Flexible bulk container
First Claim
1. A collapsible flexible bulk container for a wheeled flat vehicle comprising:
- main frame with two laterally spaced longitudinal members,two floor panel sections, each hinged at outside edges to extremities of the main frame, the two panel sections having a closed position where the two panel sections are substantially flat on the main frame and an open position wherein the two panel sections slope upwards and inwards towards each other,flexible liner means attached to the two panel sections and the main frame, for providing a bulk container when the two panel sections are in the open position,strut support means positioned inwards one at each end of the main frame for supporting the two panel sections in the open position, and,discharge hopper means between the longitudinal members for emptying the bulk container.
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Abstract
A flexible bulk container is disclosed, integral with a wheeled vehicle, that has an open bulk mode and a closed flat bed mode. The container can be used one way full and the return journal empty in the flat bed mode with other cargo on the flat bed. The container comprises a main frame with two laterally spaced longitudinal members, two floor panel sections, each hinged at outside edges across the top surfaces of the longitudinal members, the two panel sections having a closed position providing a substantially flat floor, and an open position wherein the two panel sections slope upwards and outwards from each other, flexible liner attached to the two panel sections and the main frame, providing a bulk container when the two panel sections are in the open position, strut support means at the end of each of the longitudinal members to support the two panel sections in the open position, and discharge hopper means between the longitudinal members for emptying the bulk container.
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1. A collapsible flexible bulk container for a wheeled flat vehicle comprising:
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main frame with two laterally spaced longitudinal members, two floor panel sections, each hinged at outside edges to extremities of the main frame, the two panel sections having a closed position where the two panel sections are substantially flat on the main frame and an open position wherein the two panel sections slope upwards and inwards towards each other, flexible liner means attached to the two panel sections and the main frame, for providing a bulk container when the two panel sections are in the open position, strut support means positioned inwards one at each end of the main frame for supporting the two panel sections in the open position, and, discharge hopper means between the longitudinal members for emptying the bulk container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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