US20060251343A1 - Flexible independent multi-layer container and method for forming - Google Patents

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US20060251343A1
US20060251343A1 US11/124,982 US12498205A US2006251343A1 US 20060251343 A1 US20060251343 A1 US 20060251343A1 US 12498205 A US12498205 A US 12498205A US 2006251343 A1 US2006251343 A1 US 2006251343A1
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D29/00—Sacks or like containers made of fabrics; Flexible containers of open-work, e.g. net-like construction
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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  • the flexible multi-layer containers are used for transport and storage of flowable materials generally of container sized volumes, but can be used with smaller volumes.
  • the flexible containers are readily foldable and can be unfolded and used to convert normally dry containers used in shipping into wet or flowable material containers or they may be used as stand alone containers.
  • the flexible multi-layer containers are for retention and delivery of flowable materials and have independent layers which are freely movable between each other and are sealed off from each other, but have seals formed at fittings which are attached to these containers for filling, discharge, sampling, etc. These independent layers are generally sealed off from each other as the containers of this field of invention provide secondary containment of their content from leaking out and/or contamination within by penetration. Further in this field of invention these containers and fittings are readily reuseable/recyclable.
  • the prior art has been in search of flexible containers for use in the shipment and storage of flowable materials, such as liquids, slurries, etc. and methods for making them which do not leak or fail in use and can be re-used multiple times.
  • Some such prior art containers have been used solely for storage in stationary locations, which is a less rigorous use, because stationary use does not have the dynamic loading forces caused by motion in the shipping process on the flexible materials and the interface between the flexible materials and fittings mounted to these flexible containers.
  • stationary storage has dynamic loading forces caused by the liquid pulses of loading and unloading of these stationary flexible containers. These loading forces have caused prior art tanks to leak or fail.
  • the prior art has resorted to many different processes for solving the leak problems associated with these flexible tanks.
  • the prior art tanks or containers used heat-welding technology for sealing the containers and attaching the fittings to the flexible bodies of the containers.
  • the problem of using heat welding is that it requires precise application of heat and pressure for a period of time and must be done in a very controlled environment.
  • the order of difficulty of all these variables in the process of heat welding goes up dramatically in relation to the number of layers of material that is being heat welded at one time. If the heat welding process generates too much heat at the surface layer being welded the plastic material can become crystallized and become brittle which can cause failure of the weld and the container.
  • the prior art provided mechanical members in addition to the welding process whether chemical and/or heat and pressure welding to form a seal for the securing the container and tank at the point where the fittings are mounted.
  • the flexible materials were sealed about the hole made in the flexible materials where the fitting was to be inserted into the container and then the fitting was mechanically clamped on to the flexible tank or container.
  • the sealed flexible materials about the hole did not rely on the mechanical clamping to seal the multiple layers about the hole nor did the mechanical clapping prevent the flexible materials forming the multiply layers from preventing movement creep in the flexible containers when they were filled and the flexible materials stretched or expanded because of filling or motion.
  • the prior art used a flexible container of various materials having both the flexible material and reinforced material to prevent leaks so that when failures occurred in one layer of material, it did not get out of the container.
  • Some of these flexible materials had woven fibers put into the inner layers of the flexible materials used to form layers of a flexible container, but these fibers created voids and provided friction points against the other smooth layers of flexible material. These voids and friction points caused creases and tucks in the smooth layer materials and became stress razors or pinching points for causing pinholes in the smooth layers of the flexible materials. Once a hole was formed then the woven fiber provided channels to allow the product to leak to other layers of the container or the container to leak.
  • the object of this invention is to create a flexible multi-layer container and to create a method for making a flexible multi-layer container for use in shipment and storage of flowable materials, such as liquids, slurries, mashes, etc which do not leak or fail in use and can be re-used repeated times.
  • an object of this invention is to provide a flexible container which may serve as a stationary tank or container and handle the dynamic loading forces caused by liquid pulses created during loading and unloading of these flexible multilayer containers with out leaking or failing.
  • Yet another object of the method of this invention is to use chemical and/or heat welding process on these compressible and elastic flexible material in their formation where as few layers are welded at once as possible.
