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Flexible apparatus for transporting bulk products within containers having liners with bottom panels, two sidewalls, and a back panel with one lateral receiving member across the back panel and having first, second, and third sheet members partially attached to the two sidewalls and the back panel f

Flexible apparatus for transporting bulk products within containers having liners with bottom panels, two sidewalls, and a back panel with one lateral receiving member across the back panel and having first, second, and third sheet members partially attached to the two sidewalls and the back panel for creating a first, second, and third pair of diagonal sections suspended between the two sidewalls and the back panel and for creating planar overlapping spaced apart sections of first, second, and third sheet member across the back panel for bulge control in back panel and having one support bar with securing members for positioning and securing the first, second, and third sheet members and their diagonal sections and back panel into vertical and tensioned positions to container.

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1. A flexible apparatus for transporting and storing bulk products within a container comprising; a. a liner having a bottom panel, two sidewalls, and a back panel having at least one lateral receiving member extending in a line laterally across said back panel between said two sidewalls;b. a first

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A flexible apparatus for transporting and storing bulk products within a container comprising; a. a liner having a bottom panel, two sidewalls, and a back panel having at least one lateral receiving member extending in a line laterally across said back panel between said two sidewalls;b. a first sheet member being partially attached to said two sidewalls and to said back panel in spaced apart relationship across said back panel for creating a first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member suspended between one sidewall and said back panel and said other sidewall and said back panel and for creating a planar overlapping section of said first sheet member and with said back panel for controlled bulging between said attachment points and for bulge prevention of said back panel;c. a second sheet member being partially attached to said two sidewalls and to said back panel in spaced apart relationship across said back panel for creating a second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member suspended between one sidewall and said back panel and said other sidewall and said back panel and for creating a planar overlapping section of said second sheet member with said planar overlapping section of said first sheet member and with said back panel for controlled bulging between said attachment points and for bulge prevention of said back panel;d. a third sheet member being partially attached to said two sidewalls and to said back panel in spaced apart relationship across said back panel for creating a third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member suspended between said one sidewall and said back panel and said other sidewall and said back panel in spaced apart relationship across said back panel for creating a planar over-lapping section of said third sheet member with said planar overlapping section of said second sheet member and with said overlapping section of said first sheet member and with said back panel for controlled bulging, between said attachment points and for bulge prevention of said back panel;e. at least one support bar functionally disposed adjacent said at least one lateral receiving, member of said back panel; andf. at least a pair of securing means for raising up said at least one support bar functionally disposed adjacent said at least one lateral receiving member of said back panel for positioning said first sheet member and said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member into vertical and tensioned positions and said second sheet member and said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member into vertical and tensioned positions and said third sheet member and said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member into vertical and tensioned positions and said back panel into vertical and tensioned position for positioning first, second, and third sheet member attachment points to said back panel into spaced apart relationship and for allowing, securing of said at least one support bar functionally disposed adjacent said at least one lateral receiving member of said back panel, to said container. 2. The flexible apparatus of claim 1 wherein said attachment points created in spaced apart relationship in said planar overlapping section of said third sheet member, said second sheet member, said first sheet member and said back panel further comprising; a. first sheet member attachment points to said back panel in spaced apart relationship located a distance sufficient for controlling, bulges in said back panel between said sidewalls and first sheet member attachment points and for controlling the amount of bulk product received between said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet members and said sidewalls,b. second sheet member attachment points to said first sheet member and said back panel in spaced apart relationship located a distance sufficient for controlling bulges in said back panel between said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member along said back panel, andc. third sheet member attachment points to said second sheet member, first sheet member and said back panel in spaced apart relationship located a distance sufficient for controlling bulges in said back panel between said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member and said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member and between said third pair of said diagonal sections of said third sheet members along said back panel. 3. The flexible apparatus of claim 2 wherein said first pair of diagonal sections of first sheet member further comprises; a. a plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member. 4. The flexible apparatus of claim 3 wherein said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member further comprises; a. a plurality of apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member. 5. The flexible apparatus of claim 4 wherein said third pair of diagonals sections of said third sheet member further comprises; a. a plurality of apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member. 