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An enclosed vessel assembly for transporting and storing unpackaged materials is disclosed. An aluminum vessel is inserted into an openable end of a conventional steel shipping container, and secured therein such that unpackaged goods may be efficiently and inexpensively transported and stored using

An enclosed vessel assembly for transporting and storing unpackaged materials is disclosed. An aluminum vessel is inserted into an openable end of a conventional steel shipping container, and secured therein such that unpackaged goods may be efficiently and inexpensively transported and stored using such containers. The aluminum vessel includes a rigid, elongated, closed-ended, cylindrical aluminum body having a rear end which is accessible through the openable end of the shipping container. Disposed on the rear end of the body of the vessel are a fill pipe through which unpackaged materials may be loaded into the vessel assembly, a conical discharge assembly for enabling a pneumatic tank trailer to be connected thereto to extract unpackaged materials from the vessel assembly, and at least one vent for facilitating the extraction of goods through the discharge assembly using a pneumatic tank trailer.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus from storing unpackaged materials and comprising:a rigid, horizontally-extending, elongated vessel having a horizontally extending longitudinal axis, a lower surface extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, a closed first end, a second end and an inlet op

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus from storing unpackaged materials and comprising:a rigid, horizontally-extending, elongated vessel having a horizontally extending longitudinal axis, a lower surface extending parallel to the longitudinal axis, a closed first end, a second end and an inlet opening for receiving the materials; anda substantially conical discharge member formed at said second end of the vessel, having a lower surface substantially aligned with the lower surface of the vessel, an apex, a discharge opening formed at said apex for discharging the materials, and a central axis, said central axis of the conical discharge member extends downwardly at an acute angle from the longitudinal axis of the vessel to the discharge opening to facilitate the discharge of the material from said discharge opening.