U.S. patent application number 13/243727 was filed with the patent office on 2012-11-22 for transporting bag structure.
Invention is credited to Bo-Xin JIAN, Kao-Hsiung LIAO, Yaw-Shin LIAO.
Application Number | 20120294554 13/243727 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 47174973 |
Filed Date | 2012-11-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120294554 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
JIAN; Bo-Xin ; et
al. |
November 22, 2012 |
TRANSPORTING BAG STRUCTURE
Abstract
A transporting bag structure is provided, which includes: a bag
body, including an opening and an accommodating space; and a
channel pipe, connected the accommodating space and an outside
space. A first end of the channel pipe is exposed out of the bag
body. A second end of the channel pipe is located inside the
accommodating space. A gas and a fluid flow into the accommodating
space to form a gas layer and a fluid layer. The channel pipe
penetrates the gas layer and enables the second end to be immersed
in the fluid layer. The channel pipe is closed by being pressed in
a segmented manner due to pressure differentials of the layers, so
that the gas of the gas layer is not able to flow back out of the
accommodating space via the channel pipe, and the fluid of the
fluid layer is unable to flow back.
Inventors: |
JIAN; Bo-Xin; (New Taipei
City, TW) ; LIAO; Yaw-Shin; (New Taipei City, TW)
; LIAO; Kao-Hsiung; (New Taipei City, TW) |
Family ID: |
47174973 |
Appl. No.: |
13/243727 |
Filed: |
September 23, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
383/116 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01K 63/02 20130101;
B65D 85/50 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
383/116 |
International
Class: |
B65D 30/08 20060101
B65D030/08 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
May 17, 2011 |
TW |
100117196 |
Claims
1. A transporting bag structure, comprising: a bag body, comprising
an opening and an accommodating space; and a channel pipe, located
at the opening and connecting the accommodating space and an
outside space, wherein the channel pipe comprises a first end and a
second end, the first end is exposed out of the bag body and
located at the outside space, the second end is located inside the
accommodating space, a gas and a fluid flow into the accommodating
space via the channel pipe to form a gas layer and a fluid layer,
and the channel pipe penetrates the gas layer and enables the
second end to be immersed in the fluid layer, so that the gas of
the gas layer is not able to flow back out of the accommodating
space via the channel, and the fluid of the fluid layer is not able
to flow back out of the gas layer.
2. The transporting bag structure according to claim 1, wherein the
bag body is formed with various bag shapes by binding at least one
first plastic membrane through heat-sealing.
3. The transporting bag structure according to claim 2, wherein a
heat-resisting material is coated on a part at the heat-sealed
binding of the bag body, and the part is not bound during the
heat-sealing to form the opening.
4. The transporting bag structure according to claim 1, wherein the
channel pipe is formed of an upper second plastic membrane layer
and a lower second plastic membrane layer.
5. The transporting bag structure according to claim 4, wherein the
channel pipe enables the second plastic membranes to be tightly
attached to each other to form a segmented channel lock as the gas
and the fluid stored in the bag body is incapable of exchange due
to different densities and specific gravities and different
internal pressures are generated in two spaces having different
densities and specific gravities.
6. The transporting bag structure according to claim 1, wherein the
channel pipe is bound to the opening through heat-sealing, and an
inside surface of the channel pipe is coated with a heat-resisting
material in advance, so that during the heat-sealing, the opening
and the channel pipe are bound through the heat-sealing, and the
inside surface of the channel is not bound and connects the
accommodating space and the outside space.
7. The transporting bag structure according to claim 1, wherein the
second end of the channel pipe further comprises a weight element,
used to enable the second end of the channel pipe to be immersed in
the fluid layer.
8. The transporting bag structure according to claim 1, wherein the
bag body further comprises an outlet portion, used to discharge the
fluid.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This non-provisional application claims priority under 35
U.S.C. .sctn.119(a) on Patent Application No. 100117196 filed in
Taiwan, R.O.C. on May 17, 2011 the entire contents of which are
hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The present invention relates to a transporting bag
structure, and more particularly to a transporting bag structure
capable of transporting living organisms.
[0004] 2. Related Art
[0005] Currently, numerous appliances for transporting goods are
commercially available, but not all the appliances may be used to
transport living organisms. For example, currently, live fish are
generally transported by using containers such as rigid plastic
trays or buckets. However, during transportation, in the event of a
long route or an uneven road, water in a rigid plastic tray or a
bucket easily overflows due to fierce shaking under the influence
of the uneven road.
[0006] Furthermore, when a transportation route is too long and
especially when the journey lasts more than two or three days, the
fish in the container usually die from lack of oxygen. Therefore,
if a conventional accommodating object such as a rigid plastic tray
or a bucket is used as the container for transporting live fish,
the fish are very likely to die during the transportation,
resulting in financial loss. When the live fish reach the
transportation destination, containers such as a rigid plastic tray
or the bucket for containing the live fish and the water are not
easily recycled, and occupy space. Consequently, the transportation
manner even involves the concept of environmental protection.
