Patent ID: 11964798
Assignee: AMERIGLOBE, LLC
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  D | IPC B  D

Claim 9:
10. A multi-sided fabric bulk bag, comprising:
a) a top portion;
b) a bottom portion having more than four sides;
c) a side wall comprising a layer of fabric connecting the top portion and the bottom portion, the side wall having a rounded perimeter at a location between the top portion and the bottom portion, the side wall having a substantially circular shape at the location of the rounded perimeter;
d) wherein a length of each of the more than four sides of the bottom portion is less than the rounded perimeter divided by four; and
e) wherein the side wall is able to expand when being filled with bulk material enabling formation of one or more bulge portions that enable the side wall to expand to the substantially circular shape at the location of said rounded perimeter, and wherein said one or more bulge portions at the location of said rounded perimeter extend beyond the bottom portion without touching a support surface that the bag rests upon.