Global Patent Index - EP 3398881 A1

EP 3398881 A1 20181107 - FLEXIBLE CONTAINER BAGS

Title (en)

FLEXIBLE CONTAINER BAGS

Title (de)

FLEXIBLE BEHÄLTERBEUTEL

Title (fr)

SACS DE CONTENEURS FLEXIBLES

Publication

EP 3398881 A1 20181107 (EN)

Application

EP 18167622 A 20180416

Priority

  • US 201762501889 P 20170505
  • US 201715637966 A 20170629
  • CA 2972062 A 20170629

Abstract (en)

A flexible bulk container (10) comprising: a top wall (12), a bottom wall (14), and at least one sidewall (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d), the top wall (12), the bottom wall (14) and the at least one sidewall (16a, 16b, 16c, 16d) defining an internal space; an access portion (20) associated with the top wall (12) for accessing the internal space (18) through an open end (22) of the access portion (20); and a position marker (40) located at a predetermined position on the access portion (20) for detection by a detector (44) of a robotic system (46). A stack (65) of flexible bulk containers (10), the stack comprising a plurality of flexible bulk containers (10), each flexible bulk container (10) having a folded form comprising an upper fold edge (72), a lower fold edge (74) and two side fold edges (76), with the access portion (20) folded and laying on an upper fold face (70) of the folded flexible bulk container (10), the position marker (40) on the access portion (20) facing outwardly, each one of the flexible bulk container (10) of the stack (65) laying one on top of another.

IPC 8 full level

B65D 88/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 88/1612 (2013.01); B65D 88/1625 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3398881 A1 20181107

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18167622 A 20180416