摘要 |
A bulk bag (10) includes a shell (15) and a gate valve assembly (16) and is configured to retain a material (98). The gate valve assembly (16) includes a gate (20) which is slidable to selectively prevent and facilitate variation of rate of dispensation of material (98) front the bulk bag (10) and, more particularly, through an aperture (13) defined by the shell (15) of the bulk bag (10). The gate valve assembly (16) has a configuration which, during movement of the gate (20) to restrict dispensation of material (98) through the aperture (13) in the shell (15), renders the gate (20) unlikely to snag with other portions of the bulk bag (10) such as, for example, portions of the shell (15) which define the aperture. Methods are also provided.
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