  • only one layer of the material is chemically and/or heat welded at once in the formation of these flexible containers for the prevention of crystallized materials being formed and for obtaining a good seal.
  • no welding occurs between the compressible and elastic flexible materials and the fittings, which eliminates any crystallized materials formation.
  • a compression seal is formed to fix the fitting in place and seal the compressible elastic flexible materials to form a flexible container, therefore brittleness does not occur and the compressible flexible material maintains it full range of flexibility.
  • an object of the method of this invention is to provide simplified steps for the formation of this flexible container which provide relatively easy control of the variables which can cause a chemical and/or heat weld to fail, such as body oil of workers, dust, powder, etc. and at the same time provide a method which provides a flexible container not subject to failure in its operation.
  • Yet another object of this invention is the formation of containers which can be used in the shipment of liquids and which can handle or withstand the violent hydraulic forces caused by the motion, which is encountered in shipping fluid in flexible containers.
  • This invention can endure the forces produced in shipment of a 40 foot flexile container without baffles therein.
  • Still a further object of this invention is a flexible container with fitting provided through the compressible elastic flexible multiple layer materials of the flexible container of this invention which do not have to have special collars for chemical or heat welding them to form seals for securing the fittings and for forming a seal between the multiple layer materials at the fitting for forming a flexible container with fittings.
  • a still further object of this invention is a flexible container with fitting provided through the compressible elastic flexible multiple layer materials of the flexible container of this invention which do not have specially prepared coils or ridge materials against which fittings can be mechanically clamped to hold the flexible materials against movement creep or pulling out motions by the flexible materials of these containers.
  • these flanges may have surfaces which assist in holding the multiple layers against motion creep or pulling the flexible material out of the flanged surfaces forming the compression seal.
  • fasteners which pass through the multiple layers being held as a compression seal and are used with the flanges for tightening down the flanges for forming the compression seal between the flanges and the multiple layers.
  • Another object of this invention is to allow the smooth filling out of the internal layers of the flexible materials before fully engaging the next layer of flexible materials so that no stress razors or pinching points occur to eliminate the cause of hole formation in the smooth layers of the flexible materials and then driving the next layer of smooth flexible material to expand smoothly, driven by the layer below it after it is smoothly expanded with in its elastic limits.
  • Still a further object is to provide the outer most layer with a reinforcing fiber layer for abrasion resistance and having the smoother layers inside it so that if a failure occurs internal of the multiple smooth layers of material the reinforcing fiber layer will not serve as a channel to allow the product to leak to the other layers of the container or propagate tank failure or leaking.
  • an object of this invention is to use multiple layers of relatively thin compressible elastic flexile materials to form these containers and to achieve the strength of a thick single flexible material with re-enforcing materials built into it.
  • the container formed with these multiple layers of compressible elastic flexible materials achieve superior strength without becoming inflexible.
  • These tanks or containers are easily folded back on themselves for shipping multiple tanks in a shipping container. Further these multiple layered containers provide environmental containment by being composed of multiple layers should one layer develop a leak as well.
  • an object of this invention is to provide a flexible container that is recyclable because its fittings are easily removed for reuse and are not bounded to the flexible multiple layers but the fitting seal the multiple layers to provide secondary containment against leaks in this flexible container at the fitting and the independent layers provide containment throughout the flexible container.
  • Still a further object of this invention is to provide a highly flexible container which is relatively inexpensive and which is not bulky and easily folds into a small space for being shipped to a location for filling.
  • the flexible multi-layer container and the methods for making the flexible multi-layer container of this invention may be practiced in certain physical forms and arrangements and adjustments of the variable parts herein described, but preferred embodiments of which will be described in detail in the specification and illustrated in the coming drawings which will form a part hereof.
  • FIG. 1 is a drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention, containing flowable materials, formed from independent layers freely movable between each other and sealed off from each other with the at least one fitting formed there through for forming compression seals with the compressible and elastically flexible multi-layer materials at the at least one fitting.
