Patent ID: 7967163

Claim:
A pre-filled disposable container comprising: a rigid tubular body having an open-ended top and an open-ended bottom, the open-ended top having a top rim, and the open-ended bottom having a vacuum aperture adjacent a bottom rim; a flexible bag having a top portion with a dispensing aperture, a bottom portion, and an outwardly extending annular flange; an annular retaining ring that is adapted to lock the outwardly extending annular flange of the flexible bag against the top rim of the rigid tubular body when the flexible bag is positioned within the rigid tubular body; a cap adapted to fit over the top portion of the flexible bag; a tear strip removably connecting the cap to the annular retaining ring; a base sealing element adapted to engage the open-ended bottom of the rigid tubular body and move between a first position, wherein the open-ended bottom is sealed closed, but the vacuum aperture is open, and a second position, wherein both the open-ended bottom and the vacuum aperture are sealed closed; wherein the open-ended bottom has a bottom inner surface that is adapted to engage an outer perimeter of the base sealing element; wherein the bottom inner surface is threaded, wherein the outer perimeter of the base sealing element is threaded, and wherein the base sealing element moves between the first and second positions when the base sealing element is rotated with respect to the rigid tubular body; and wherein the base sealing element includes a locking element at a center of the base sealing element that enables the base sealing element to be rotated, thereby moving the base sealing element between the first and second positions.