Disposable container assembly for liquids or semi-liquids in bulk

Abstract

A disposable container assembly which is especially useful for containing, shipping and dispensing liquids or semi-liquids in bulk. It comprises a knocked-down fiberboard container body and end structure which can be set up on a pallet into a substantially rigid multi-sided polygonal drum-like container for receiving a flexible plastic bag that is to be filled with the substance to be dispensed. The bag is provided with a dispensing spout that is locked in dispensing position in one side of the fiberboard container to hold the bag in position in the container during filling, with its outer end exposed and which has a diaphragm type seal at its inner end. For dispensing, normally this seal is ruptured by a special cooperating probe which is inserted through the exposed outer end of the spout to withdraw the contents of the bag but in other cases the bottom of the bag can be ruptured directly through an opening in the pallet. The drum-like fiberboard container is secured in an upright position to the pallet by a stabilizing system so that twisting or tilting on the pallet will not occur and undue distortion or bulging of the relatively flexible fiberboard walls of the container will not occur as a result of surging of the contents during shipping and handling. This arrangement also permits stacking of several of these container assemblies.