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A transportable container for bulk goods and a method for forming the container are disclosed. The transportable container is formed from a bag having a closed base and an open top. The open top is in a folded over position and a bottom support is located adjacent to the closed base. A particulate material is filled into the bag and an outer wrap is spirally wrapped around the bottom support and the bag such that the outer wrap secures the bag to the bottom support and secures the open top in the folded over position. The method for forming the transportable container includes the steps of securing the open top of the bag in an opened position and supporting a base of the bag. The bag is filled to a predetermined level with a particulate material and while being filled the fill level of the particulate material in the bag is monitored. Simultaneously with filling of the bag, an outer wrap is spirally wrapped around the bag in an upward direction to a predetermined fill level. Once the bag is completely filled the open top of the bag is released and moved into a folded over position whereupon the outer wrap is spirally wound around the bag in a downward direction to secure the open top in the folded over position thereby forming the transportable container.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/170,911, filed Dec. 15, 1999.
- This invention relates generally to a container for transporting bulk goods and, more particularly, to a transportable container comprising a flexible bag for receiving particulate fill material and a spirally wound overwrap for stabilizing the bag.
- Typical containers utilized for transport of bulk particulate fill material are inefficient, do not have a very large volume, and often require a large amount of manual labor be used in filling and handling of the container. Also these containers are typically stacked on top of each other during handling and transport, because the containers are not stabilized, this results in damage to the material.
- Johnstone et al. discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 5,566,530 method for packaging of irregularly shaped articles, flowable granules, or liquids comprising placing an open framework on a pallet to create a space. The space is filled with the material and then a stretch wrap film is wrapped around the material and the framework. Finally the framework is removed from the film.
- Williamson discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 4,113,146 a container comprising a spirally wound film to form an inner container, this is surrounded by a middle layer of spirally wound polyester filament, which is in turn surrounded by an single outer wrap sheet. The ends of the inner container are closed with ties and a support sling is located between the middle and outer layers. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,253,507 Williamson discloses a two ply inner tube covered by an over wrap that is bonded to the inner tube. One end of the inner tube is folded and sealed to form a closed bag like structure.
- In U.S. Pat. No. 3,374,599 Sanders discloses a method comprising dropping the materials into a container mounted to a conveyor, placing a continuous tubular thermoplastic netting around the container, sealing one end of the netting, then dropping the netting and material out of the container onto a second conveyor where the other end of the netting is sealed. The netting may subsequently be heated to form a firmer package.
- In U.S. Pat. No. 5,353,936 Dockstader et al. discloses a protective tray for use in forming a palletized load of stacked bags of particulate material. The protective tray comprises double wall corrugated cardboard or rigid plastic and in a preferred embodiment it is surrounded by a stretch wrap that encircles the protective tray and the bags.
- Connolly discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 4,136,501 a system comprising wrapping a palletized load with a sheet of thermoplastic netting material. Finally, Humphrey discloses in U.S. Pat. No. 4,299,076 a system for wrapping a stabilizing overwrap around a load mounted on a pallet, which is placed on a rotating turntable. The overwrap has a width that is equal to the height of the load and with each rotation the overwrap undergoes successive increasing stages of tension and stretch.
- The present invention provides a transportable container that is a space and cost savings alternative to other know containers. The transportable container of the present invention generates hoop forces on the particulate fill material that immobilize the material in the container, make the container rigid, and prevent the material from shifting during transport thereby preventing damage to the material. The hoop forces promote contact between the particles of the particulate material, thereby both stabilizing and compressing the material, such that the container of the present invention can hold up to three times the amount of particulate material as compared to a conventional tote. Further advantages include reduced contamination of the particulate material, reduced stacking damage, reduced spoiling, and reduced trapping of the material in the container. Finally, the present container allows easy identification of the contents because it is preferably formed from clear materials.
- In one embodiment the present invention is a transportable container for bulk goods comprising: a bag having a closed base and an open top, the open top in a folded over position; a bottom support adjacent the closed base; a particulate material in the bag; and an outer wrap spirally wrapped around the bottom support and the bag, the outer wrap securing the bag to the bottom support and the open top in the folded over position.
- In another embodiment the present invention is a method of forming a transportable container for bulk goods comprising the steps of securing an open top of a bag in an open position and supporting a base of the bag; filling the bag to a predetermined level with a particulate material; detecting a fill level of the particulate material in the bag; spirally wrapping an outer wrap around the bag in an upward direction up to the predetermined level; releasing the open top of the bag and moving it to a folded over position then spirally wrapping the outer wrap around the bag in a downward direction to secure the open top in the folded over position.