6. The flexible apparatus of claim 5 wherein said plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and said plurality of apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member; and said third pair of diagonals sections of said third sheet member further comprising: a. a plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other;b. a plurality of apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other; andc. a plurality of apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other. 7. The flexible apparatus of claim 6 wherein said plurality of apertures in said first, pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other and said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other; and said third pair of diagonals sections of said third sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other further comprising: a. a gradient of apertures sizes ranging from larger apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member furthest away from said bottom panel to smaller apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member closest to said bottom panel,b. a gradient of apertures sizes ranging from larger apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member furthest away from said bottom panel to smaller apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member closest to said bottom panel; andc. a gradient of apertures sizes ranging from larger apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member furthest away from said bottom panel to smaller apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member closest to said bottom panel. 8. The flexible apparatus of claim 7 wherein said first sheet member said second sheet member, said third sheet member partially attached to said two sidewalls further comprising: a. attachment points to said two sidewalls of said first sheet member along said two sidewalls from said back panel and to said back panel from said two sidewalls along said back panel a sufficient distance for creating an angle of from 20° to 55° between said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and said sidewalls;b. attachment points to said sidewalls of said second sheet member along said two sidewalls from said back panel and to said back panel from said two sidewalls along said back panel a sufficient distance for creating an angle of from 20° to 55° between said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member and said sidewalls; andc. attachment points to said sidewalls of said third sheet member along said two sidewalls from said back panel and to said back panel from said two sidewalls along said back panel a sufficient distance for creating an angle of from 20° to 55° between said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member and said sidewalls. 9. The flexible apparatus of claim 8 wherein said first pair of diagonals of said first sheet member, said second pair of diagonals of said second sheet member, and said third pair of diagonals of said third sheet member partially attached to said two sidewalls further comprising: a. lengths of said first pair of diagonals between said attachment points to said two sidewalls of said first sheet member and said attachment points to said back panel of said first sheet member for pulling said back panel inward from a planar face perpendicular to said two sidewalls;b. lengths of said second pair of diagonals between said attachment points to said two sidewalls of said second sheet member and said attachment points to said back panel of said second sheet member for pulling said back panel inward from a planar face perpendicular to said two sidewalls; andc. lengths of said third pair of diagonals between said attachment points to said two sidewalls of said third sheet member and said attachment points to said back panel of said third sheet member for pulling; said back panel inward from a planar face perpendicular to said two sidewalls. 10. The flexible apparatus of claim 9 wherein said gradient of aperture sizes ranging from larger apertures to smaller apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet members; said gradient of aperture sizes ranging from larger apertures to smaller apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member; and said gradient of aperture sizes ranging from larger apertures to smaller apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member further comprising: a. apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member being in a ratio of 25% to 45% of said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member;b. apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member being in a ratio of 25% to 45% of said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member; andc. apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member being in a ratio of 25% to 45% of said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member. 11. The flexible apparatus of claim 10 further comprising; a. at least two flexible straps partially attached to said bottom panel of said flexible apparatus and extending away from said back panel and located between said two sidewalls and having free end portions for securing said at least two flexible straps attached to said bottom panel of said flexible apparatus to said container. 12. The flexible apparatus of claim 11 wherein said free end portions of said straps further comprising; a. lengths of said free end portions sufficient for finding an available attachment point along said sidewalls of said container at 90° or greater angle from said straps attachment points furthest back from said back panel and for allowing the return of said straps back toward said back panel for securing said free end portions to said container. 13. The flexible apparatus of claim 12 further comprising: a. a loading port through said back panel and located above said at least one lateral receiving member extending laterally across said back panel for loading bulk product there through; andb. a discharge port through said back panel and located toward said bottom of said back panel for discharging bulk product there through. 14. The flexible apparatus of claim 13 wherein said planar overlapping sections of said first sheet member, second sheet member and third sheet member with said back panel further comprises; a. attachment points of each of said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and third diagonal sections to said back panel in spaced apart relationship across said back panel and located between said loading port and said discharge pert on said back panel. 