Bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus

Abstract

A bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus made up of a plurality of pieces of durable, flexible food grade woven fabric material sewn together into the form of a trapezoid and containing upper and lower pocket portions, each holding a piece of rubberlike elastic material and amenable to being shut around the base of a bulk bag containing coffee beans or granules hung above a receiver hopper device and the outer brim of a hopper device via hook and fastener material affixed to near the lateral edges of the apparatus.

1 . A bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus, comprising:
 a. a plurality of equivalently sized pieces of durable, flexible woven fabric material;   b. all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material being cut at a plurality of biases along both lower lateral sides of each;   c. each inner one of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material being laterally affixed by affixation means to an adjacently positioned pair of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material;   d. each outermost one of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material being laterally affixed by said affixation means to an adjacently positioned one of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material;   e. said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material via said affixation means being conjoined together to form a trapezoidally shaped composite whole of said fabric material;   f. a first elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   g. a second elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material more elongated than said first elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   h. upper edging of said composite whole of said fabric material being folded over and affixed via said affixation means to itself on a line parallel to a lie of said upper edging for receipt thereby, therein of said first piece of elongated rubberlike material;   i. an upper sleeve thereby being so created, then being affixed shut via said affixation means nearly vertically, interiorly to each upper portion of first and second lateral edging of said composite whole thereby forming a closed upper pocket, therein fully containing said first elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   j. lower edging of said composite whole of fabric material being folded over and affixed via said affixation means to itself on a line parallel to a lie of said lower edging for receipt thereby, therein of said second elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   k. a lower sleeve thereby being so created, then being affixed shut via said affixation means, nearly vertically, interiorly to each lower portion of each said first and second lateral edging of said composite whole thus forming a closed lower pocket therein fully containing said second elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   l. a first piece of hook and fastener material affixed via said affixation means to inner walling of said composite whole near said first lateral edging thereof, and;   m. a second piece of hook and fastener material affixed via said affixation means to outer walling of said composite whole near said second lateral edging thereof.   
   
   
       2 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 1 , whereby, said affixation means consists of durable threading material. 
   
   
       3 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 1 , whereby, said affixation means consists of a glue adhesive substance. 
   
   
       4 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 1 , whereby, said affixation means consists of a plurality of staples. 
   
   
       5 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 1 , whereby, said affixation means consists of tape material with sturdy adhesive backing. 
   
   
       6 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus, comprising:
 a. a. a plurality of equivalently sized pieces of durable, flexible woven fabric material;   b. all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material being cut at a plurality of biases along both lower lateral sides of each;   c. each inner one of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material being laterally affixed by affixation means to an adjacently positioned pair of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material;   d. each outermost one of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material being laterally affixed by said affixation means to an adjacently positioned one of said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material;   e. said all of said plurality of pieces of fabric material via said affixation means being conjoined together to form a trapezoidally shaped composite whole of said fabric material;   f. a first elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   g. a second elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material more elongated than said first elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   h. upper edging of said composite whole of said fabric material being folded over and affixed via said affixation means to itself on a line parallel to a lie of said upper edging for receipt thereby, therein of said first piece of elongated rubberlike material;   i. an upper sleeve thereby being so created, then being affixed shut via said affixation means nearly vertically, interiorly to each upper portion of first and second lateral edging of said composite whole thereby forming a closed upper pocket, therein fully containing said first elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   j. lower edging of said composite whole of fabric material being folded over and affixed via said affixation means to itself on a line parallel to a lie of said lower edging for receipt thereby, therein of said second elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   k. a lower sleeve thereby being so created, then being affixed shut via said affixation means, nearly vertically, interiorly to each lower portion of said first and second lateral edging of said composite whole thus forming a closed lower pocket therein fully containing said second elongated piece of rubberlike elastic material;   l. a first solitary column of male configured snap units affixed via said affixation means to inner walling of said composite whole near said first lateral edging thereof, and;   m. a second solitary column of female configured snap units affixed via said affixation means to outer walling of said composite whole near said second lateral edging thereof.   
   
   
       7 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 6 , whereby, said affixation means consists of durable threading material. 
   
   
       8 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 6 , whereby, said affixation means consists of a glue adhesive substance. 
   
   
       9 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 6 , whereby, said affixation means consists of a plurality of staples. 
   
   
       10 . The bulk bag to hopper shielding apparatus of  claim 6 , whereby, said affixation means consists of tape material with sturdy adhesive backing.