The present invention relates to a rigid plastics-material internal container (12) from a thermoplastic plastics material for a pallet container (10) or a similar large-volume retainer for storing and for transporting liquid or free-flowing filling materials, having a flexible inliner (28) from a thin-walled plastics-material or composite-material film that is inserted into the rigid plastics-material internal container (12).

For filling and removal at the base, the thin-walled inliner (28) at the base side has at least one filling and removal connector (42), said filling and removal connector (42) at the front being fixedly welded into a corresponding filling and removal connector (32) at the base side of the rigid plastics-material internal container (12). For filling from above and removal of the filling material at the base side, the rigid plastics-material internal container (12) and the thin-walled inliner (28) can in each case also be provided with an upper filling connector, wherein in this instance the upper filling connector (44) of the thin-walled inliner (28) is likewise fixedly welded into the filling connector (30) of the rigid plastics-material internal container (12).

The thin-walled inliner (28) that is inserted in the rigid plastics-material internal container (12) in the assembled final state by way of vacuuming bears in a fully planar manner on the internal surface of the rigid plastics-material internal container (12), and in the empty non-filled state as well as in the filled state of the rigid plastics-material internal container (12) adheres in an immovable fixed manner, as if adhesively bonded, on the internal surface, in particular also on the upper base of the internal container.

The present invention relates to a pallet container (10) for storing and for transporting liquid or free-flowing filling materials, having a thin-walled rigid internal container (12) from a thermoplastic plastics material, having a tubular lattice frame (14), as a supporting jacket tightly enclosing the plastics-material internal container (12), from welded-together horizontal and vertical tubular bars (18, 20), and having a rectangular base pallet (16) on which the plastics-material internal container (12) bears and to which the tubular lattice frame (14) is fixedly connected, wherein the cuboid plastics-material internal container (12) has, on the base side, in the center of the front wall, a protective-housing-shaped molding (26), directed inward toward the inside of the plastics-material internal container (12), for disposing a closable removal fitting (24) in a protected recessed manner, and wherein a likewise cuboidal flexible inliner (28) from a plastics-material film is inserted in the rigid plastics-material internal container (12), said inliner at the top being connected to the filling connector (30) and at the bottom being connected to the removal connector (32) with removal fitting (24) of the rigid plastics-material internal container (12).

In order to facilitate the use of inliners in pallet containers, and in particular to avoid with high reliability a formation of creases by the inliner in the interior of the rigid internal container, according to the invention it is provided that the cuboid-shaped flexible inliner (28) in the lower removal region has a corresponding wall recess (34), directed inward and adapted to the protective-housing-shaped molding (26) of the rigid plastics-material container (12), having a flexible removal connector (42) molded thereon, which is configured so as to bear completely in an exact fit on the internal surface of the molding (26) that protrudes in a protective-housing manner into the interior of the rigid plastics-material container (12).

An inner plastic liquid container (25) includes a filling neck (41) in an upper wall (33) for filling the inner container and a front side outlet neck (40) for an outlet armature. A lower wall (28) interconnecting two side walls (30, 31), a rear wall (32) and a front wall (29) supports the container on a transport pallet (21) pallet base (26), which has an outer mantle (24) for receiving the container. The outlet neck is at a hopper bottom (39) of an outlet hopper (34) in the lower bottom wall. The outlet hopper has a front hopper wall (35) and inclined lateral hopper walls (36, 37) that are arranged at a hopper angle and each extend from a keel-shaped hopper base (38) to a lower edge (46, 47) of a side wall. A keel line (63) rises at another hopper angle from an outlet neck toward the rear wall.