  • FIG. 2 is a top drawing view of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention, void of flowable materials therein, formed from independent layers freely movable between each other and sealed off from each other with the at least one fitting formed there through for forming compression seals with the compressible and elastically flexible multi-layer materials at the at least one fitting.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-section drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention with at least a 1 st bag layer formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material smoothly expanded within elastic limits upon having received some flowable materials, but before causing the at least a 2 nd bag layer to be expanded.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention with the at least a 2 nd bag layer formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material sized relative to the at least 1 st bag layer formed from flexible material for allowing the at least 1 st bag layer to smoothly expanded within elastic limits and for causing the 2 nd bag layer to be expanded with in its elastic limits upon the 1 st bag layer expanding, upon receiving flowable materials.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-section drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention with at least a 3 rd bag layer formed from a flexible material having strength and abrasion resistant properties sized relative to the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers for allowing the 1 st and 2 nd bag layers formed from flexible materials to smoothly expand within their elastic limits and for causing the at least 3 rd bag layer to be expanded within its flexible limits upon the 1 st and 2 nd bag layers expanding, upon receiving flowable materials.
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention, showing the 1 st flanged member of the at least one fitting internal of the at least 1 st bag layer, and showing the 2 nd flanged member of the at least one fitting external of the 2 nd bag layer and showing the fasteners for passing through the aperture in the 1 st and 2 nd flange member and through the 1 st and 2 nd bag layers for forming a compression seal with the 1 st and 2 nd bag layers and holding 1 st and 2 nd bag layers against movement creep upon said fasteners being fastened.
  • FIG. 7 is an exploded drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention, showing the at least 1 st flanged member of the at least one fitting internal of the at least 1 st bag layer, and showing an at least 2 nd bag layer and at least a 3 rd bag layer and the at least 2 nd flanged member of the at least one fitting external of the at least 3 rd bag layer for forming a compression seal with the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers and holding the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3rd bag layer's against movement creep upon said fasteners being fastened.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken through FIGS. 1 and 7 of the at least one fitting with the fasteners fastened through the at least 1 st flanged member and 2 nd flange member for forming a compression seal between the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers and holding the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers against movement creep.
  • This cross-section also shows the orifice in the at least one fitting for filling and emptying the flexible multi-layer container.
  • FIG. 9 is a representational view of the 2 nd flanged member of the at least one fitting member, showing the sufficient surface of the 2 nd flanged member and gripping surface for holding the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3rd bag layers and forming a compression seal and holding of the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3rd bag layers against movement creep.
  • FIG. 10 is a representational view showing the beginning steps of the method of this invention for forming flexible multi-layer containers for containing flowable materials, formed from independent layers freely movable between each other and sealed off from each other starting with a tube of a compressible and elastically flexible material.
  • FIG. 11 is a representational view showing the forming of a first seal on one end of the tube of FIG. 10 and indexing where the at least the 1 st flange of the at least one fitting is to be located and showing holes sufficient for the orifice of the fitting and for leaving elastic flexible material with holes for fastener but in contact with the 1 st flange of the fitting and the 1 st flange of the fitting held in place inside the tube of FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 12 is a representational view showing a second seal formed on the other end of the tube of FIG. 11 tube for forming at least a 1 st bag layer from the tube of FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 13 is a representational view showing the beginning steps forming a second bag layer by placing the first bag layer of FIG. 12 inside a tube of a compressible and elastically flexible material.
  • FIG. 14 is a representational view showing the forming of a first seal on one end of the tube of FIG. 13 and indexing where the 1 st flange of the at least one fitting is located to align the hole sufficient for the orifice of the fitting and remaining elastic material with holes for fasteners but to be in contact with the material of the 1 st bag layer.
  • FIG. 15 is a representational view showing a second seal on the other end of the tube of FIG. 14 for forming at least a 2 nd bag layer from the tube of FIG. 13 .
  • FIG. 16 is a representational view showing the 2 nd bag layer of FIG. 15 , but having tab members connected to the 2 nd bag layer and projecting there from.
