Patent ID: 6637623
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A shipping container which comprises;a corrugated paperboard outer box having the overall configuration of a rectangular parallelepiped, the box having sidewalls and upper and lower end portions, the end portions comprising opposing inner and outer flaps; a corrugated paperboard insert portion snugly adjacent the sidewalls, the insert portion configured with truncated corners to form an octagonal cross section and provide reinforcing corner posts; a flexible, liquid impermeable, bag within the interior of the container, the bag having a spout with a basal portion and a removable cap, the flaps of the upper end portion of the outer box having an aperture or tear out section adjacent the spout for access to the spout; and a spout retainer having an outer configuration geometrically similar to and sized to have essentially the inner dimensions of the outer container so as to fit snugly therein, the spout retainer having a depressed saddle shaped portion with an aperture surrounding the basal portion of the spout, the retainer being held in a fixed position against the liquid impermeable bag and beneath the upper end inner flaps of the outer container so as to prevent significant displacement of the spout away from the access location.