Patent ID: 6318598
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B65D,B67D,Y02W

Abstract:
Liquid storing and dispensing units comprising: a first container having an upright wall surrounding a chamber for storing a liquid, a bottom wall and a top wall joined to the upright wall, said upright wall having at least one corner, a liquid fill opening in the top wall adjacent said one corner, cap means attachable to the top wall to close the fill opening, and means for draining liquid from the chamber, a first pallet accommodating said bottom wall to support the first container, a second container having an upright wall surrounding a chamber for storing a liquid, a bottom wall and a top wall joined to the upright wall of the second container, said upright wall of the second container having at least one corner vertically aligned with the one corner of the first container, a liquid fill opening in the top wall of the second container to allow liquid to be placed in said chamber of the second container, cap means for closing the liquid fill opening of the second container, and means for draining liquid from the chamber of the second container, a second pallet supported on the top wall of the first container, said one corner of the second container having a bottom portion located above the top wall of the first container to provide a space between the first and second containers so that the first container can be filled with liquid using the fill opening of the first container without removing the second container from the first container.