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A fillable, sealable, disposable container for storing, transporting and consuming a liquid, such as an individual beverage serving, has opposed front and back walls joined along their opposed sides. Each wall has an upper portion, defining an opening for filling the container, and a lower portion,

A fillable, sealable, disposable container for storing, transporting and consuming a liquid, such as an individual beverage serving, has opposed front and back walls joined along their opposed sides. Each wall has an upper portion, defining an opening for filling the container, and a lower portion, connecting the lower portions of the front and back walls, for stabilizing the container for filling. A sealable fluid-tight liquid retaining seal is provided at the opening, for sealing the container when filled. Means are provided for creating a hole in the front wall of the container to extract the liquid.

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1. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid, comprising: 1) opposed front and a back walls formed of a fluid-impervious plastic film material of given thickness, each wall having an upper portion, opposed side edges, and a lower portion, said front and back walls being joined along th

1. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid, comprising: 1) opposed front and a back walls formed of a fluid-impervious plastic film material of given thickness, each wall having an upper portion, opposed side edges, and a lower portion, said front and back walls being joined along the opposed side edges, wherein at least the front wall is formed of a single layer sheet of a low density polyethylene;2) a bottom stabilizing surface, comprising a connecting lower wall, connecting the lower portions of the front and back walls;3) a liquid receiving opening the upper portions of the front and back walls;4) a sealable fluid-tight liquid retaining seal about said opening, for sealing the upper portion of the front and back walls, to retain liquid in the container;5) printed indicia for a straw hole on the front wall of the container, located beneath the liquid retaining seal in the upper portion of the front wall, said printed indicia providing an imprinted indication on the film material of the location to be pierced by an external straw; and6) printed indicia on the front wall, below said indicia for a straw hole, providing an imprinted indication of the maximum level of liquid to be added to the container;wherein said plastic film material is flat and uncut at the location of the printed indicia and is of such material and such given thickness as to be pierceable by a rigid plastic straw at the location of the printed indicia; andwherein said liquid receiving opening maintains an effective pouring diameter, while the container is supported on its bottom stabilizing surface. 2. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, wherein the sealable fluid-tight liquid retaining seal is a mating channel closure. 3. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 2, further comprising a protective secondary seal, comprising an adhesive sealing line on the outside surface of the upper portion of the front wall, for attaching the outer surface the front wall to itself, by folding the upper portions of the front and back walls onto the front wall and securing the fold with an adhesive seal. 4. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, wherein the sealable fluid-tight liquid retaining seal is an adhesive sealing line on the inside surface of the upper portion of at least one of the front wall and the back wall. 5. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 4, further comprising a protective secondary seal, including an adhesive sealing line on the outside surface of the upper portion of the front wall, for attaching the outer surface the front wall to itself, by folding the upper portion of the front and back walls onto the front wall and securing the fold with an adhesive seal. 6. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, wherein the bottom surface comprises a gusset between the front and back walls, one portion of the gusset being sealed to the lower portion of the front wall, and another portion of the gusset being sealed to the lower portion of the back wall, along their side edges. 7. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, wherein the bottom surface comprises a pleat between the front and back walls, sealed to the lower portion of the front and back walls, along their side edges. 8. A fillable, sealable disposable container for liquid as in claim 1, wherein the imprinted indication is a circle imprinted on front wall. 9. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, wherein the polyethylene film material is approximately 4 mils thick. 10. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, further comprising a rigid straw, having a pointed end for piercing the polyethylene film, attached to the at least one of the front and back walls. 11. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 10, wherein the rigid straw is made of polypropylene. 12. A fillable, sealable, disposable container for a liquid as in claim 1, wherein the printed indicia providing an imprinted indication of the maximum level of liquid to be added to the container is a dashed line.