Patent ID: 7744268

Claim:
A method of mixing a flowable product within a transport container, wherein said transport container has an interior and a flexible bag positioned in said interior, said bag having a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion, and an interior, said flexible bag having a discharge port and at least one injection port and also having a vent port, each said ports being sealingly closable; said flowable product positioned in said interior of said bag, the method comprising of the steps of: (a) providing a gas injection system, said gas injection system having an injection probe and coupling said gas injection system to said flexible bag by inserting said injection probe into the interior of said bag through one of said at least one injection port; (b) flowing gas through said gas injection system and discharging said gas through said injector probe within said product; (c) venting gas from said interior of said bag through said vent port; (d) attaching a discharge line to said discharge port; (e) discharging product through said discharge port after a suitable mixing period; and (f) withdrawing said injection probe from said interior of said bag.