Patent ID: 8733594

Claim:
A rigid stand for holding and dispensing liquid from one or more bag-in-box containers of liquid, the liquid to be dispensed from an outlet located at a front face of the box container near the bottom of the box container, the stand comprising: a rectangular base panel constructed for resting on a substantially flat horizontal support surface; first and second spaced-apart opposed wall panels upstanding from the base panel; a planar rectangular platform constructed to support the one or more containers suspended above the planar support surface with the outlet extending beyond the platform at least 12 centimeters above the support surface to thereby enable a receptacle such as a cup or glass to fit under the outlet to receive liquid while resting on a support surface; the rectangular platform affixed to each of the wall panels so as to hold the platform at an angle of at least eight degrees from the base panel, with one edge of the platform affixed to a wall panel being lower than the opposed edge of the platform; and a ridge upstanding from the lower edge of the platform extending upwardly enough to hold the box from sliding off the platform but low enough to enable the outlet to extend past the ridge.