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(11) EP 0 461 874 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.07.1992 Bulletin 1992/30

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.12.1991 Bulletin 1991/51

(21) Application number: 91305295.7

(22) Date of filing: 12.06.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: B65D 88/20, B65G 1/07, B65D 88/62
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 15.06.1990 GB 9013417

(71) Applicant: CONCERTAINER LIMITED
Beckenham, Kent BR3 2TD (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Farrell, Peter Jeffrey
    Beckenham, Kent BR3 2TD (GB)
  • Parton, Stephen
    Cannock, Staffordshire WS12 5YL (GB)

(74) Representative: Jones, Graham H. et al
Graham Jones & Company 77 Beaconsfield Road Blackheath
London SE3 7LG
London SE3 7LG (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Container apparatus for the storage and transportation of fluid material


    (57) Container apparatus (2) for the storage and transportation of fluid material, which container apparatus (2) comprising an outer bag (4) having an upper portion (6) and a bottom (8), non-collapsible frame means (10) for supporting the outer bag (4), and securing means (12) for temporarily maintaining the bottom (8) of the outer bag (4) adjacent a top part (11) of the frame means (10), the frame means (10) being such as to comprise a base (14) and support members (16) which upstand from the base (14), and the securing means (12) being such as temporarily to maintain the entire bottom (8) of the outer bag (4) adjacent the top part (11) of the frame means (10) whereby the raised outer bag (4) is at a height at which it is convenient to insert an inner bag (18) requiring to be filled with the fluid material.






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