Patents Assigned to Caretex A/S
  • Patent number: 6481598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liner for use in a box-like cargo container for transportation of powder, granular or other flowable products, said liner comprising top and bottom walls, two side walls and first and second end wall portions, a discharge opening at the lower portion of said first end wall through which the contents of the liner are discharged, displacement means for guiding the contents towards said discharge opening, said displacement means comprising at least one inflatable, flexible bag having an essentially triangular or trapezoid shape substantively abutting said first end wall, and a first essentially triangular or trapezoid portion supporting the outside surface of the floor and a second essentially triangular portion supporting the adjacent side wall portion of the liner, said bag comprising three corners positioned substantively at the edge of the end wall and the side wall portion, the end wall and the bottom wall portion, and the side wall and the bottom wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Caretex A/S
    Inventor: Hans Erik Thornsen
  • Patent number: 6398053
    Abstract: The invention relates to a collapsible container liner comprising side walls defining an interior space said liner having an upper and a lower portion, at least one of said walls (15) comprising an opening communicating with at least one discharge tube (14) being incorporated in the lower portion of said liner, said discharge tube or discharge tubes (14) being fitted with releasable sealing means (114), said sealing means being accessible and releasable from the outside of said discharge tube, said sealing means surrounding and tightening said discharge tube in its closed position, said sealing means providing access to the interior of the liner when released. Due to the relatively simple technical provisions of the embodiment of the invention, the possibility of utilising a closed-system discharge of a loaded liner is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Caretex A/S
    Inventor: Hans Erik Thornsen