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A container such as a nursing container, fabricated from a single web of flexible material, is provided. The container maintains the nursing fluid or other liquid and an attached nipple or other access assembly in a sterile condition until use. The walls of the single web container enclose the nippl

A container such as a nursing container, fabricated from a single web of flexible material, is provided. The container maintains the nursing fluid or other liquid and an attached nipple or other access assembly in a sterile condition until use. The walls of the single web container enclose the nipple during filling, packaging, and shipping, and separate the access assembly from the container contents until accessed for use. Sterility is readily maintained by single point fabrication and filling. A method is provided for fabricating the container from a single web of flexible material. The web is defined, the access assembly, the web folded to enclose the nipple or other access assembly, and folded back to form a liquid compartment. Seals and peelable seals are formed to complete the container and allow access to the nipple for use.

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A nursing container comprising: a web of flexible material having transverse and longitudinal dimensions; a nipple assembly secured to said web and generally centrally disposed on one face of said web, the nipple assembly being a standard nipple assembly; a first pair of side panels defined in said

A nursing container comprising: a web of flexible material having transverse and longitudinal dimensions; a nipple assembly secured to said web and generally centrally disposed on one face of said web, the nipple assembly being a standard nipple assembly; a first pair of side panels defined in said web on either side of said nipple assembly and joined together to enclose said nipple assembly; means defining a peelable seal between said first pair of side panels to enclose said nipple assembly and adapted to access said nipple assembly for use; a second pair of side panels extending from said first pair of side panels to the end of said web, the sides and ends of said second pair of side panels being joined together to form a liquid compartment; a quantity of liquid in said liquid compartment; said first pair of joined side panels form an inner compartment to enclose said nipple assembly and said second pair of joined side panels form an outer compartment for liquid and said nipple assembly; an access port in said web communicating with said nipple assembly and said liquid compartment; and means for defining a liquid tight peelable seal within said liquid compartment to close fluid communication with said access port until ruptured for use.