Method and apparatus for a container with a liner

Abstract

A container for materials, such as food, having a container body and a liner filled with the material.

1 . A container, comprising:
 a container body;   a seal coupled to the container body;   a screw-on lid coupled to the container body;   a removable liner positioned inside the container body and attached to the seal, the removable liner and seal cooperating to define a first space sealed off from a second space defined by the seal and the screw-on lid; and   product substantially filing the removable liner.   
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the seal is devoid of any flow paths between the first space and the second space. 
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the seal is movable from a first position coupled to the container body and second position removed from the container body and the removable liner is moveable from a first position coupled to the container body when the seal is in the second position and a second position removed from the container body when the seal is in the second position. 
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the removable liner has an upper flange positioned over an upper lip of the container body. 
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 4 , wherein the upper flange of the removable liner is bonded to the upper lip of the container body. 
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the first space is airtight. 
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the screw-on lid is attached to the removable liner and the removable liner is bonded to the container body. 
     
     
         8 . A method of emptying a container, comprising:
 providing the container of  claim 1 ;   removing the screw-on lid from the container body;   decoupling the seal from the upper lip; and   removing the product from the removable liner while the removable liner is positioned outside of the container body.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 removing a bulk of the product from the removable liner while the removable liner is still positioned in the container body; and   removing the removable liner from the container body after the step of removing the bulk of the product.   
     
     
         10 . A container, comprising:
 a container body, a removable liner coupled to the container body and located inside the container body;   a seal bounded to the container body;   a screw-on lid coupled to the container body; and   product substantially filing the removable liner.   
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the seal is movable from a first position bonded to the container body and second position removed from the container body and the removable liner is moveable from a first position coupled to the container body when the seal is in the second position and a second position removed from the container body when the seal is in the second position. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the removable liner has an upper flange positioned over an upper lip of the container body. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 12 , wherein the upper flange is bonded to the upper lip by at least one of an adhesive bond and a heat bond. 
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the removable liner and the seal corporate to define a space sealed off from a space defined by the screw-on lid and the seal. 
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein the seal is bond to the removable liner by at least one of an adhesive bond and a heat bond.