Bulk bag liners for receiving, transporting, and discharging meat and meat products

Abstract

A bulk bag liner is provided with a plurality of elongate strips and/or tabs secured to the bottom wall of the bulk bag liner at the intersection thereof with the side walls of the bulk bag liner and secured in place by lengths of heavy duty adhesive tape. The strips and/or tabs are sewn into the seam joining the bottom wall to the side walls of a bulk bag to prevent movement of the bulk bag liner relative to the bulk bag during the discharge of the contents of the bulk bag liner.

1 . In combination with a bulk bag liner of the type comprising a continuous length of polymeric film sealed at one end to define a bulk bag liner comprising four continuous side walls and a bottom wall, the improvement comprising means secured to the bottom wall of the bulk bag liner at the intersection thereof with the side walls thereof for securing the bulk bag liner to a seam formed at the intersection between the side walls and the bottom wall of a bulk bag and thereby preventing movement of the bulk bag liner relative to the bulk bag during the discharge of the contents of the bulk bag from the bulk bag liner.  
   
   
       2 . The improvement according to  claim 1  wherein the means for securing the bulk bag to the seam joining the bottom wall and the side walls of the bulk bag comprises elongate strips extending substantially the entire width of the bulk bag liner and located at opposite sides thereof and lengths of adhesive tape for securing the elongate strips to the bottom wall of the bulk bag liner at the intersection thereof with the side walls thereof.  
   
   
       3 . The improvement according to  claim 2  further including tabs secured to the bulk bag at locations between the locations of the strips secured thereof and secured to the bottom wall of the bulk bag at the intersection thereof with the side walls of the bulk bag, and lengths of adhesive tape for securing the tabs to the bottom wall of the bulk bag liner.  
   
   
       4 . The improvement according to  claim 1  wherein the means for preventing movement of the bulk bag liner relative to the bulk bag during the discharge of the contents of the bulk bag liner comprises a plurality of tabs positioned adjacent the midpoints of each of the side walls thereof and secured to the bottom wall of the bulk bag at points adjacent the intersection thereof with the side walls of the bulk bag liner, and a plurality of lengths of adhesive tape equal in number to the number of strips for securing the strips to the bottom wall of the bulk bag.