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A system for dispensing fluids wherein a support structure holds bulk fluid contained within a bag that is transferred from the bag to an enclosed chamber in a dispensing base, from which chamber the fluid is dispensed, via a puncturing device utilizing multiple spikes. After dispensing air pressure

A system for dispensing fluids wherein a support structure holds bulk fluid contained within a bag that is transferred from the bag to an enclosed chamber in a dispensing base, from which chamber the fluid is dispensed, via a puncturing device utilizing multiple spikes. After dispensing air pressure in the enclosed chamber is equalized with the air pressure acting on the bulk fluid by at least one of the spikes.

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1. A method for preparing fluid for dispensing, the method comprising: providing a dispensing system comprising: a dispensing base;a chamber positioned interior to said base from which a fluid can be dispensed;a support external to said dispensing base;a bag containing fluid;two independent spikes s

1. A method for preparing fluid for dispensing, the method comprising: providing a dispensing system comprising: a dispensing base;a chamber positioned interior to said base from which a fluid can be dispensed;a support external to said dispensing base;a bag containing fluid;two independent spikes situated in said support and protruding to different extents from said support into said enclosed chamberdropping said bag containing fluid into said support in a manner such that said spikes puncture said bag containing fluid when said bag containing fluid contacts said spikes;flowing fluid from said bag containing fluid through at least one of said spikes into said enclosed chamberwherein prior to the dropping of said bag, a protective outer layer enclosing said bag is removed from about said bag. 2. A method for preparing fluid for dispensing, the method comprising: providing a dispensing system comprising: a dispensing base;a chamber positioned interior to said base from which a fluid can be dispensed;a support external to said dispensing base;a bag containing fluid;two independent spikes situated in said support and protruding to different extents from said support into said enclosed chamberdropping said bag containing fluid into said support in a manner such that said spikes puncture said bag containing fluid when said bag containing fluid contacts said spikes;flowing fluid from said bag containing fluid through at least one of said spikes into said enclosed chamberwherein prior to the dropping of said bag, a protective patch covering a portion of said bag is removed from said bag.