Beverage container

Abstract

A container including an outer shell, a flexible bag within the outer shell, a mouth and a handle. The outer shell has a top, a bottom and sidewalls. The outer shell also defines an opening. The flexible bag within the outer shell defines an aperture. The mouth is secured to said flexible bag surrounding said aperture and defines a fluid passageway. The mouth is sized and shaped such that fluid can be poured through the mouth from a source having an outlet spaced above the mouth. The handle extends outward from said top of said outer shell and has sufficient strength to provide essentially all support for said container when the bag is filled with liquid in either of two positions, with the first position being where the opening is facing upwards and the second position being where opening is facing sidewards. Desirably, the mouth and opening are sized and shaped such that when the opening is facing upwards the human eye can detect when a level of fluid in the container is approaching the mouth.

1 . A beverage container comprising: 
 an outer shell comprising a bottom portion, a top portion, and a first, a second, a third, and a fourth surface each extending at an angle from the top portion, the bottom portion comprising at least one flap on top of another flap, the top portion comprising a first and a second flap, the second flap facing the first flap;    a flexible bag disposed within the outer shell, the bag comprising a thermally insulating layer;    a mouth coupled to the bag and extending through the first surface, the mouth sized and shaped such that fluid can be poured therethrough to fill the bag; and    a handle extending through the second flap.    
   
   
       2 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the mouth is threaded.  
   
   
       3 . The beverage container of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible bag further comprises a taste-neutral layer.