Patent ID: 7389909

Claim:
A dispensing container, operably configured to be positioned upon a substantially flat, horizontal surface, for the facilitated dispensing of fluid material, the dispensing container being configured to receive and contain therewithin a substantially liquid impermeable bag, the dispensing container comprising: a generally tubular body having a rectangular cross-section; a closure structure disposed proximate an opening in an upper portion of the generally tubular body, the closure structure including a handle structure, which is disposed in a recessed position within an upper opening of the generally tubular body and extending no higher than an upper edge region of the generally tubular body; the generally tubular body further having a plurality of side panels; a container opening structure, disposed in at least three adjacent ones of the side panels, for enabling at least partial separation of an upper portion of the generally tubular body from a lower portion of the generally tubular body; the generally tubular body being formed from a first blank of at least one of the following materials: paper; paperboard; corrugated paperboard; and a spacer structure formed from a separate second blank of foldable material, the spacer structure comprising a top panel and at least two opposing end panels extending from the top panel, the spacer structure disposed within the generally tubular body and positioned such that the two opposing end panels extend downwardly from the top panel toward the bottom region of the generally tubular body to create a space between the top panel of the spacer structure and the bottom region of the generally tubular body and to define a bag-containing volume above the spacer structure, so that upon placement of a fully loaded dispensing container containing a loaded bag therewithin, upon a supporting surface, the bag is vertically separated from the supporting surface, to facilitate inhibiting thermal conduction between the bag and the supporting surface.