  • FIG. 17 is a representational view showing the beginning steps for forming a 3 rd bag layer by placing the 1 st and 2 nd bag layer of FIG. 16 inside a tube of a flexible material having strength and abrasion resistant properties sized relative to said 1 st and 2 nd bag layers for allowing the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers to smoothly expand within their elastic limits and for causing the 3 rd bag layer to expand within its flexible limits.
  • FIG. 18 is a representational view showing the forming of a first seal on one end of the tube of FIG. 17 which attaches the tab members thereto and indexing where the at least 2 nd flange of the at least one fitting is to be located and showing a hole sufficient for the orifice of the fittings and aligned with the at least 1 st flange internal of the at least 1 st bag layer and aligned with the remaining elastic material with holes for fasteners but to be in contact with the material of the 3 rd bag layer.
  • FIG. 19 is a representational view showing a second seal on the other end of the tube of FIG. 18 for forming at least a 3 rd bag layer from the tube of FIG. 17 and attaching the tab members thereto.
  • FIG. 20 is an exploded drawing of another embodiment of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention using co-extruded materials, showing the at least 1 st flanged member of the at least one fitting internal of the at least an interior bag layer formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material, and showing the at least 2 nd flanged member of the at least one fitting external of the at least exterior bag layer formed from a co-extruded flexible material having strength and abrasion resistant properties and showing the fasteners for passing through the aperture in the 1 st and 2 nd flange member and through the interior and exterior bag layers for forming a compression seal and holding the interior and exterior bag layers against movement creep upon the fasteners being fastened.
  • FIG. 21 is an exploded drawing of the flexible multi-layer container of this invention using co-extruded materials, showing the at least 1 st flanged member of the at least one fitting internal of the at least interior bag layer, and showing an at least intermediate bag layer formed from a co-extruded compressible and elastic flexible material between the interior and exterior bag layers and the at least 2 nd flanged member of the at least one fitting external of the at least exterior bag layer for forming a compression seal and holding the interior, intermediate and exterior bag layers against movement creep upon the fasteners being fastened there through.
  • the present invention relates to flexible multilayer containers for retention and delivery of flowable materials having independent layers freely movable between each other and sealed off from each other by each independent layer being sealed to form a bag with at least one fitting formed there through and compression seals formed with the at least one fitting formed there through generally referred to at reference number 10 of FIG. 1 .
  • the flexible multilayer container 10 is shown being filled with a flowable material and with at least one fitting 11 positioned on the top.
  • the flexible multilayer container 10 is shown void of flowable materials but is shown as see through to show the independent layers as separate and freely movable between each other and sealed off from each other and have tabs 15 . From FIG.
  • each bag layer is sized to allow it to smoothly expand within its elastic limits and then engage the next bag layer and also smoothly expand the next bag layer or layers, but still be within the elastic limits of all the bag layers.
  • FIG. 2 of this embodiment is shown a 1 st bag layer 12 , a 2 nd bag layer 13 , and a 3 rd bag layer 14 with at least one fitting 11 .
  • These bag layers must be of sufficient thickness to give proper strength to a bag layer but not so thick as to be inflexible and not compressible. On the other hand no matter their strength they can not be so thin as to not be compressible for forming or acting as compression seals.
  • FIGS. 3, 4 , and 5 show the transition from FIG. 2 to FIG. 1 of this flexible multilayer container 10 .
  • the 1 st bag layer 12 is formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material, such as polyethylene of 15 mils thickness, having the ability to expand within its elastic limits upon receiving flowable materials.
  • This 1 st bag layer 12 as shown in FIG. 3 is allowed to expand until it has smoothly expanded within its elastic limits prior to engaging the 2 nd bag layer 13 as shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the 2 nd bag layer 13 is mechanically separate as an independent layer from the 1 st bag layer 12 .
  • the 1 st bag layer is formed as a smoothed walled container with no stress razors or pinching points to cause hole formation in this 1 st bag layer 12 because it does not engage the 2 nd bag layer 13 until it has fully formed as a smoothed walled container with in the 2 nd bag layer 13 before it causes the 2 nd bag layer to smoothly expand.
