Patent ID: 7527619

Claim:
A flexible fluid container comprising: a flexible container body having a fluid reservoir formed therein surrounded by a container wall, the container body includes at least one port therein comprising an elongated fill tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a fluid passage extending from the proximal end to the distal end; the distal end extending from the container body and the proximal end being attached to the container body such that the fluid passage is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir; the fill tube including a non-circular lower portion adjacent to the proximal end, the non-circular lower portion defining an outer perimeter surface adjacent to the proximal end of the fill tube; the container wall having opposing interior surfaces that are brought into surface contact with the outer perimeter surface of non-circular lower portion and directly sealed thereto so as to form a fluid tight seal around the lower portion of the fill tube; and a port closure system for sealing the at least one port; and wherein the fill tube includes an upper portion that is generally cylindrical and includes an annular flange thereon extending outward radially and an outer surface disposed below the flange, the outer surface including a pair of opposing flat bottomed notches formed thereon extending longitudinally along the fill tube.