Bulk container assembly

• US 20070145072A1
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sabert Corporation
• Original Assignee: LBP Manufacturing Incorporated
• Inventors: Silverstein, Barry, Cook, Matthew, Wolf, Kurt, Nobers, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,770,756 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/105
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 11/10 Pump arrangements for transferring the contents from the container to a pump chamber by a sucking effect and forcing the contents out through the dispensing nozzle
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/065 Spouts, pouring necks or discharging tubes fixed to or integral with the flexible container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 77/067 combined with a valve, a tap or a piercer

Abstract

A substance container may be used for containing substances such as liquids or powders. The container assembly includes a body. A top panel of the body includes a flap that folds into the back panel of the body. A first aperture is located on the front panel to accommodate a dispensing assembly. A second aperture is also located on the top panel to accommodate a filling assembly. The filling assembly does not protrude past an uppermost plane represented by a top surface of the body.

Claims

1. A substance container, the container comprising:

a body including a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel and a bottom panel, the top panel includes a portion that latches into the back panel;

a first aperture located on the front panel, wherein the first aperture accommodates a dispensing assembly; and

a second aperture located on the top panel wherein the second aperture accommodates a filling assembly, wherein the filling assembly does not protrude past a plane represented by an uppermost surface of the body.

2. The container of claim 1 further including a bag contained in the body.

3. The container of claim 2 further including a bottom support to buttress the bag.

4. The container of claim 3 wherein the bottom support is positioned at an angle relative to a plane represented by the bottom panel of the body.

5. The container of claim 1 further including insulation disposed on a least a portion of an interior surface of the body.

6. The container of claim 1 wherein the top panel includes a flat top surface and a second surface that is angled downward to the back panel of the container.

7. The container of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a corrugated cardboard.

8. The container of claim 1 further including a dispensing assembly located in the front panel.

9. The container of claim 1 wherein the portion that latches into the first side panel comprises of a body and a flap smaller than the body on each side of the body.

10. The container of claim 9 wherein the back panel includes a slit, wherein the portion that latches engages into a slit.

11. The container of claim 10 wherein the side flaps unfold on the inside of the back panel to secure the top panel in place.

12. The container of claim 1 wherein the top panel comprises:

an upper panel connected to the front panel;

two side flaps opposite each other and each flap being connected to a corresponding side panel; and

a lower panel integral with the back panel, wherein the lower panel folds over the two side flaps, and wherein the upper panel folds over the lower panel.

13. A substance container, the container comprising:

a body including a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel and a bottom panel, and wherein the top panel includes a handle;

a first aperture located in the front panel, wherein the first aperture accommodates a dispensing assembly; and

a second aperture located in the top panel wherein the second aperture accommodates a filling assembly, wherein the filling assembly does not protrude past a plane represented by an uppermost surface of the body.

14. The container of claim 13 wherein the handle is integral with the top panel.

15. The container of claim 13 wherein the handle comprises an opening in the top panel.

16. The container of claim 13 further including a bag contained in the body.

17. The container of claim 16 further including a bottom support to buttress the bag.

18. The container of claim 17 wherein the bottom support is positioned at an angle relative to a plane represented by the bottom panel of the body.

19. The container of claim 13 further including insulation disposed on a least a portion of an interior surface of the body.

20. The container of claim 13 wherein a top panel includes a flat top surface and a second surface that is angled downward to the back panel of the container.

21. The container of claim 13 wherein the body comprises a corrugated packaging.

22. The container of claim 21 wherein the corrugated packaging comprises corrugated cardboard.

23. The container of claim 13 further including a dispensing assembly in the front panel.

24. A substance container, the container comprising:

a body including a front panel, a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a top panel and a bottom panel;

a first aperture located in the front panel, wherein the first aperture accommodates a dispensing assembly; and

a second aperture located in the top panel wherein the second aperture accommodates a filling assembly, wherein the filling assembly does not protrude past a plane represented by an uppermost surface of the body; and

wherein the first side panel, the second side panel, the bottom panel and the back panel form a cavity that accessible from an outside of the body without disassembling the body.

25. The container of claim 24 further including a bag contained in the body.

26. The container of claim 25 further including a bottom support to buttress the bag.

27. The container of claim 26 wherein the body includes a bottom panel and the bottom support positioned at an angle relative to a plane represented by the bottom panel of the body.

28. The container of claim 27 further including insulation disposed on a least a portion of an interior surface of the body.

29. The container of claim 24 wherein the top panel includes a flat top surface and a second surface that is angled downward to the back panel of the container.

30. The container of claim 24 wherein the body comprises a corrugated packaging.

31. The container of claim 28 wherein the corrugated packaging comprises corrugated cardboard.