Hydrocarbon fluids packaging

Abstract

A container for transporting, storing and dispensing hydrocarbon fluids having a inner pouch and a rigid box in which the pouch is disposed. The inner pouch has a first opening in which a fitment is permanently affixed. The rigid box has at least one opening through which the fitment may protrude or be accessed.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A hydrocarbon fluids container comprising: 
 a pouch made of polymer laminate having at least three layers comprising: 
 an outer layer of a first polyalkylene;  
 at least one inner layer of a first oriented nylon; and  
 an inside layer of a second polyalkylene; and  
   a rigid outer box having one or more faces;    wherein the pouch is disposed within the rigid box.    
     
     
         2 . The container of  claim 1  further comprising a valve or a quill affixed to the pouch and extending outwardly therefrom.  
     
     
         3 . The container of  claim 2  further comprising a valve opening in a face of the box.  
     
     
         4 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the box is a cube.  
     
     
         5 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the box is a solid rectangle.  
     
     
         6 . The container of  claim 2  wherein the valve opening is located on the top face of the box where the pouch is placed inside the box.  
     
     
         7 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the box is made of a cellulosic material.  
     
     
         8 . The container of  claim 8  wherein the box is made of cardboard.  
     
     
         9 . The container of  claim 8  wherein the cardboard is corrugated.  
     
     
         10 . The container of  claim 9  wherein the cardboard is coated with a fire retardant.  
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 9  wherein the box is coated with a water-repellant.  
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the first polyalkylene is selected from the group of cast polypropylene linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, ultra low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, oriented and cross laminated high density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl alcohol-linear (or density polyethylene copolymer.  
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the second polyalkylene is selected from the group of cast polypropylene linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, ultra low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, oriented and cross laminated high density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl alcohol-linear (or density polyethylene copolymer.  
     
     
         14 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the oriented nylon is selected from the group of uniaxially oriented nylon and biaxially oriented nylon.  
     
     
         15 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the first layer is between about 5 and 225 microns thick.  
     
     
         16 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the third layer is between about 5 and 225 microns thick.  
     
     
         17 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the oriented nylon layer is between about 50 and 250 microns thick.  
     
     
         18 . The container of  claim 10  wherein the fire retardant is an intumescent coating.  
     
     
         19 . The container of  claim 11  wherein the water-repellant is a wax coating.  
     
     
         20 . The container of  claim 1  wherein either the first layer or the third layer is disposed on the interior of the pouch.  
     
     
         21 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the oriented nylon is selected from the group of nylon 6, nylon 6,6, nylon 6, 10, nylon 11, nylon 12, nylon 6, 12, amorphous nylon, partially aromatic polyamides, and copolymers of nylons.  
     
     
         22 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the three-ply polymer laminate is between about 15 and about 260 microns thick.  
     
     
         23 . A hydrocarbon fluids container comprising: 
 a pouch of oriented and cross laminated high density polyethylene; and    a rigid box having at least one face, wherein the pouch is disposed within the rigid box.    
     
     
         24 . The container of  claim 23  wherein the flexible bag is between about 50 to 200 microns thick.  
     
     
         25 . The container of  claim 23  further comprising a valve affixed to the pouch and extending outwardly therefrom.  
     
     
         26 . The container of  claim 25  further comprising a valve opening in a face of the box.  
     
     
         27 . The container of  claim 23  wherein the box is a cube.  
     
     
         28 . The container of  claim 23  wherein the box is a solid rectangle.  
     
     
         29 . The container of  claim 23  wherein the valve opening is located on the top face of the box where the pouch is placed inside the box.  
     
     
         30 . The container of  claim 29  wherein at least one of the top flaps has a handhold opening.  
     
     
         31 . The container of  claim 23  wherein the box is made of a cellulosic material.  
     
     
         32 . The container of  claim 31  wherein the box is made of cardboard.  
     
     
         33 . The container of  claim 32  wherein the cardboard is coated with a fire retardant.  
     
     
         34 . The container of  claim 32  wherein the box is coated with a water-repellant.  
     
     
         35 . A hydrocarbon fluids container comprising: 
 a pouch made of a polymer laminate having at least 3 layers comprising: 
 an outer layer of a first oriented nylon;  
 an inner layer selected from the group of a second oriented nylon and aluminum; and  
 an inside layer of a polyalkylene;  
 and a rigid box;  
   wherein the pouch is disposed in the rigid box.    
     
     
         36 . The container of  claim 36  further comprising a valve affixed to the pouch and extending outwardly therefrom.  
     
     
         37 . The container of  claim 37  further comprising a valve opening in a face of the box.  
     
     
         38 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the box is a cube.  
     
     
         39 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the box is a solid rectangle.  
     
     
         40 . The container of  claim 35  wherein the valve opening is located on the top face of the box where the pouch is placed inside the box.  
     
     
         41 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the box is made of a cellulosic material.  
     
     
         42 . The container of  claim 41  wherein the box is made of cardboard.  
     
     
         43 . The container of  claim 43  wherein the cardboard is coated with a fire retardant.  
     
     
         44 . The container of  claim 43  wherein the box is coated with a water-repellant.  
     
     
         45 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the first polyalkylene is selected from the group of cast polypropylene linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, ultra low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, oriented and cross laminated high density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl alcohol-linear (or density polyethylene copolymer.  
     
     
         46 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the first oriented nylon layer is selected from the group of uniaxially oriented nylon and biaxially oriented nylon.  
     
     
         47 . The container of  36  wherein the second layer is oriented nylon.  
     
     
         48 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the polymer laminate thickness is between about 80 and about 350 microns.  
     
     
         49 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the first layer is between about 5 and about 50 microns thick.  
     
     
         50 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the third layer is between about 25 and about 225 microns thick.  
     
     
         51 . The container of  claim 36  wherein the second layer is between about 5 and about 100 microns thick.  
     
     
         52 . The container of  claim 36  wherein second layer is an aluminum layer of between about 0.0001 and about 0.00070 inches thick.  
     
     
         53 . The container of  claim 1  wherein the container comprises an additional inner layer of an aluminum layer of between about 0.0001 and about 0.00070 inches thick.