Claims
- 1. A liquid container comprising:
- an outer shell having a top, a bottom and sidewalls, the outer shell having an opening in one of said sidewalls;
- a flexible bag within said outer shell defining an aperture;
- a mouth secured to said flexible bag surrounding said aperture and defining a fluid passageway, said mouth sized and shaped such that fluid can be poured through said mouth from a source having an outlet spaced above said mouth;
- a handle extending outward from said top of said outer shell, said handle having sufficient strength to provide essentially all support for said container when said flexible bag is filled with liquid in a first position wherein said opening is facing upwards and in a second position wherein said opening is facing sidewards, one of said sidewalls facing downward in said first position and the bottom facing downward in said second position.
- 2. The container of claim 1, wherein said handle defines a first end and a second end spaced further from said one of said sidewalls than said first end, said handle defining an opening between said first end and said second end sized and shaped to receive the fingers of a hand.
- 3. The container of claim 1, wherein said mouth and said opening sized and shaped such that when said opening is facing upwards the human eye can detect when a level of fluid in the container is approaching the mouth.
- 4. The container of claim 3, wherein said mouth defines an aperture having a span of at least one inch.
- 5. The container of claim 4, further comprising a spout removably coupled to said mouth, said spout in fluid communication with the inside of said bag for pouring fluid from said container.
- 6. The container of claim 1, wherein said bag and said outer shell are sized and shaped such that when said bag is substantially full of liquid, the center of gravity of said container is located at least one-half inch below said center of said container.
- 7. The container of claim 1, wherein said bag and said outer shell are sized and shaped such that when said bag is substantially full of liquid, the center of gravity of said container is located at least one inch below said center of said container.
- 8. The container of claim 1, wherein said handle defines an integral portion of said outer shell.
- 9. A liquid container comprising:
- an outer shell having a top and a bottom and a plurality of sidewalls extending between said top and said bottom, said outer shell having an opening in one of said sidewalls;
- a flexible bag within said outer shell;
- a mouth secured to said flexible bag surrounding said opening and defining a fluid passageway; and
- a handle extending from said top of said outer shell, said top sloped relative to said bottom.
- 10. The container of claim 9, wherein said handle defines a first end and a second end spaced further from said one of said sidewalls than said first end, said handle defining an opening between said first end and said second end sized and shaped to receive the fingers of a hand.
- 11. The container of claim 9, wherein said bag and said outer shell are sized and shaped such that when said bag is substantially full of liquid, the center of gravity of said container is located at least one-half inch below said center of said container.
- 12. The container of claim 9, wherein said bag and said outer shell are sized and shaped such that when said bag is substantially full of liquid, the center of gravity of said container located at least one-half inch below said center of said container.
- 13. A liquid container comprising:
- an outer shell having a top and a bottom opposite said top, said outer shell having an opening on a side of said container;
- a flexible bag within said outer shell;
- a mouth secured to said flexible bag surrounding said opening and defining a fluid passageway, said mouth sized and shaped such that fluid can be poured through said mouth from a source having an outlet spaced above said mouth;
- a spout removably coupled to said mouth, said spout in fluid communication with the inside of said bag for pouring fluid from said container; and
- a handle extending from said top of said outer shell, said top sloped relative to said bottom, said bag sized and shaped such that when said bag is filled with a fluid to a first level proximate said mouth when said mouth is facing upwards and said container is rotated to rest on said bottom, said fluid assumes a second level below said spout.
- 14. A liquid container for storing and dispensing cold fluids, comprising:
- an insulated outer shell having a top and a bottom side, said outer shell having an opening on a sidewall of said outer shell;
- a vertical handle extending from said top side of said outer shell;
- a flexible, insulating bag collapsed within said outer shell, said volume of said bag smaller than the volume of said outer shell when said bag is filled; and
- a spout removably coupled to said opening on said outer shell, said spout in fluid communication with the inside of said bag.
- 15. The liquid container of claim 14, wherein said outer shell also contains ice.
- 16. A liquid container comprising:
- an outer shell having a top and a bottom, said outer shell having an aperture on a side of said container;
- a flexible bag within said outer shell;
- a mouth secured to said flexible bag surrounding said aperture and defining a fluid passageway, said mouth sized and shaped such that fluid can be poured through said mouth from a source having an outlet spaced above said mouth;
- a spout removably coupled to said mouth, said spout in fluid communication with the inside of said bag for pouring fluid from said container; and
- a handle integrally extending from said top of said outer shell, said bag sized and shaped such that when said bag is filled with a fluid to a first level proximate said mouth when said mouth is facing upwards and said container is rotated to rest on said bottom, said fluid assumes a second level below said spout.
Parent Case Info
This appliaction is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/645,218 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,715,992), filed May 13, 1996, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/004,298, filed on Aug. 26, 1995.
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Continuations (1)
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