Claims
- 1. An octagon shaped bulk bag comprising:eight double layer side wall portions disposed in an octagonal array and each comprising a stiffening panel receiving pocket; alternating double layer side wall portions each comprising two half side wall portions joined by stitching; eight stiffening panels each received in the stiffening panel receiving pocket comprising one of the side wall portions; means for retaining the stiffening panels in the stiffening panel receiving pockets; a bottom wall extending between and connected to the bottom of each of the side wall portions; each of the side wall portions being charaterized by: spaced apart vertically extending seams defining the width of the side wall portion; a bottom seam connecting the bottom wall to the side wall portion; and a top seam; the four seams defining the length and width of the side wall portion and comprising the means for securing the stiffening panel in the stiffening panel receiving pocket of the side wall portion; the eight side wall portions comprising the bulk bag being substantially equal in length and width; and the eight stiffening panels which are received in the stiffening panel receiving pockets of the side portions being substantially equal in length and width.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation application under 37 C.F.R. §1.63 of application Ser. No. 09/515,631 filed Feb. 29, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,244,443, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/458,362 filed Dec. 9, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,220,755, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/390,403 filed Sep. 3, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,203,198.
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