Patent ID: 6041955
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A bulkhead assembly for use within a container having a doored end, in conjunction with a liner for the bulk transport of flowable particulate products in the container, which bulkhead assembly comprises a plurality of elongate members which extend, when installed in a container, upwardly from the floor of the container at the doored end thereof, the members being arranged to leave a central region adjacent the floor of the container free from obstruction by the members, a flexible severable sheet extending across said central region and bearing on surfaces of said members facing the interior of the container, at least one substantially rigid liner-supporting plate secured to the severable sheet and disposed with respect to the members so as not to obstruct said central region, the liner-supporting plate bearing on at least one member, when a liner in the form of a bag fabricated from a flexible plastics sheet is located within the container with an outlet area of the liner being supported in use by said flexible severable sheet and by the at least one liner-supporting plate, and a pair of substantially rigid upright plates secured to the severable sheet, one upright plate to each side of the central region and extending substantially to the respective side of the container, when in use, wherein each said upright plate of said pair thereof is of substantially right angle triangular shape and is arranged with one edge extending upwardly adjacent said central region, and with another edge extending immediately adjacent a diagonal edge of the respective liner-supporting plate.