- These and other features and advantages of this invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the detailed description of a preferred embodiment. The drawings that accompany the detailed description are described below.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wrapper system according to the present invention with a flexible bag of the present invention in an open position prior to filling and wrapping;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the system of FIG. 1 during the filling and wrapping stages;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the system of FIG. 1 after filling with an open top of the bag in a folded over position;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the system of FIG. 1 with the bag in the final upward wrapping stage;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bag in a fully wrapped stage;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the system of FIG. 1; and
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hoop utilized in the alternative embodiment of FIG. 6.
- Referring to the Figures, wherein like numerals indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, in FIG. 1, a wrapping system for forming a transportable container for bulk goods designed according to the present invention is shown generally at10.
System 10 includes aframe 12 having anupper support 14 spaced apart from aframe base 16. Afirst support column 18 and asecond support column 20 extend betweenframe base 16 andupper support 14.Frame base 16 includes a pair ofbase legs 22. Anupper turntable 24 is mounted withinupper support 14 ofsystem 10. Asupport rim 26 is mounted toupper turntable 24 and afill chute 28 projects throughupper turntable 24. Afill funnel 30 is aligned withfill chute 28. Aconveyor 32 is aligned abovefill funnel 30 for delivering a particular material (not shown) to fillfunnel 30.System 10 may comprise a conventional stretch wrapping device such as, for example, a Lantech Q series semiautomatic wrapper. - Extending from
upper support 14 are a plurality ofcords 34 each of which includes abag clip 36 at one of its ends. Cords 34 are run through a series ofpulleys 38 joined to acrank 40. Rotation ofcrank 40 movescords 34 andbag clips 36 up or down relative toupper support 14 depending on the direction of rotation ofcrank 40.Bag clips 36 are attached to the corners of aflexible bag 42. -
Flexible bag 42 includes anopen top 44 and a closedbase 46. Preferably,bag clips 36 are attached at a position of approximately 50 to 100 inches down fromopen top 44. It is necessary to allow sufficient length to move theopen top 44 into a folded over position (FIG. 3) so that thebag 42 can be sealed, as described below.Bag 42 is preferably a gusseted bag having dimensions of the closedbase 46 of from 40 to 48 inches by from 30 to 40 inches. Preferablybag 42 is from 100 to 190 inches long. For a standard pallet size thebag 42 preferably has a base of about 44 inches by about 36 inches and a length of about 178 inches.Bag 42 can be formed from any food grade material, such as for example, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, a food grade polymer, or nylon. In apreferred embodiment bag 42 is part of a continues roll ofbags 42. -
Closed base 46 rests in abottom support 47. In a preferred embodiment,bottom support 47 comprises at least aslipsheet 48 and preferably further includes ashroud 50 when the particulate material is very flowable. Slipsheet 48 andshroud 50 can be formed from a variety of known materials, such as for example, corrugated cardboard, plastic, and other similar materials.Shroud 50 preferably has at least two sides and may have more. In addition,shroud 50 may be circular.Shroud 50 can either be attached to slipsheet 48 or it can rest onslipsheet 48. The height ofshroud 50 can vary from 4 to 24 inches.Bottom support 47 is mounted to apallet 50 which rests on alower turntable 54.Pallet 50 can be formed from metal, wood, plastic, corrugated cardboard and other materials as is known in the art. Preferably the pallet has standard surface dimensions of 40 by 48 inches. - Rotation of
lower turntable 54 andupper turntable 24 are synchronized such that they rotate in unison.System 10 further includes awrap head 56.Wrap head 56 includes a roll ofouter wrap 58 and abase 60.Wrap 58 is preferably a stretch wrap having a high cling factor. Preferably wrap 58 is from 90 to 110 gauge and has a width of from 10 to 30 inches. Most preferably, wrap 58 is 100 gauge and has a width of 20 inches.Wrap head 56 is vertically moveable along aguide rod 62.Wrap head 56 is moved up and downguide rod 62 by a motor (not shown). Anouter wrap clamp 64 is mounted to a portion oflower turntable 54. Afill sensor 66 is retractably extended intoflexible bag 42. In FIG. 1,flexible bag 42 is shown in a pre-loading position and open top 44 is in an open position. A portion of theouter wrap 58 is clamped inouter wrap clamp 64.Outer wrap clamp 64 both holds the initial spiral ofouter wrap 58 and cutsouter wrap 58 between formation of transportable containers.System 10 also includes afill sensor 66 to monitor the fill level inbag 42. In one embodiment thefill sensor 66 is an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver, thissensor 66 is used to monitor the top level of aparticulate material 72 in thebag 42.Other sensors 66 are described below. - Once a
bag 42 is loaded intosystem 10crank 40 is rotated to bringbag 42 to the load position as shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, theupper turntable 24 andlower turntable 54 are rotated in arotation direction 68 as indicated by the arrow. Initially, theparticulate material 72 is run intoflexible bag 42 throughconveyor 32, fillfunnel 30 and fillchute 28.Fill sensor 66 is utilized to detect the height of theparticulate fill material 72 withinflexible bag 42. Asflexible bag 42 fills withparticulate fill material 72 theupper turntable 24 andlower turntable 54 are rotated at a speed and thewrap head 56 is moved vertically upward such that theouter wrap 58 is always maintained at a level at or near the top of theparticulate fill material 72. In an alternative embodiment, theouter wrap 58 can be rotated around astationary bag 42. As thebag 42 is filledfill sensor 66 is slowly withdrawn fromflexible bag 42. Thesystem 10 can be adjusted to provide overlapping layers ofouter wrap 58 spaced apart from 0.5 to 15 inches. Theparticulate material 72 may comprise any bulk particulate material such as agricultural products, fertilizer, chemicals, plastics, or cereal. When loading food products it is necessary thatbag 42 be formed of a food grade material, this is not necessary when theparticulate material 72 is a non-food product. In apreferred embodiment system 10 is used to fillbag 42 with either a cereal or a ready-to-eat cereal. - In FIG. 3