  • the 2 nd bag layer 13 is formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material, such as polyethylene of 15 mils thickness, having the ability to expand within its elastic limits, but is sized to allow the 1 st bag layer to smoothly expand before it engages the 2 nd bag layer 13 for then causing the 2 nd bag layer 13 to smoothly expanded within its elastic limits upon being engaged by the 1 st bag layer 12 .
  • the 2 nd bag layer 13 is formed as a smoothed walled container with no stress razors or pinching points to cause hole formation in the 2 nd bag layer 13 because it does not engage the 3 rd bag layer 14 until it has fully formed as a smoothed walled container within the 3 rd bag layer.
  • the 3 rd bag layer 14 is formed from a flexible material having strength and abrasion resistant, such as polypropylene woven fiber of 4 oz. to 16 oz. weight thickness, and sized to allow the 2 nd bag layer 13 to smoothly expand within it elastic limits and be guided by tabs 15 before it engages the 3 rd bag layer 14 for then causing the 3 rd bag layer 14 to smoothly expand within its limits upon being engaged by the 2 nd bag layer 13 for forming a flexible multilayer container 10 .
  • a flexible material having strength and abrasion resistant such as polypropylene woven fiber of 4 oz. to 16 oz. weight thickness
  • a flexible multilayer container 10 is formed which can handle violent hydraulic forces caused by motion in shipping fluids in these flexible containers as if they where made of much thicker flexible materials, but yet these flexible containers are much lighter and more flexible containers which allows them to be easily folded into small space for being shipped to a location for filling. Also these flexible containers are generally lighter than thicker walled flexible tanks.
  • These independent bag layers are formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material having the ability to expand within the elastic limits upon receiving flowable materials but must have at least one fitting 11 for receiving and discharging flowable materials. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , by these bag layers being independent of each other, there must be provision for mounting at least one fitting member 11 through each independent bag layer and forming a seal between each of these bag layers at the at least one fitting 11 to prevent leaks and make these containers useable. Any seal formed at the at least one fitting member 11 in the at least 1 st bag layer is also subject to expansion within the elastic limits of the flexible material upon receiving the flowable materials which causes the stresses or movement creep associated with those elastic forces on filling or from violent movement forces produced at the fitting on such a container.
  • the at least 2 nd bag layer 13 is formed from a compressible and elastically flexible material sized relative to the at least 1 st bag layer 12 for allowing the at least 1 st bag layer 12 formed to smoothly expand within the elastic limits of the flexible material upon receiving flowable materials and for causing the at least 2 nd bag layer 13 to be smoothly expanded with in its elastic limits also put stresses or movement creep associated with those elastic forces whether on filling or from violent movement forces produced in shipment on the at least 2 nd bag layer 13 also. These forces of stress or movement creep are increased at the at least one fitting member 11 formed especially through the interface at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers 12 and 13 formed at the at least one fitting 11 .
  • the at least one fitting member 11 to deal with the forces of stress or movement creep has a 1 st flange member 16 internal of the at least 1 st bag layer 12 formed and a 2 nd flange member 17 external of the at least 2 nd bag layer 13 formed for forming a compression seal between the flanges and the compressible and elastically flexible material.
  • These flanges 16 and 17 have apertures 18 through them for accepting fasteners 22 for compressing the compressible and elastically flexible material of the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layer material 12 and 13 , between the 1 st and 2 nd flange members 16 and 17 sufficiently for forming a compression seal there between and for sealing the at least one fitting member 11 in place and thus forming a flexible multi-layer container 10 .
  • fasteners 22 for compressing the compressible and elastically flexible material of the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layer material 12 and 13 , between the 1 st and 2 nd flange members 16 and 17 sufficiently for forming a compression seal there between and for sealing the at least one fitting member 11 in place and thus forming a flexible multi-layer container 10 .
  • this invention relates to including at least a 3 rd bag layer 14 formed from a flexible material having strength and abrasion resistant properties and sized relative to the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers 12 and 13 for allowing the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers 12 and 13 formed from flexible materials to smoothly expand within their elastic limits and for causing the 3 rd bag layer 14 to expand within its flexible limits.
