Patent ID: 8827114

Claim:
An apparatus to contain a fluid, the apparatus comprising: a fluid receiving sleeve comprising a pliable material having a structural integrity that may be overcome by a weight of a fluid when the fluid is disposed within the fluid receiving sleeve, the fluid receiving sleeve comprising a sidewall having a dispensing end and a sealed end, wherein the sidewall has a length greater than the lengths of the dispensing end and the sealed end, the dispensing end and the sealed end each having substantially the same length such that the fluid receiving sleeve is substantially rectangular; a support member comprising a substantially rigid rod comprising a material having a structural integrity sufficient to support the pliable material of the fluid receiving sleeve when the fluid is disposed within the fluid receiving sleeve, the support member external to the fluid when the fluid is disposed within the fluid receiving sleeve; and a support member coupling configured to couple the support member to the fluid receiving sleeve when the support member is coupled to the support member coupling, the support member coupling positioned along a vertical edge of the sidewall of the rectangular fluid receiving sleeve forming a support member receiving sleeve, wherein the support member supports the fluid receiving sleeve when the support member is within the support member receiving sleeve without being coupled to a support structure external to the fluid receiving sleeve, wherein the apparatus is sized to be hand-held when a fluid is contained within the fluid receiving sleeve, wherein the support member in the support member receiving sleeve comprises the sole vertical support for the fluid receiving sleeve and wherein the fluid receiving sleeve and the support member receiving sleeve are formed with a single bond between the fluid receiving sleeve and supporting member to form a separating seal without additional vertically oriented bonds.