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

Claim 0:
1. A flexible bulk container comprising:
an enclosure formed by a flexible fabric and defining an interior volume configured to receive material, the enclosure comprising:
a top including an opening sized to receive the material;
a bottom positioned opposite the top; and
one or more sides extending vertically between the top and the bottom, the one or more sides including a first side positioned opposite a second side;

a support sling positioned in the enclosure, the support sling comprising:
a first end coupled to the first side of the enclosure at or adjacent to the top of the enclosure;
a second end positioned opposite the first end, the second end being coupled to the second side of the enclosure at or adjacent to the top of the enclosure; and
a middle section hanging downward in the interior volume;
wherein a first distance along the support sling from a first location where the first end is coupled to the first side to a second location where the second end is coupled to the second side is shorter than a second distance from the first location straight downward to the bottom, across the bottom, and straight upward to the second location; and
wherein the support sling is shaped to use the weight of the material received in the enclosure to maintain the shape of the opening and/or overall shape of the flexible bulk container.