The present invention relates to a flexible inliner (28) from a multi-layered plastics-material film, having an upper filling connector (30) and a lower retrieving connector (32), in particular for a pallet container (10) for storing and for transporting liquid and free-flowing filling goods. In order for the use of inliners in pallet containers to be improved and in particular for the barrier effect of the multi-layered film to be maintained also over comparatively long transportation and storage periods, it is provided according to the invention that the filling/retrieving connector (30, 32, 54) is welded to the inliner wall (56) in such a manner that existing film cutting edges (68, 70) are covered in relation to contact with the filling goods, and no film cutting edge (68, 70), neither the film cutting edge on the welded flange rim (58, 66) of the welded filling/retrieving connector (30, 32, 54) nor the film cutting edge on the internal-side delimitation of a retrieving opening (72) in the inliner wall (56), comes into contact with the filled liquid filling goods.

A compostable wall includes a solid inner sheet and a solid outer sheet, both formed primarily of molded plant fiber. The inner sheet and the outer sheet are joined together along adjacent edges to form a generally planar body having a length of at least 2 feet, a width of at least 2 feet, a thickness that is less than the length and width, and an interior space between the inner sheet and the outer sheet. The interior space contains one or more of air, starch or loose plant fiber.

A tapping valve with a plastic valve housing for shipping and storage tanks for liquids, which are equipped with an inner tank with a filling socket and a drain socket for connecting the tapping valve, an outer jacket of a metal cage or sheet metal, and a pallet-like metal support frame. The tapping valve is screwed by means of the inlet socket of the valve housing onto a connecting flange, which is designed as a threaded flange, is made of an electrically conductive plastic material, and is welded onto the drain socket of the inner tank. The connecting flange of the valve housing is connected with the support frame or the outer jacket of the shipping and storage tank by an electric grounding conductor.

A container for the transport and storage of goods includes an internal fillable tank and an external support structure surrounding the tank. The external support structure has a base structure arranged below the tank, such that a base of the tank is supported on the base structure. The external support structure also has an upper support structure arranged above the tank for absorbing loads exerted on the tank from above. The base structure includes a plurality of lower column portions, and the upper support structure includes a plurality of corresponding upper column portions, which each project from opposing faces of the base structure and the upper support structure respectively and which meet somewhere along the height of the tank, thereby forming a number of columns for laterally supporting the tank.

A pallet-like understructure, in particular for transport and storage containers for liquids, which are equipped with an inner container made of plastic, with a closable filling neck and a draining neck for connecting a tapping armature, wherein the understructure has an outer jacket made of a metal grid or sheet metal, and a bottom (13) for supporting the inner container, corner feet and central feet arranged between the corner feet, as well as a bottom cross member (16), wherein at least the outer jacket and the bottom cross member are attached to at least two central feet, wherein the respective central foot, the outer jacket and the bottom cross member are coupled in a form-fitting fashion with the aid of a screw (45), wherein there is a bracket (28), which reaches around the bottom cross member (16) and around a peripheral edge of the outer jacket, wherein the screw (45) penetrates legs (29, 30) of the bracket.

The present invention relates to a pallet container (10) for storing and transporting liquid filling materials, having a thin-walled rigid inner container (12) made of thermoplastic, having a tubular lattice frame (14) tightly enclosing the plastic inner container (12) as a supporting jacket, said tubular lattice frame (14) being made of welded-together horizontal and vertical tubular rods (18, 20), and having a rectangular base pallet (16) on which the plastic inner container (12) rests and to which the tubular lattice frame (14) is firmly connected, wherein the tubular rods (18, 20) welded together in intersecting regions (26) each have a closed hollow profile. In order to increase the rigidity of the tubular lattice frame (14), the original base profile of at least one tubular rod (18, 20) is formed in an elevated manner extending a predefinable distance beyond an intersecting region (26) of the welded-together horizontal and vertical tubular rods (18, 20), or is provided with a ridge-like elevation (30).

The invention relates to a packing module (10) comprising at least one cover (12), at least one closing system (16), and at least one connecting system (24) for connecting the at least one cover (12) to the at least one closing system (16). It is contemplated that the the packing module (10) has, at least partly, at least one, preferably at least two, and more preferably at least three of the following features: water-repellent, waterproof, saltwater resistant, breathable, a relative elasticity of at least 10%. The invention further relates to a packing system, uses, as well as a modular system.