleeve.