received by the International Bureau on 19 November 2018 (19.12.2018)

A liner for use with an intermediate bulk material container, said liner comprising,

a liner body having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a plurality of side walls extending between said top wall and said bottom wall;

an outlet fitment coupled to a first said side wall of said plurality of side walls, and

a filler strip coupled to said first side wall of said plurality of side walls in a position above said outlet fitment, said filler strip being a length of flexible material extending from a position adjacent said bottom wall towards said top wall.

The liner of claim 1 wherein said filler strip has a longitudinal length and a lateral width which decreases along at least a majority of said filler strip length as said filler strip extends from said outlet fitment towards said top wall.

The liner of claim 1 wherein said filler strip is a foam material.

The liner of claim 3 wherein said foam material is a closed cell polyethylene material.

The liner of claim 1 wherein said plurality of side walls includes a front wall, wherein said outlet fitment is mounted to said front wall, and wherein said filler strip is coupled to said front wall.

The liner of claim 5 wherein said filler strip extends from a position directly over and closely adjacent said outlet fitment towards said top wall.

The liner of claim 6 wherein said filler strip has a longitudinal length and a lateral width which decreases along at least a majority of said filler strip length as said filler strip extends from said outlet fitment towards said top wall.

A liner for use with an intermediate bulk material container, said liner comprising,

a liner body having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a tubular side wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall;

an outlet fitment coupled to said tubular side wall, and

a material volume increasing filler strip coupled to said tubular side wall above said outlet fitment, said filler strip having a longitudinal length and a lateral width for increasing the material volume of at least select portions of the liner in a gathered configuration. The liner of claim 8 wherein said lateral width of said material volume increasing filler strip decreases along at least a majority of said longitudinal length of said material volume increasing filler strip extends from said outlet fitment towards said top wall.

The liner of claim 8 wherein said material volume increasing filler strip is a foam material.

The liner of claim 10 wherein said foam material is a closed cell polyethylene material.

The liner of claim 8 wherein said tubular side wall includes a front wall, wherein said outlet fitment is mounted to said front wall, and wherein said material volume increasing filler strip is also coupled to said front wall.

The liner of claim 12 wherein said material volume increasing filler strip extends from a position directly over and closely adjacent said outlet fitment towards said top wall.

The liner of claim 13 wherein said lateral width of said material volume increasing filler strip decreases along at least a majority of said longitudinal length as said material volume increasing filler strip extends from said outlet fitment towards said top wall.

A liner for use with an intermediate bulk material container, said liner comprising,

a liner body having a generally rectangular prism configuration;

an outlet fitment coupled to said liner body, and

a filler strip coupled to said liner body, said filler strip being a length of flexible material having one end mounted adjacent and above said outlet fitment and an opposite end mounted distally and above said outlet fitment.

The liner of claim 15 wherein said filler strip has a longitudinal length and a lateral width which decreases along at least a majority of said filler strip length as said filler strip extends from said outlet fitment. The liner of claim 15 wherein said filler strip is a foam material.

The liner of claim 17 wherein said foam material is a closed cell polyethylene material.

The liner of claim 15 wherein said liner body includes a front wall, wherein said outlet fitment is mounted to said front wall, and wherein said filler strip is also coupled to said front wall.

The liner of claim 19 wherein said filler strip extends from a position directly over and closely adjacent said outlet fitment towards a top wall.