US3805855A - Package for transporting liquids - Google Patents

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US3805855A
US3805855A US00216565A US21656572A US3805855A US 3805855 A US3805855 A US 3805855A US 00216565 A US00216565 A US 00216565A US 21656572 A US21656572 A US 21656572A US 3805855 A US3805855 A US 3805855A
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Assigned to C & D CHARTER POWER SYSTEMS, INC. reassignment C & D CHARTER POWER SYSTEMS, INC. CHANGE OF NAME (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). NOVEMBER 4, 1987, DELAWARE Assignors: C & D POWER SYSTEMS, INC. (CHANGED TO)
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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
    • B65D37/00—Portable flexible containers not otherwise provided for

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  • a method and apparatus for transporting and storing concentrated liquids such as battery acid which must be diluted before usage.
  • An absorbent body of open-celled material is impregnated with the concentrated liquid, and placed inside a heat-resistant plastic container.
  • the plastic container has expandable side-walls and a filling and pouring orifice on its top wall. At the site of use, the plastic body is expanded to about 4 times its original volume, and filled with water. After mixing, the diluted liquid is ready to be poured from'the plastic container.
  • the battery acid can be shipped in either a concen trated or dilute form. If shipped in a concentrated form, the battery installer or user must dilute the acid to the correct required concentration. This is often a problem where retail facilities and personnel are not well equipped or trained to handle battery acid. When the acid must be shipped to foreign countries, additional problems are created, such as printing instructions in foreign languages. In addition, the installer or user may not be capable of reading and understanding instructions, and may not have any simple tools or equipment readily available. Ihe acid is shipped in a dilute form ready for usage, the shipper is paying additional money for transporting water. This expense may prohibitive when the shipment is intended for remote areas.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an expandable volume apparatus containing an impregnated open-cell body, ready for shipping;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the expandable volume apparatus of FIG. 1 expanded prior to filling with water;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the expanded volume apparatus of FIG. 2 filled with water.
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the expanded volume apparatus being used to filla conventional drycharge battery with battery electrolyte.
  • the immobilized acid when water is added to the battery at the point of sale, the immobilized acid is released from the gel or granular material to thus activate the battery.
  • the time required for the battery to become active, after the addition of water, is longer than desirable because the water must diffuse into and the electrolyte must diffuse from the mass of immobilized acid, and also the residual material, such as the silicon dioxide, can circulate throughout the cells to possibly interfere with the battery action.
  • the instant invention provides a convenient method of transporting and storing concentrated liquids, especially battery acid.
  • An open-celled body is impregnated with the liquid and placed in a heat-resistant plastic container.
  • the plastic container has expandable sidewalls and a filling and pouring orifice on its top wall.
  • the plastic container is expanded, for example, to about 4 times its original volume, and filled with water. After allowing adequate time for mixing, the diluted liquid is ready to be poured from the container.
  • FIG. 1 shows an expandable volume container 10.
  • Thecontainer 10 is preferably made of a heat-resistant plastic material with accor' dion-type expandableside-walls 11 and a filling and pouring orifice 12'.
  • Inside the container 10 is a block of open-celled material 13;
  • the block 13 should be an open-celled foamed or granular material capable of absorbing a concentrated volume of liquid.
  • the block 13 is impregnated with the concentrated liquid which is to be transported or stored.
  • Open-celled as used herein, means that the material should have communicating voids so that it will function as a sponge to absorb and retain the concentrated liquid.
  • the materials described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,591,422 are suitable materials.
  • material 13 When it is desired to use the container 10 for transporting battery acid, for example, material 13 should have an absorbency sufficient that upon filling the container 10 with water, the diluted electrolyte has a specific gravity range from 1.255 to 1.265. Necessarily, the material must be resistant to the corrosive action of the battery acid. In general, it has been found that open-celledfoamed blocks of phenolic resins, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polypropylene, and silicon derivatives may be used for this purpose.
  • the container 10 If the container 10 is used for transporting concentrated battery acid, addition of water to the container 10 will cause an increase in the water temperature as a result of the heat of chemical reaction. Because of this heat of reaction, the expandable plastic container 10 should b constructed of a plastic material that is sufficiently resistant to he to prevent softening, stretching or bursting. A pstic material such as polytetrafluoroethylene is suitably heat-resistanand flexible for use in the present invention and others will be apparentto those skilled in the art. y I
  • the absorbent block of metal 13 will retain a sub-" stantial amount of the heat of chemicl raction gener ated upon mixing of the acid in water. It is preferable that the block 13 be positionedsuch as in the middle of the container 10 as shown in FIG. 3. This allows adquate circulation of the water throughout the container 10. Circulation of the wat-acidolution will eliminate excessive heating of the container side-walls, and maintain the localized heating effect within acceptable limits. After an adequate amount of mixing time,the dilured acid is ready to be poured into a conventional dry-charge battery as shown in FIG. 4.
  • FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 Although it s only necessary to supply a single closable filling and pouring orifice 12, a preferred embodiment is shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4. By molding or attaching a flexible tube 14 to the orifice l2, filling of the container 10, and subsequent pouring ofhe diluted acis conveniently accomplished.
  • said envelope comprising a liquid impervious flexible said liquid concentrate by an amount equal to said predetermined ratio.
  • said flexible envelope includes side walls having accordian-type pleats which, when extended, expand said envelope in one dimension away from opposed faces of said foam block such that said foam block remains centrally positioned within said expanded envelope.

