Patent ID: 6872197

Claim:
A reservoir ( 100 ) for dispensing free-flowing substances comprising: (a) flexible reservoir walls ( 2 and 3 ); (b) the reservoir walls ( 2 and 3 ) being one-piece or being connected to one another; (c) the reservoir walls ( 2 and 3 ) forming at least portions of a sealed container, said container having at least one opening ( 12 ); (d) the reservoir walls ( 2 and 3 ) being connected at least partially to at least two rigid flat standing elements ( 8 and 9 ) which support the reservoir when resting on a supporting surface, the standing elements being separated at a standing area of the reservoir walls ( 2 and 3 ); and which standing elements ( 8 and 9 ) optionally are portions of the sealed container, when the standing elements ( 8 and 9 ) are held in spaced relation to one another when the reservoir ( 100 ) is full or partially full, to thereby provide a base for supporting the reservoir ( 100 ) on the supporting surface with the reservoir ( 100 ) extending upwardly therefrom; (e) the opening ( 12 ) having a closure ( 13 ) and a connection, wherein (i) portions of the reservoir walls and/or standing elements are made of a composite material, which comprises at least one plastic laminate, and (ii) the other portions of the reservoir walls and/or standing elements are made of a composite material, which comprises at least one plastic laminate and an aluminum laminate, the laminates being tightly connected to one another.