  • this invention relates to the at least one fitting member 11 having 1 st and 2 nd flanged members 16 and 17 having sufficient flange surface areas 19 and 20 for engaging the at least 1 st bag layer formed 12 from the inside surface of the at least 1 st bag layer 12 and sufficient flange surface 20 for engaging the at least 3 rd bag layer 14 from the external surface of the at least 3 rd bag layer 14 to form compression seals through the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layer 12 , 13 , and 14 at the at least one fitting member 11 .
  • the flanged surfaces 19 and 20 in addition to having sufficient flanged surfaces 19 and 20 to create compression seals and hold against creep movement, they may also have provided gripping surfaces 21 such as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 to aid in forming a compression seal and holding against creep movement of the materials at the fitting member 11 when fasteners 22 are tightened down.
  • the gripping surface 21 is concentric circular grooves or ridges, but as those skilled in the art would know many non-smooth surfaces could be used to form a gripping surface to aid the compression seal for holding the materials against creep movement.
  • These fasteners 22 are provided for passing through apertures 18 in the flanges 16 and 17 and holes 23 of the at least 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers 12 , 13 , and 14 for functionally drawing the flanges 19 and 20 against the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers 12 , 13 , and 14 to form compression seals and for penetrating the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers 12 , 13 , and 14 through holes 23 . Both the compression and penetrating as shown in FIG.
  • seals and seal formation are used for preventing movement creep of the at least 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layers 12 , 13 , and 14 materials at the compression seal formed at the at least one fitting 11 .
  • the material to be used as a seal is not compressible enough it will fail to form a seal. If the material is compressible enough, but is under compressed or over compressed the seal to be formed will fail. Further, the seals formed in this invention must also deal with movement creep, which is the tendency for these elastically flexible materials to pull out from these fittings when violent motion occurs in shipment or other forces act on these materials.
  • At least an interior bag layer 24 is formed as at least a single bag layer which is physically independent from other bag layers, but interior bag layer 24 may be made of co-extruded multiple layers, which in FIG. 20 are represented as having two layers 25 and 26 of compressible and elastically flexible materials being used as an interior bag layer 24 .
  • these bag layers must be subject to the formation of a compression seal between the 1 st flange member 16 and 2 nd flange member 17 of the fitting 11 .
  • the combined thickness of the co-extruded materials which in this embodiment are represented by layer 25 and 26 , must be in the broad range of being no less thick than 04 mils and no thicker than 80 mils with a preferred range of no less thickness than 06 mils and no thicker than 70 mils.
  • these co-extruded materials must be capable of being sealed or welded to form a interior bag layer 24 , so in many embodiments these layers 25 and 26 will be of relatively thin materials for forming a good weld, but when combined as co-extruded materials they will fall within the above ranges.
  • an exterior bag layer 29 formed as at least as a single layer which is physically independent but may be made of co-extruded or woven multiple layers, which in FIG. 20 are represented as having two layers 30 and 31 of flexible materials having strength and abrasion resistance properties being used as an exterior bag layer 29 .
  • a single layer of co-extruded multiple layers or a single bag layer they are sized relative to each other for allowing the interior bag layers 24 to smoothly expand within its elastic limits and for causing the exterior bag layer 29 to expand within its flexible limits, and allow at least one fitting 11 to be formed through the interior and exterior bag layers 24 and 29 for forming a compression seal between 1 st and 2 nd flanges 16 and 17 for sealing the at least one fitting 11 in place and for forming a flexible multi-layer container 10 .
  • At least an intermediate bag layer 32 is formed as at least a single bag layer which is physically independent from other bag layers, but the intermediate bag layer 32 may be made of co-extruded multiple layers, which in FIG. 21 are represented as having two layer 33 and 34 of compressible and elastically flexible materials. Whether composed of an interior bag layer 24 , and an external bag layer 29 or having the intermediate bag layer 32 there would be provided at least one fitting member 11 , which forms a compression seal about these layers for sealing these bag layers off from each other and mounting the at least one fitting member 11 .
  • these flexible containers would be recyclable because their fittings 11 are easily removed for re-use by removing the fasteners 22 and simply mechanically separating the 1 st and 2 nd flange members 16 and 17 from the multiple layers, as there is no welding or chemical fastening between these 1 st and 2 nd flange member 16 and 17 of fittings 1 1 and the flexible multi-layer bag materials.
