Patent ID: 7690555

Claim:
A 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 material; and a bag assembly supported in the tube, said bag assembly comprising the bag, a bag cassette to which a bottom end of the bag is attached, and a fill valve support plate comprises at least one tab 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, wherein in addition to said means of said fill valve support plate to receive and support said fill valve, at least one attaching means connects the bag to the container to help support the bag in the container and help hold it in position to be filled and wherein said fill valve support plate further comprises at least one opening positioned such that said at least one attaching means is first fed though said at least one opening prior to engaging said at least one attaching means with said at least one tab.