15. The flexible apparatus of claim 14 wherein said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and said third pair of diagonal sections further comprises: a. descending edges on the top side of said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and third pair of diagonal sections from said attachment points to said sidewalls to said back panel attachment points for creating said overlapping sections of said first, second, and third sheet members with said back panel between said loading port and said discharge port on said back panel, andb. ascending edges on the bottom side of said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and third pair of diagonal sections from said attachment points to said sidewalls to said back panel attachment points for creating said overlapping sections of said first, second, and third sheet members with said back panel between said loading port and said discharge port on said back panel. 16. A flexible apparatus for transporting and storing bulk products within a container comprising: a. a liner having a bottom panel, two sidewalls, and a back panel having at least one lateral receiving member extending in a line laterally across said back panel between said two sidewalls;b. a first sheet member being partially attached to said two sidewalls and to said back panel at a distance sufficient from said back panel to each of said sidewalls for creating a first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member at an angle of from 20° to 55° between said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member suspended between said one sidewall and said other sidewall and said back panel and for creating a planar overlapping section of said first sheet member and with said back panel and extending back from where said first sheet member is attached to said two sidewalls parallel along said two sidewalls a distance sufficient for holding said first sheet member against said two sidewalls when bulk product is loaded;c. a second sheet member being partially attached to said two sidewalls and to said back panel a distance sufficient from said back panel to each of said sidewalls for creating a second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member at an angle of from 20° to 55° between said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member suspended between one sidewall and said other sidewall and said back panel and for creating a planar overlapping section of said second sheet member with said planar overlapping section of said first sheet member and with said back panel and extending back from where said second sheet member is attached to said first sheet member and two sidewalls parallel along said first sheet member and said two sidewalls a distance sufficient for holding said first and second sheet members against said two sidewalls when bulk product is loaded;d. a third sheet member being partially attached to said two sidewalls and to said back panel a distance sufficient from said back panel to each of said sidewalls for creating a third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member at an angle of from 20° to 55° between said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member suspended between one sidewall and said other sidewall and said back panel for creating a planar over-lapping section of said third sheet member with said planar overlapping section of said second sheet member and with said overlapping section of said first sheet member and with said back panel extending back from where said third sheet member is attached to said first and second sheet members and two sidewalls parallel along said first and second sheet members and said two sidewalls a distance sufficient for holding said first, second, and third sheet members against said two sidewalls when bulk product is loaded;e. at least one support bar functionally disposed adjacent said at least one lateral receiving member of said back panel; andf. at least a pair of securing means for raising up said at least one support bar functionally disposed adjacent said at least one lateral receiving member of said back panel for positioning said first sheet member and said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member into vertical and tensioned positions and said second sheet member and said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member into vertical and tensioned positions and said back panel into vertical and tensioned position and for allowing securing of said at least one support bar functionally disposed adjacent said at least one lateral receiving member of said back panel to said container. 17. The flexible apparatus of claim 16 wherein said planar overlapping section of said third sheet member, said second sheet member, said first sheet member and said back panel created by attachment points for each of said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member and third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member to said back panel further comprising; a. attachment points located in spaced apart relationship across said back panel for controlled bulging between said attachment points and for bulge prevention of said back panel. 18. The flexible apparatus of claim 17 wherein said attachment points created in spaced apart relationship in said planar overlapping section of said third sheet member, said second sheet member, said first sheet member and said back panel further comprising; a. first sheet member attachment points to said back panel located in spaced apart relationship a distance apart for controlling bulges between said sidewalls and said first pair of diagonals of said first sheet member along said back panel and for minimizing the amount of bulk product received between said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and said sidewalls,b. second sheet member attachment points to said first sheet member and said back panel in spaced apart relationship a distance apart for controlling bulges between said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member along said back panel, andc. third sheet member attachment points to said second sheet member, first sheet member and said back panel in spaced apart relationship a distance for controlling bulges between said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member and said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member and between said pair of said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member along said back panel. 19. The flexible apparatus of claim 18 wherein said first pair of diagonal sections of first sheet member further comprises; a. a plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member. 20. The flexible apparatus of claim 19 wherein said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member further comprises; a. a plurality of apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member. 21. The flexible apparatus of claim 20 wherein said third pair of diagonals sections of said third sheet member further comprises; a. a plurality of apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member. 