  • the multiple bag layers are formed as independent bags sealed off from each other and sealed off from each other at the compression seals formed through them at the fitting 11 these flexible multilayer container provide environmental containment against leaks should one multiple bag layer fail.
  • FIGS. 10 through 19 At least one method embodiment for forming the flexible container 10 of this invention is shown in FIGS. 10 through 19 .
  • a 1 st seal 36 is formed on one end of the tube as shown in FIG. 11 .
  • FIG. 11 it can be seen that a 1 st flange member 16 of the at least one fitting 11 is inserted and held for indexing of its orifice 37 and fastener apertures 18 in 1 st flange member 16 are to be put through the 1 st tube 35 while one end of the 1 st tube 35 is held open.
  • a seal is formed on the other end 39 of the 1 st tube 35 of the compressible and elastically flexible material for forming at least a 1 st bag layer 12 .
  • the next step is positioning the 1 st bag layer 12 into a second tube 40 of a compressible and elastically flexible material, which tube is sized to be larger than the 1 st bag layer 12 . Then as shown in FIG. 13 , is positioning the 1 st bag layer 12 into a second tube 40 of a compressible and elastically flexible material, which tube is sized to be larger than the 1 st bag layer 12 .
  • tabs 15 are attached to the 2 nd bag layer and the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers 12 and 13 would be positioned, as shown in FIG. 17 inside a third tube 43 of material having strength and abrasion resistant propertied and a flexile limit. Then as shown in FIG.
  • the 3 rd tube 43 is sealed 45 which fixes tabs 15 and tub 43 is formed in to a 3 rd bag layer 14 about the 1 st and 2 nd bag layers 12 and 13 with sufficient distance from the at least 1 st and 2 nd bag layers 12 and 13 to smoothly expand within each other and to smoothly expand within the at least 3 rd bag layer 14 to expand the at least 3 bag layer 14 to its flexible limits. Then as shown in FIG.
  • the 2 nd flanged member 17 of the at least one fitting 11 is held against the outside surface of the at least 3 rd bag layer 14 and fasteners 22 are inserted through the fastener apertures 18 in the 1 st and 2 nd flanged member 16 and 17 and the at least 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd bag layers 12 , 13 , and 14 for forcing the 1 st and 2 nd flanged members 16 and 17 having flanged surfaces 19 and 20 of the at least one fitting 11 against the at least 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd bag layer 12 , 13 , and 14 positioned between the 1 st and 2 nd flanged surfaces 16 and 17 for fastening the fasteners 22 , for forming a compression seal there between and for prevention of movement creep of the at least 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd bag layers 12 , 13 , and 14 at the at least one fitting 11 for forming a flexible multi-layer container for retention
  • the range of fastening force can be from 75 inch/lbs to 400 inch/lbs, but as those skilled in the art will appreciate it will vary within that range depending upon the material being used. It has been found that a range of from 80 inch/lbs to 315 inch/lbs will work with polyethylene and polypropylene materials, but again depending on the thicknesses and weights of these materials falling between 04 mils to 80 mils and a preferred range of 06 mils to 70 mils and weights of 04 oz. to 16 oz.
  • the 1 st and 2 nd flanged surface 19 and 20 must have sufficient surface to provide a sufficient seating surface against the bag layer materials to form a compression seal, and if different flanged surfaces are used it may vary the fastening forces as those skilled in the art will appreciate.
  • the welds are formed with only one layer of material being welded at one time to provide the highest quality seal possible and when a seal is formed across multiple layers a compression seal is formed through these bag layers. That the fitting 11 being formed in the bag layers to fasten the at least one fitting and the bag layer off from each other and against creep movement of the bag layers is the compression seal.
  • a bag layer is formed of co-extruded materials with independent layers these individual layers are very thin such that their collective layers are within the range of 04 mils to 80 mils or the preferred range of 06 mils to 70 mils then these co-extruded materials may be treated as a 1 st bag layer, but in fact they may be an interior bag layer, intermediate bag layer, and exterior bag layer.

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