US 11,697,549 B2
Flexible container liner wringing device and liner
Randy R Sullinger, Columbia, MO (US); Tony R. McKee, Millsboro, DE (US); and Adam Michael Sadkowski, Lincoln, DE (US)
Filed by ILC DOVER IP, INC., Frederica, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/528,721.
Application 16/528,721 is a division of application No. 15/244,623, filed on Aug. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,822,161.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/293,599, filed on Feb. 10, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0352088 A1, Nov. 21, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65D 88/16 (2006.01); B65D 88/54 (2006.01); B65B 69/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/04 (2006.01); B65D 83/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/1618 (2013.01) [B65B 69/005 (2013.01); B65D 83/0055 (2013.01); B65D 88/1631 (2013.01); B65D 88/54 (2013.01); B65D 90/046 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A liner for use with an intermediate bulk material container, said liner comprising,
a liner body having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls extending between said top wall and said bottom wall;
an outlet fitment coupled to a first said side wall of said plurality of side walls, and
a material volume increasing gap-filler coupled to said first side wall of said plurality of side walls in a position above said outlet fitment, said material volume increasing gap-filler being a length of flexible foam material extending from a position adjacent said bottom wall towards said top wall, said material volume increasing gap-filler being coupled to said liner along its entire length.