22. The flexible apparatus of claim 21 wherein said plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member and said plurality of apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member; and said third pair of diagonals sections of said third sheet member further comprising: a. a plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other;b. a plurality of apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other; andc. a plurality of apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other. 23. The flexible apparatus of claim 22 wherein said plurality of apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other and said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other; and said third pair of diagonals sections of said third sheet member which are arranged out of alignment with each other further comprising: a. a gradient of apertures sizes ranging from larger apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member furthest away from said bottom panel to smaller apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member closest to said bottom panel;b. a gradient of apertures sizes ranging from larger apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member furthest away from said bottom panel to smaller apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member closest to said bottom panel; andc. a gradient of apertures sizes ranging from larger apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member furthest away from said bottom panel to smaller apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member closest to said bottom panel. 24. The flexible apparatus of claim 23 wherein said first pair of diagonals of said first sheet member, said second pair of diagonals of said second sheet member, and said third pair of diagonals of said third sheet member partially attached to said two sidewalls and said back panel further comprising: a. lengths of said first pair of diagonals between said attachment points to said two sidewalls of said first sheet member and said attachment points to said back panel of said first sheet member for pulling said back panel inward from a planar face perpendicular to said two sidewalls;b. lengths of said second pair of diagonals between said attachment points to said two sidewalls of said second sheet member and said attachment points to said back panel of said second sheet member for pulling, said back panel inward from a planar face perpendicular to said two sidewalls; andc. lengths of said third pair of diagonals between said attachment points to said two sidewalls of said third sheet member and said attachment points to said back panel of said third sheet member for pulling said back panel inward from a planar face perpendicular to said two sidewalls. 25. The flexible apparatus of claim 24 wherein said gradient of aperture sizes ranging from larger apertures to smaller apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet members; said gradient of aperture sizes ranging from larger apertures to smaller apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member; and said gradient of aperture sizes ranging from larger apertures to smaller apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member further comprising: a. apertures in said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member being in a ratio of 25% to 45% of said first pair of diagonal sections of said first sheet member;b. apertures in said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member being in a ratio of 25% to 45% of said second pair of diagonal sections of said second sheet member; andc. apertures in said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member being in a ratio of 25% to 45% of said third pair of diagonal sections of said third sheet member. 26. The flexible apparatus of claim 25 further comprising; a. at least two flexible straps partially attached to said bottom panel of said flexible apparatus and extending away from said back panel, and located between said two sidewalls and having free end portions for securing said at least two flexible straps attached to said bottom panel of said flexible apparatus to said container. 27. The flexible apparatus of claim 26 wherein said free end portions of said straps further comprising; a. lengths of said free end portions sufficient for finding an available attachment: point along said sidewalls of said container at 90° or greater angle from said straps attachment points furthest back from said back panel and for allowing the return of said straps back toward said back panel for securing said free end portions to said container. 28. The flexible apparatus of claim 27 further comprising: a. a loading port through said back panel and located above said at least one lateral receiving member extending laterally across said back panel for loading bulk product there through; andb. a discharge port through said back panel and located toward said bottom of said back panel for discharging bulk product there through. 29. The flexible apparatus of claim 28 wherein said planar overlapping sections of said first sheet member, second sheet member and third sheet member with said back panel further comprises; a. attachment points of each of said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and third diagonal sections to said back panel in spaced apart relationship across said back panel and located between said loading port and said discharge port on said back panel. 30. The flexible apparatus of claim 29 wherein said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and said third pair of diagonal sections further comprises; a. descending edges on the top side of said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and third pair of diagonal sections from said attachment points to said sidewalls to said back panel attachment points for creating said overlapping sections of said first, second, and third sheet members with said back panel between said loading port and said discharge port on said back panel, andb. ascending edges on the bottom side of said first pair of diagonal sections, second pair of diagonal sections, and third pair of diagonal sections from said attachment points to said sidewalls to said back panel attachment points for creating said overlapping sections of said first, second, and third sheet members with said back panel between said loading port and said discharge port on said back panel. 31. The flexible apparatus of claim 30 wherein said distance sufficient for creating said angles of from 20° to 55° between said sidewalls and said first, second and third sheet diagonal sheet members further comprising: a. 33.5 cm to 78.5 cm from said back panel along each of said sidewalls for said first pair of diagonal sheet members,b. 117.50 cm to 162.5 cm from said back panel along each of said sidewalls for creating said second pair of diagonal sheet members, andc. 179 cm to 224 cm from said back panel along each of said sidewalls for creating said third pair of diagonal sheet members.