flexible bag 42 is shown in the completely filled condition. At this point,system 10 preferably is stopped such that an operator can unclipflexible bag 42 frombag clips 36 and fold over open top 44 into a folded over position as shown in FIG. 3. In this position, the open top is folded over to sealflexible bag 42. Then,system 10 is again initiated and rotation of theupper turntable 24 andlower turntable 54 is commenced again thereby wrapping additional spiral wrappings ofouter wrap 58 aroundflexible bag 42. It is also possible to adjustsystem 10 such thatwrap head 56 is advanced to the top of theparticulate material 72 prior to moving open top 44 to the folded over position, such that the folded over portion only receives downward wrappings ofouter wrap 58. - In FIG. 4 the
system 10 is shown in a position of maximal upward vertical movement of thewrap head 56. At this point, theupper turntable 24 andlower turntable 54 continue to rotate while thewrap head 56 is moved in a vertically downward direction to complete a second wrapping ofouter wrap 58 aroundflexible bag 42. This downward wrapping can be adjusted such that only thebottom support 47 is wrapped tobag 42 or such thatpallet 52 is also wrapped tobag 42. - In FIG. 5
flexible bag 42 is shown completely wrapped and removed fromsystem 10. - In FIG. 6 an alternative embodiment of
system 10 is shown. In this embodiment,open top 44 offlexible bag 24 is held in an open position by ahoop 92.Hoop 92 includes a plurality ofbag holders 94 and a plurality ofloops 96 that are received on support rim clips 90 mounted to supportrim 26. In this embodiment,system 10 does not include afill sensor 66 like that described above. Insteadsystem 10 includes a plurality ofinfrared emitters 84 mounted to ssensor bar 86.Sensor bar 86 is placed across from aninfrared detector 88 mounted to wraphead 56. In use, theinfrared emitters 84 emit an infrared beam acrossflexible bag 42 to be detected byinfrared detector 88. Thus,infrared emitters 84 andinfrared detector 88 serve to sense the level ofparticulate fill material 72 withinflexible bag 42. As in the first embodiment, theupper turntable 24 andlower turntable 54 are rotated aswrap head 56 is moved vertically upward and downward alongguide rod 62. The speed of rotation ofturntables wrap head 56 alongguide rod 62 to ensure that theouter wrap 58 is always approximately level with the top ofparticulate fill material 72 inflexible bag 42 on the upward spiral. As described above,bag 42 is filled withparticulate fill material 72 until it is near the top offlexible bag 42. At this point, hoop 74 is removed from rails 82 and open top 44 is folded over as shown in FIG. 3. Then the procedure continues as outlined in FIGS. 4 and 5, discussed above. - FIG. 7 is a perspective view of
hoop 92. The shape ofbag holders 94 andloops 96 permit the open top 44 to be bunched while secured to provide sufficient bag to be moved into the folded over position. Preferablybag holders 94 include flexible wire likeelements 100 to allow them to be inserted intobag 42 and to then friction hold thebag 42 open. -
System 10 preferably includes acontrol panel 98 to permit an operator to control various functions such as stop, start, rotation speed and wraphead 56 movement speed. Such controls are known in the art.System 10 further includes conventional controls to maintain proper fill level,outer wrap 58 force, and sequencing. The relationship of these parameters is constantly monitored and automatically adjusted by means known in the art. - The wrapping of
outer wrap 58 aboutbag 42 generates what are known as hoop forces which apply a gentle squeeze to theparticulate material 72, helping to support it. The hoop forces stabilize theparticulate material 72 by promoting controllable contact between the elements of theparticulate material 72 being loaded intobag 42, thereby promoting bridging between theparticulate material 72. For example, when theparticulate material 72 being loaded is a bulk cereal in puff or flake form, hoop forces promote bridging between cereal pieces, thereby reducing the relative motion between the pieces and immobilizing the cereal withinbag 42. By using adjustable force settings on thewrap head 56, hoop forces can be tailored to the type ofparticulate material 72 being inserted inbag 42. Hoop forces allow for a very compact and rigid container, which does not allow theparticulate material 72 to shift or get crushed withinbag 42.Bag 42 is filled without any internal frame or support means, since the subsequent removal of such a frame or support means would result in the hoop forces being dissipated and also cause dislodging of theparticulate material 72 which may result in some of theparticulate material 72 being crushed. Whenshroud 50 is used, preferably the sides ofshroud 50 are notched and scored in such a way that the hoop forces can be transmitted to theparticulate material 72 without being absorbed by any corners of theshroud 50 orslipsheet 48. - The foregoing invention has been described in accordance with the relevant legal standards, thus the description is exemplary rather than limiting in nature. Variations and modifications to the disclosed embodiment may become apparent to those skilled in the art and do come within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of legal protection afforded this invention can only be determined by studying the following claims.
