Patent ID: 6558037
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B65D,D06F

Abstract:
A self-standing bag, comprising:a sack constructed of flexible material, said sack being provided with a bottom, a lateral wall extending from the bottom, and a top opening at an upper end of the lateral wall; and a supporting structure for the sack including first and second stiffening members of substantially rectangular shape, said stiffening members being secured at opposite sides of said lateral wall by upper and lower fastening arrangements proximal said top opening and said bottom, respectively, said lower fastening arrangement of each stiffening member comprising first and second pockets arranged on the lateral wall of the sack adjacent the bottom, with a lower end of the first and second stiffening members terminating in the first and second pockets, respectively, wherein the upper fastening arrangement of each stiffening member comprises fastening bolts extending through the stiffening members and the lateral wall.