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A container for holding and dispensing liquid having a container wall comprising a rigid portion that dimensionally defines the container, a liner portion disposed within the container adjacent to the rigid portion, and an adhesive layer disposed between the rigid portion and the liner portion. The

A container for holding and dispensing liquid having a container wall comprising a rigid portion that dimensionally defines the container, a liner portion disposed within the container adjacent to the rigid portion, and an adhesive layer disposed between the rigid portion and the liner portion. The adhesive layer removably secures the liner portion to the rigid portion such that the liner portion is capable of being separated from the rigid portion and collapsed within the container, for dispensing the liquid.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A container for holding and dispensing liquid, comprising: a container mouth; a container body extending from the container mouth, comprising: a rigid portion dimensionally defining the container body; a liner portion disposed within the container adjacent to the rigid

The invention claimed is: 1. A container for holding and dispensing liquid, comprising: a container mouth; a container body extending from the container mouth, comprising: a rigid portion dimensionally defining the container body; a liner portion disposed within the container adjacent to the rigid portion, and adapted to collapse within the container for dispensing the liquid through the container mouth; and an adhesive layer disposed between the rigid portion and the liner portion for removably securing the liner portion to the rigid portion, wherein the adhesive layer has a first adhesive contact with the rigid portion and a second adhesive contact with the liner portion, the first adhesive contact and the second adhesive contact have differing adhesive bond strengths, and the adhesive bond strength of the first adhesive contact is greater than the adhesive bond strength of the second adhesive contact. 2. The container of claim 1 further comprising a gas inlet extending through the rigid portion to a point between the rigid portion and the liner portion for allowing gas to enter between the rigid portion and the liner portion. 3. The container of claim 1, wherein the rigid portion, the adhesive layer, and the liner portion are intrinsically formed together through a blow-molding process. 4. The container of claim 1, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of gas. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of moisture. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing penetration of ultraviolet and visible light. 7. A rigid container for liquid, characterized by a container wall comprising: a rigid portion dimensionally defining the rigid container; a liner portion disposed within the rigid container adjacent to the rigid portion; and an adhesive layer disposed between the rigid portion and the liner portion and having a first adhesive contact with the rigid portion and a second adhesive contact with the liner portion, wherein the first adhesive contact and the second adhesive contact have differing adhesive bond strengths and the adhesive layer removably secures the liner portion to the rigid portion such that the liner portion is capable of being separated from the rigid portion and collapsed within the rigid container, the liner portion is configured to dispense the liquid from the rigid container while pressurized gas from an external source is introduced between the rigid portion and the liner portion, and the adhesive bond strength of the first adhesive contact is greater than the adhesive bond strength of the second adhesive contact. 8. The container wall of claim 7 further comprising a gas inlet extending through the rigid portion to a point between the rigid portion and the liner portion for allowing gas to enter between the rigid portion and the liner portion. 9. The container of claim 7, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of gas. 10. The container of claim 7, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of moisture. 11. The container of claim 7, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing penetration of ultraviolet and visible light. 12. A method of dispensing liquid from a container comprising: providing a container retaining the liquid, comprising: a container mouth; a container body extending from the container mouth, comprising: an exterior rigid portion; an interior liner portion disposed adjacent to the exterior rigid portion; and an adhesive layer disposed between the exterior rigid portion and the interior liner portion and having a first adhesive contact with the rigid portion and a second adhesive contact with the liner portion, wherein the adhesive layer removably secures the liner portion to the rigid portion and the first adhesive contact and the second adhesive contact have differing adhesive bond strengths, and the adhesive bond strength of the first adhesive contact is greater than the adhesive bond strength of the second adhesive contact; and introducing pressurized gas from an external source between the interior liner portion and the exterior rigid portion, wherein the interior liner portion separates from the exterior rigid portion to collapse within the container and dispense the liquid through the container mouth while the pressurized gas is introduced from the external source. 13. A method of dispensing liquid from a container comprising: providing a container retaining the liquid, comprising: a container mouth; a container body extending from the container mouth, comprising: an exterior rigid portion; an interior liner portion disposed adjacent to the exterior rigid portion; and an adhesive layer disposed between the exterior rigid portion and the interior liner portion and having a first adhesive contact with the rigid portion and a second adhesive contact with the liner portion, wherein the adhesive layer removably secures the liner portion to the rigid portion and the first adhesive contact and the second adhesive contact have differing adhesive bond strengths, and the adhesive bond strength of the first adhesive contact is less than the adhesive bond strength of the second adhesive contact; and introducing pressurized gas from an external source between the interior liner portion and the exterior rigid portion, wherein the interior liner portion separates from the exterior rigid portion to collapse within the container and dispense the liquid through the container mouth while the pressurized gas is introduced from the external source. 14. A container for holding and dispensing liquid, comprising: a container mouth; a container body extending from the container mouth, comprising: a rigid portion dimensionally defining the container body; a liner portion disposed within the container adjacent to the rigid portion, and adapted to collapse within the container for dispensing the liquid through the container mouth; and an adhesive layer disposed between the rigid portion and the liner portion for removably securing the liner portion to the rigid portion, wherein the adhesive layer has a first adhesive contact with the rigid portion and a second adhesive contact with the liner portion, the first adhesive contact and the second adhesive contact have differing adhesive bond strengths, and the adhesive bond strength of the first adhesive contact is less than the adhesive bond strength of the second adhesive contact. 15. The container of claim 14 further comprising a gas inlet extending through the rigid portion to a point between the rigid portion and the liner portion for allowing gas to enter between the rigid portion and the liner portion. 16. The container of claim 14, wherein the rigid portion, the adhesive portion, and the liner portion are intrinsically formed together through a blow-molding process. 17. The container of claim 14, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of gas. 18. The container of claim 14, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of moisture. 19. The container of claim 14, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing penetration of ultraviolet and visible light. 20. A rigid container for liquid, characterized by a container wall comprising: a rigid portion dimensionally defining the rigid container; a liner portion disposed within the rigid container adjacent to the rigid portion; and an adhesive layer disposed between the rigid portion and the liner portion and having a first adhesive contact with the rigid portion and a second adhesive contact with the liner portion, wherein the first adhesive contact and the second adhesive contact have differing adhesive bond strengths and the adhesive layer removably secures the liner portion to the rigid portion such that the liner portion is capable of being separated from the rigid portion and collapsed within the rigid container, the liner portion is configured to dispense the liquid from the rigid container while pressurized gas from an external source is introduced between the rigid portion and the liner portion, and the adhesive bond strength of the first adhesive contact is less than the adhesive bond strength of the second adhesive contact. 21. The container of claim 20, wherein the container wall further comprises a gas inlet extending through the rigid portion to a point between the rigid portion and the liner portion for allowing gas to enter between the rigid portion and the liner portion. 22. The container of claim 20, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of gas. 23. The container of claim 20, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing permeation of moisture. 24. The container of claim 20, wherein the rigid portion comprises at least one barrier layer for reducing penetration of ultraviolet and visible light.