Patent ID: 11932482
Assignee: MHF PACKAGING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A flexible bulk container comprising:
a top including an opening through which the flexible bulk container can be filled with material;
a bottom positioned opposite the top, the bottom being configured to rest on the ground and support the flexible bulk container;
one or more sides extending vertically between the top and the bottom;
an interior volume defined by the top, the bottom, and the one or more sides, the interior volume being configured to receive and hold the material; and
a fabric sheet coupled to opposite sides of the one or more sides at or adjacent to the top of the flexible bulk container, the fabric sheet hanging in the interior volume;
wherein a center portion of the fabric sheet located in a center of the flexible bulk container is closer to the bottom than a side portion of the fabric sheet located adjacent to the one or more sides of the flexible bulk container; and
wherein the fabric sheet is shaped to use the weight of the material to maintain the shape of the opening and/or the overall shape of the flexible bulk container.