Patent ID: 8777001

Claim:
A transformer containment bag comprising: a) a durable outer bag made of puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric; the outer bag having an open top, surrounding sides, and a closed bottom; the bottom of the outer bag having an inner cushioning oil-absorbent mat; b) a middle bag of a continuous sheet tear-resistant liquid-impervious liner secured inside the outer bag; the middle bag having an open top secured to the open top of the outer bag, surrounding sides, and a closed bottom; c) a durable inner bag made of puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric secured inside the liner; the inner bag having an open top secured to the open tops of the outer bag and middle bags, surrounding sides, and a closed bottom; the bottom of the inner bag having outer and inner cushioning oil-absorbent mats; d) high strength lifting loops secured to the outer bag; the lifting loops being secured at the front and back of the outer bag on opposite sides of the bag; the lifting loops extending from the top of the outer bag vertically down the height of the bag; the lifting loops being positionable to extend above the top of the bags to enable grabbing the lifting loops and lifting the bags from above; e) high strength reinforcing bands secured horizontally around the outer bag and lifting loops, the reinforcing bands including (a) an upper reinforcing band secured around the top end of the outer bag and lifting loops, (b) a center reinforcing band secured around the center height location of the outer bag and lifting loops, and (c) a lower reinforcing band secured around the bottom of the outer bag and the lifting loops; and f) a duffel top secured to the top of the bags; the duffel top having an open condition exposing the top of the bags from above and a closed condition covering and closing off the top of the bags; the duffel top having a closure to maintain the duffel top in the closed condition; g) wherein the open tops of the bags include continuous, uninterrupted upper edges defining a surrounded opening through which a transformer may be placed into the bags; wherein the upper ends of the outer, middle and inner bags are secured together around the length thereof; wherein the bags are sized to receive an electrical transformer; and wherein the lifting loops and bags are of sufficient strength to lift and carry an electrical transformer.