Patent ID: 6467955
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A bulk container comprising:(a) a top, (b) a bottom, and (c) a plurality of sides comprising, a seamless vertical member, said vertical member being elongated, said vertical member having a first and a second end, said first end of the vertical member being affixed to the top of the bulk container and the second end of the vertical member being affixed to the bottom of the bulk container, (d) said bulk container having four lifting straps; said lifting straps being affixed to the first end of the vertical member; (e) a porthole, a porthole cover, a bottom cover and a means for securing the bottom cover to the vertical member; and (f) a means for reinforcing said bulk container when said bulk container is filled, said reinforcing means comprising a vertical reinforcement member and a reinforcing member, said vertical reinforcement member comprising a beginning and an end, said vertical reinforcement member being wovenly engaged vertically to the vertical member, said reinforcing member comprising a beginning and an end, said reinforcing member being affixed circumferentially to the first end of said vertical member, said reinforcing member affixedly engaging the vertical reinforcement area and the lifting straps.