Claims
- 1. An improved method of handling materials requiring controlled handling and storage using a storage and transport drum assembly, said drum assembly comprising, in combination, a drum body having a bottom wall portion and a sidewall portion with an upper margin having means for receiving and positioning a drum cover in fluid tight relation, and a combination drum cover and liner bag assembly, said drum cover having an outer margin adapted for liquid tight sealing with said receiving and positioning means on said drum body, a main cover panel portion with an access opening formed there, cover panel plug-receiving fitting, said fitting including a positioning flange and an annular cylindrical sidewall with a threaded inner surface defining an opening for removably receiving a drum plug, securing said positioning flange in liquid tight relation to said main cover panel portion and with said opening in said fitting registry with said access opening and a generally cylindrical support unit for detachably securing a bag liner relative to said drum cover, said support unit having one portion fixed in relation to said fitting sidewall and another portion comprising an annular locating groove, said liner bag assembly including a liner bag sized for reception within said drum body and having bottom, side and top bag walls, an opening in said top wall and a collar assembly affixed to said liner bag about said bag opening, said collar including at least one groove for positioning a bag collar retainer ring, and a retainer ring disposed in said retainer groove, sizing said locating groove and said collar for snug supporting attachment so as to resist unintentional separation during shipment, and forcibly separating said collar from said cover while said liner is positioned within said container.
- 2. A water disposal accountability method for fluent products, including liquids capable of contaminating their containers and hence requiring container accountability after contact with said contents, said method comprising placing characteristic indicia on a portion of an impermeable container liner, said liner having diameter and height dimensions at least equal to those of an associated container having structural strength and rigidity sufficient to protect said liner, said container including a removable cover and said cover including a fitting defining an access opening and a removable cover plug for said opening and further including a support element for a liner collar, disposing the liner inside the rigid container with the liner collar in supported relation to the support element, filling and plugging said liner and plugging said container cover, subsequently emptying at least a portion of said liner, plugging said liner and detaching the same from said support element whereby said liner is disposed within said container, and subsequently removing said liner from said container, initiating recycling of said liner and advising the filler that said particular liner and its contents have been recovered so as to insure compliance with the disposal intentions of said product generator.
- 3. A method as defined in claim 2 which further includes, during filling of said liner, the step of evacuating air in the space between the exterior of said liner and the interior of said container.
- 4. A method as defined in claim 2 which further includes determining the nature of the contents of said liner and the intended destination and disposition of such liner, recording information regarding such contents, destination and disposition in retrievable form on a portion of the liner and elsewhere in a location under the control of the entity filling the liner, and after use of the contents and separating said liner from said container utilizing said recorded, retrievable information to the entity filing said liner that the recipient is in possession of said liner and is aware of the wishes of the filling entity regarding disposition of said liner.
- 5. A method as defined in claim 4 wherein said information of identifying contents, destination and intended disposition of said contents include embodying said information in a bar code and affixing said label to said liner.
- 6. A method of maintaining accountability for fluent products requiring controlled disposal products by generators of such controlled-disposal products, and wherein said controlled-disposal products are to be shipped in containers with removable liners, with each container a bottom wall, a sidewall, and a removable container top cover having attached thereto a cover fitting defining a filler opening and a container liner support element, said fitting also including a removable filler opening plug, and wherein each liner is non-rigid and has a height and a diameter at least equal, respectively, to those of the interior of said rigid container, said container liner further including a positioning collar sized for liquidtigth but removable connection to said liner support element, said collar also having an access opening therein and a removable liner plug for creating a liquid-tight seal with said collar, said method including marking said liner with information in retrievable form regarding the contents, intended destination, and disposal instructions, positioning said liner relative to said cover such that said collar is positioned in registry with and supported in fluid-tight relation to said collar support element, positioning said cover in overlying relation to said container and mechanically securing said cover to said container, removing said fitting plug and said liner plug and at least partially filling said liner with fluent contents, whereby said rigid container structurally supports said liner, inserting said liner plug and said fitting plug after filling said liner, subsequently removing said fitting plug and said liner plug to gain access to said liner contents and removing at least some of said contents from said liner, and thereafter inserting said liner plug into said liner collar so as to seal said liner against loss of its remaining contents, detaching said liner from said support element by applying a removal force to said plugged liner from the exterior of said rigid container, thereafter separating said container cover from said container and removing said plugged liner and utilizing said contents, destination and disposal information to communicate with said generator of said products regarding custody of said liner and the intended disposition of said liner.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 732,620, filed Jul. 19, 1991, and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,154,308.
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Divisions (1)
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