Patent ID: 8690021
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A container liner for use in a box-like cargo container for transportation of powder or other flowable material, the cargo container having wall portions, said liner comprising: top and bottom wall portions, two side wall portions and first and second end wall portions corresponding to the wall portions of the container; a discharge opening at a lower portion of said first end wall portion through which contents of the liner are discharged; aeration means at a lower portion of the container liner for agitating the contents of the liner during discharge; wherein the aeration means comprises at least one perforated semi-rigid hose having a free end outside the container liner and a portion disposed in an inside volume of the container liner for direct contact with the contents, said at least one perforated hose being an element separate from the wall portions of the liner, said at least one perforated hose being connectable to a pressurized gas source; and wherein said at least one semi-rigid hose is disposed such that gas escapes through perforations in the portion disposed in the inside volume of the container liner, the gas escaping through the perforations creating small sprays which impact the contents around the hose.