Patent ID: 7938283

Claim:
A system to protect agricultural commodities during shipping of bulk or bagged commodities in shipping containers, the system comprising: a shipping container having a container front end and a container back end, a ceiling, a floor, walls connecting said ceiling to said floor, a container opening at said front end, and a door for closing said container opening; a thin, lightweight liner weighing between 75 and 187 gm/m 2 , said liner comprising a multi-layer material having a thickness in a range of 0.08-0.2 mm, having an outer layer; an inner layer; and a middle layer, said middle layer comprising at least one ultra-low permeability material, said thin lightweight liner having a bottom portion, a top portion, a pre-sealed back end positioned at said container back end, said sealed back end sealing said bottom portion to said top portion, and an open end positioned at said container opening, wherein said top portion is configured to be held to said ceiling of said shipping container, and a fastener for hermetically sealing said open end of said thin, lightweight liner, wherein said top portion of said liner is held to said ceiling via inflation by at least one of: force of an air blower and inflatable stiffening ribs coupled to said liner.