AIR EVACUATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINING A CONTAINER

摘要

An air evacuation system is used for lining a container with a flexible liner. The container has a plurality of walls defining a cavity with an open top, and each wall has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The air evacuatio n system includes a platform for supporting the container in a formed state, wherein the container has the liner in an unseated position within the cavity. A vacuum assembly is coupled to the platform. The vacuum assembly includes a pump in airflow communication with at least one inlet positioned adjacent to the exterior surface of a first container wall. The vacuum assembly is configured to draw air using th e at least one inlet from the cavity through the first container wall such that the lin er is positioned substantially adjacent to the interior surface of the container i n a seated position.