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US00216565A US3805855A (en) 1972-01-10 1972-01-10 Package for transporting liquids
CA147,996A CA969511A (en) 1972-01-10 1972-07-26 Package for transporting liquids
JP47093569A JPS4840566A (es) 1972-01-10 1972-09-18
BR7330/72A BR7207330D0 (pt) 1972-01-10 1972-10-19 Aperfeicoamentos em aparelho para transportar um liquido concentrado embalagem para o transporte de acido e processo para preparar uma carga de acido fresco de bateria
FR7238050A FR2167507A5 (es) 1972-01-10 1972-10-26
SE7215139A SE394991B (sv) 1972-01-10 1972-11-21 Anordning for transport och lagring av en koncentrerad vetska
GB5425172A GB1363820A (en) 1972-01-10 1972-11-23 Package for transporting and/or storing liquids
DE2259511A DE2259511A1 (de) 1972-01-10 1972-12-05 Transportvorrichtung fuer eine konzentrierte fluessigkeit

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GB2431633A (en) * 2005-10-28 2007-05-02 Mark Collins Packaged collapsible container
US20080087676A1 (en) * 2006-10-12 2008-04-17 George Kasboske Container for flowable material

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US3302815A (en) * 1963-02-28 1967-02-07 Elmwood Liquid Products Inc Insulated shipper container
US3238599A (en) * 1964-02-27 1966-03-08 Dow Chemical Co Padding method
US3643268A (en) * 1970-09-30 1972-02-22 Paul Stamberger Self-inflatable hollow bodies for use as cushions and for like purposes

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US5593796A (en) * 1992-02-10 1997-01-14 C & D Charter Power Systems, Inc. Recombinant lead-acid cell and long life battery
US5695891A (en) * 1992-02-10 1997-12-09 C & D Charter Power Systems, Inc. Battery thermal management system
US5851695A (en) * 1992-02-10 1998-12-22 C & D Technologies, Inc. Recombinant lead-acid cell and long life battery
US6667130B2 (en) 1992-02-10 2003-12-23 C&D Charter Holdings, Inc. Recombinant lead-acid cell and long life battery
GB2431633A (en) * 2005-10-28 2007-05-02 Mark Collins Packaged collapsible container
US20080087676A1 (en) * 2006-10-12 2008-04-17 George Kasboske Container for flowable material
US7600653B2 (en) * 2006-10-12 2009-10-13 George Kasboske Container for flowable material

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SE394991B (sv) 1977-07-25
DE2259511A1 (de) 1973-07-19
BR7207330D0 (pt) 1973-10-09

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