[0007] In addition, also water is directly filled in a water bag
and a rope is tied at the opening of the water bag to prevent water
from overflowing from the opening. However, after the water bag is
transported to the destination, the tied rope still needs to be
untied to fetch the transported, live fish, which is time-consuming
and troublesome.
SUMMARY
[0008] Accordingly, the present invention provides a transporting
bag structure, which includes: a bag body, including an opening and
an accommodating space; and a channel pipe, located at the opening
and connecting the accommodating space and an outside space. The
channel pipe includes a first end and a second end. The first end
is exposed out of the bag body and located at the outside space.
The second end is located inside the accommodating space. A gas and
a fluid flow into the accommodating space via the channel pipe to
form a gas layer and a fluid layer. The channel pipe penetrates the
gas layer and has the second end immersed in the fluid layer. The
channel pipe is closed being pressed in a segmented manner because
of different pressures on the layers, so that the gas of the gas
layer is not able to flow back out of the accommodating space via
the channel pipe, and the fluid of the fluid layer is also not able
to flow back. The channel pipe is closed due to the pressure
generated in the gas layer, so that the gas of the gas layer is not
able to flow back out of the accommodating space via the channel
pipe.
[0009] Furthermore, the bag body of the present invention is formed
by binding a first plastic membrane through heat-sealing. A
heat-resisting material is coated on a part at the heat-sealed
binding of the bag body, and the part is not bound during the
heat-sealing to form the opening. In addition, the channel pipe is
formed by binding corresponding sides of two stacked second plastic
membranes through the heat-sealing. The channel pipe is bound to
the opening through the heat-sealing, and an inside surface of the
channel pipe is coated with a heat-resisting material in advance,
so that during the heat-sealing, the opening and the channel pipe
are bound through the heat-sealing, and the inside surface of the
channel pipe is not bound, connecting the accommodating space and
the outside space. The accommodating space contains more than two
fluids and gases with different densities. The gas having a smaller
density is not capable of penetrating the fluid having a larger
density, so the channel pipe is pressed by the different fluid
pressure and gas pressure respectively in the bag body to form
inlet and channel lock, so that a liquid in the bag body is not
able to flow back. The different pressures are formed between the
fluid and gas, so the second plastic membranes are tightly attached
to form gas lock.
[0010] According to the present invention, the second plastic
membranes are heat-sealed to form the channel pipe and the bag
body, and the fluid and the gas flow into the bag body from the
outside via the channel pipe. When the channel pipe is immersed in
the fluid in the bag, the gas rises because of the small density to
form a gas pressure space, so an upper segment of the channel pipe
is pressed by the gas, so that the second plastic membranes are
tightly attached to each other to form lock. Furthermore, a lower
segment of the channel pipe is immersed in the fluid in the bag,
and the second plastic membranes are pressed by the fluid pressure,
so that the second plastic membranes are tightly attached to each
other to form lock. As a result, the gas in the bag is not able to
flow back via a channel outlet immersed in the liquid. Furthermore,
although the liquid in the bag contacts the channel outlet, the
channel lock generated by the gas pressure of the upper segment is
not capable of being opened because of high specific gravity of the
liquid, so the liquid is not able to flow back, and furthermore,
water and oxygen exchange occurs due to shaking during
transportation to keep oxygen in the liquid, so the problem of lack
of oxygen or water loss in the conventional process of
transportation can be solved.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] The present invention will become more fully understood from
the detailed description given herein below for illustration only,
and thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein:
[0012] FIG. 1 is an integral outside view of a transporting bag
structure according to the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 2 is a structural outside view of the bag body
according to the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a structural outside view of the channel pipe
according to the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 4 is a combination diagram of the bag body and the
channel pipe according to the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 5 is a use diagram of filling a gas and a fluid in the
bag body according to the present invention; and
[0017] FIG. 6 is an outside view according to a second embodiment
of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] FIG. 1 is an integral outside view of a transporting bag
structure according to the present invention, which includes a bag
body 10 and a channel pipe 20.
[0019] FIG. 2 is a structural outside view of the bag body
according to the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 2, the bag
body 10 may preferably be a sealed bag body formed of first plastic
membranes 11. The bag body 10 having an accommodating space 12 is
formed by first folding the first plastic membranes 11 so that the
first plastic membranes 11 are folded with each other, and then
binding side peripheries of the first plastic membranes 11 folded
with each other through heat-sealed binding. With this as a
foundation, a heat-resisting material (not shown), is coated at the
heat-sealed binding of the side peripheries of the first plastic
membranes 11. During the heat-sealing, the side peripheries of the
first plastic membranes 11 are heat-sealed to form a gas tight
state, and a part coated with the heat-resisting material is not
bound, so an opening 13 is formed here. The bag body 10 is
preferably a cubic shape, but the present invention is not limited
thereto.