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1. A transportable container for bulk goods comprising:
a bag having a closed base and an open top, said open top in a folded over position;
a bottom support adjacent said closed base;
a particulate material in said bag; and
an outer wrap spirally wrapped around said bottom support and said bag, said outer wrap securing said bag to said bottom support and said open top in said folded over position.
2. A transportable container as recited in claim 1 , wherein said bag comprises a gussetted bag, said base has dimensions of from 40 to 48 inches by 30 to 40 inches, and said bag has a height of from 100 to 200 inches.
3. A transportable container as recited in claim 1 , wherein said bag comprises a polyethylene material, a food grade polymer material, or a nylon material.
4. A transportable container as recited in claim 1 wherein said outer wrap comprises a stretch wrap having a gauge of from 90 to 110 and a width of from 10 to 30 inches.
5. A transportable container as recited in claim 1 wherein said outer wrap rises from 0.5 to 15 inches per revolution about said bag.
6. A transportable container as recited in claim 1 , wherein said bottom support comprises a slipsheet.
7. A transportable container as recited in claim 6 , wherein said bottom support further includes a shroud extending upward from said slipsheet and said base of said bag being received inside said shroud.
8. A transportable container as recited in claim 7 , wherein at least one of said slipsheet and said shroud comprises corrugated cardboard.
9. A transportable container as recited in claim 1 , wherein said particulate material comprises a cereal or a ready-to-eat cereal.
10. A method of forming a transportable container for bulk goods comprising:
a) securing an open top of a bag in an open position and supporting a base of the bag;
b) filling the bag to a predetermined level with a particulate material;
c) detecting a fill level of the particulate material in the bag;
d) spirally wrapping an outer wrap around the bag in an upward direction up to the predetermined level; and
e) releasing the open top of the bag and moving it to a folded over position then spirally wrapping the outer wrap around the bag in a downward direction to secure the open top in the folded over position.
11. A method as recited in claim 10 , wherein step a) comprises attaching the open top of the bag to clips at a plurality of points thereby securing the open top of the bag in the open position.
12. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein step a) comprises friction fitting the open top over a hoop thereby securing the open top of the bag in the open position.
13. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein step a) comprises positioning a slipsheet under the base of the bag thereby supporting the base of the bag.
14. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein step a) comprises positioning a shroud around the base of the bag thereby supporting the base of the bag.
15. A method as recited in claim 10 wherein step b) comprises filling the bag with a particulate material comprising a cereal or a ready-to-eat cereal.
16. A method as recited in claim 10 , wherein step c) comprises positioning an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver above the particulate material in the bag and determining the fill level of the particulate material in the bag.
17. A method as recited in claim 10 , wherein step c) comprises positioning a plurality of infrared emitters across from an infrared detector for thereby detecting a fill level of the particulate material in the bag.
18. A method as recited in claim 10 , wherein steps d) and e) comprise rotating said bag relative to a roll of outer wrap while moving the roll of outer wrap vertically upward thereby spirally wrapping the outer wrap around the bag in an upward direction up to the predetermined level and over the open top in the folded over position.
19. A method as recited in claim 18 , wherein step d) comprises moving the roll of outer wrap vertically upward at a rate of from 0.5 to 15 inches per rotation of the bag.
20. A method as recited in claim 10 , wherein step f) comprises rotating said bag relative to a roll of outer wrap while moving the roll of outer wrap vertically downward thereby spirally wrapping the outer wrap around the bag in an downward direction.
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