Patent ID: 7607564

Claim:
A corrugated bulk container for shipping, storing and dispensing liquids and semi-liquid fluids, wherein the container has an interior bag for containing the liquid or semi-liquid fluid, comprising: an open-ended tube having side walls and end walls of corrugated material; and a bag assembly supported in the tube, said bag assembly comprising the interior bag, a bag cassette to which a bottom end of the bag is attached, and a fill valve support plate to which a top end of the bag is attached, said bag cassette having means to receive and hold a dispensing valve attached to the bag, and the fill valve support plate having means to receive and support a fill valve attached to the bag; and wherein severable means comprising a tear strip configured on a plurality of flaps, the tear strip connecting said fill valve support plate to said tube so that the bag assembly can be easily removed from said tube to facilitate collapse and disposal or recycling of the container after said bag is emptied.