[0020] FIG. 3 is a structural outside view of the channel pipe
according to the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3, the
channel pipe 20 is formed by binding two stacked second plastic
membranes 21 through the heat-sealing. Preferably, a connected gas
channel is formed by binding two corresponding sides 21 a of the
second plastic membranes 21 through the heat-sealing and other
areas are not bound to each other.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a combination diagram of the bag body and the
channel pipe according to the present invention. Please refer to
FIG. 4, in which the channel pipe 20 is bound to the opening 13 (as
shown in FIG. 2). A preferred binding manner is heat-sealed
binding, but the present invention is not limited thereto. On this
basis, an inside surface of the channel pipe 20 may be coated with
the heat-resisting material 22 in advance, so when the bag body 10
and the channel pipe 20 are being bound through the heat-sealing,
since the inside surface of the channel pipe 20 is coated with the
heat-resisting material 22, the inside surface of the channel pipe
20 is not bound during the heat-sealing, and the channel pipe 20
stays in a connected state.
[0022] Furthermore, the channel pipe 20 further includes a first
end 23 and a second end 24. When the channel pipe 20 is bound to
the bag body 10 through the heat-sealing, the first end 23 is
exposed out of the bag body 10 and located at an outside space. The
second end 24 is located inside the accommodating space 12 of the
bag body 10. Through the disposition of the channel pipe 20, the
accommodating space 12 and the outside space can be connected.
[0023] FIG. 5 is a use diagram of filling a gas and a fluid in the
bag body according to the present invention. Please refer to FIG.
5, which shows a user may input the fluid, for example, water or
other liquids, and the gas, for example, oxygen, into the
accommodating space 12 through the connection of the channel pipe
20 to form a gas layer 30 and a fluid layer 40. On this basis, when
the fluid is filled in the accommodating space 12, the second end
24 of the channel pipe 20 is located inside the accommodating space
12, penetrates the gas layer 30, and is immersed in the fluid layer
40. Furthermore, the bag body 10 further has an outlet portion 14
located at one side of the bag body 10 and used for discharging the
fluid in the accommodating space 12. The first plastic membranes 11
may preferably be melted in advance in preparation for the outlet
portion 14 so the outlet portion 14 is a generally conduit-like
structure and the outlet portion 14 then becomes gas tight through
heat-sealing.
[0024] Furthermore, the second end 24 of the channel pipe 20 of the
present invention further has a weight element 25, and a preferred
disposition position is a tail end of the second end 24 of the
channel pipe 20. Through disposition of the weight element 25, the
second end 24 of the channel pipe 20 is more easily immersed in the
fluid layer 40. The weight element 25 may preferably be a number of
multi-sheet bodies or other metal sheets, but the present invention
is not limited thereto.
[0025] FIG. 6 is an outside view according to a second embodiment
of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 6, in which in
addition to a cubic structure as described above, a transporting
bag structure of the present invention may have other shapes. As
shown in FIG. 6, a side opposite to the side connected to a channel
pipe 20 has a sealed flat shape, and the other two sides are sealed
to form a generally oval stereoscopic structure. However, a shape
of a bag body 10 is only an example, and the present invention is
not limited thereto.
[0026] When a user uses the transporting bag structure of the
present invention, water and living organisms, for example, fish,
to be transported are injected into an accommodating space 12 of
the bag body 10 through the channel pipe 20. When a water level
reaches a certain point, that is, a tail end of a second end 24 of
the channel pipe 20 is immersed in a fluid layer 40, a gas, for
example, oxygen, is then injected into the accommodating space 12
of the bag body 10 via the channel pipe 20. At this time, the tail
end of the second end 24 of the channel pipe 20 is extruded under a
fluid pressure of the fluid layer 40, so two second plastic
membranes 21 are tightly attached to each other to form gas lock,
so that a fluid of the fluid layer 40 cannot flow back out of the
accommodating space 12 via the channel pipe 20. On this basis, the
gas also cannot permeate the fluid to flow back out of the
accommodating space 12 from the channel pipe 20. After use, an
outlet portion 14 may be cut, so that the fluid flows out via the
outlet portion 14.
[0027] According to the present invention, the channel pipe is
bound to the bag body through the heat-sealing, the fluid and the
gas may flow into the bag body via the channel pipe, and the
channel pipe is formed of the two second plastic membranes.
Therefore, when the channel pipe is immersed in the fluid, the
pressure of the fluid presses the second plastic membranes, so that
the second plastic membranes are tightly attached to each other to
form gas lock. The gas layer on the fluid also tightly presses the
channel pipe in the layer, so that the segment of the channel pipe
is closed to form gas lock. The problem of lack of oxygen or water
loss in the prior art is thus solved. After the fish are
transported to the destination, the sealed bag body may be cut to
fetch the fish, and the sealed bag body becomes two membranes,
which do not occupy space and can also be recycled in order to meet
environmental protection aims, and the transportation cost can also
be reduced effectively at the same time.
[0028] While the present invention has been described by the way of
example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be
understood that the invention need not to be limited to the
disclosed embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover
various modifications and similar arrangements included within the
spirit and scope of the appended claims, the scope of which should
be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such
modifications and similar structures.
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