Patent ID: 7207360

Claim:
A container and coupling system for transferring granulated materials, comprising: A) first container means having first and second ends, opposite to each other, said first end defining a neck and said second end defining a base member that further includes at least one through opening and cable means cooperatively passing through said at least one through opening for supporting said first container means in an inverted position; B) nozzle means sealingly and removably mounted to said first end, said nozzle means having a top wall with a perpendicularly extending peripheral skirt, said top member further including a raised tubular portion having a through aperture and the interior of said tubular portion having a substantially frustroconical shape to facilitate the evacuation of said granular material when said first container means is in said inverted position and said nozzle means is mounted thereto; C) flexible conduit means having third and fourth ends, said third end cooperatively and removably receives said tubular raised portion; D) regulating valve means having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet being removably connected to said fourth end for receiving the granular material that has entered through said third end and said outlet dispensing said granular material, and said valve regulating means further including actuating means that are actuated externally from said conduit means; and E) second container means including an opening connected to the interior of said second container means and removably receiving said outlet, and further having a cap assembly removably mounted to said second container means covering said opening.