A container is disclosed. The container includes a fillable bladder in an interior of an enclosure of the container. The container has a sump region which assists in the removal of a pumpable product from the fillable bladder.
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1. A container, comprising: an enclosure including a bottom portion, a top portion, and a plurality of sides which bound an interior of the enclosure, the enclosure including a sump region proximate the bottom portion of the enclosure, the sump region having an upper portion with an upper opening de
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A container, comprising: an enclosure including a bottom portion, a top portion, and a plurality of sides which bound an interior of the enclosure, the enclosure including a sump region proximate the bottom portion of the enclosure, the sump region having an upper portion with an upper opening defining an upper horizontal cross-sectional area and a lower portion with a lower opening defining a lower horizontal cross-sectional area, the upper cross-sectional area greater than the lower cross-sectional area, anda fillable bladder positioned within the enclosure, an interior of the fillable bladder being accessible only through an opening in the enclosure proximate the top portion of the enclosure, wherein a first horizontal cross-sectional area of the fillable bladder located in the sump region of the enclosure is smaller than a second horizontal cross-sectional area of the fillable bladder, a perimeter of the first horizontal cross-sectional area of the fillable bladder is spaced apart from all of the plurality of side walls by the sump region, and the second horizontal cross-sectional area being above the first horizontal cross-sectional area and outside of the sump region of the enclosure. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein the sump region is formed by a plurality of components stacked together, each of the components having an opening provided therein that the fillable bladder extends into. 3. The container of claim 2, wherein a cross-sectional area of the opening of a first component of the plurality of components is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the opening of a second component of the plurality of components, the first component of the plurality of components being positioned in the lower portion of the sump region and the second component of the plurality of components being positioned in the upper portion of the sump region. 4. The container of claim 3, wherein the sump region centers a bottom portion of the fillable bladder under the opening in the enclosure proximate the top portion of the enclosure. 5. The container of claim 4, wherein the openings in the plurality of components of the sump region are circular. 6. The container of claim 3, wherein the cross-sectional area of the first component of the plurality of components is about 12 percent of the cross-sectional area of the second component of the plurality of components. 7. The container of claim 3, wherein the cross-sectional area of the first component of the plurality of components is less than about 50 percent of the cross-sectional area of the second component of the plurality of components. 8. The container of claim 1, further comprising a sleeve member which is positioned between the fillable bladder and the enclosure, the sleeve member keeping the fillable bladder spaced apart from the plurality of sides of the enclosure. 9. The container of claim 8, wherein a plurality of gaps are provided between the sleeve member and the plurality of sides of the enclosure. 10. The container of claim 9, wherein a plurality of posts are positioned in the plurality of gaps to strengthen the sleeve member. 11. The container of claim 10, wherein the plurality of gaps are positioned in a plurality of corners formed by the plurality of sides of the enclosure. 12. The container of claim 11, wherein the plurality of sides of the enclosure form a quadrilateral within a horizontal plane and the sleeve member is an octagon within the horizontal plane. 13. The container of claim 12, wherein the sleeve member is a non-regular octagon within the horizontal plane. 14. The container of claim 13, wherein the enclosure and the sleeve member are made of paperboard. 15. The container of claim 14, wherein the fillable bladder is suspended from a support member which rests on top of the sleeve member. 16. The container of claim 14, wherein the sump region is formed by a plurality of components stacked together, each of the components having an opening provided therein that the fillable bladder extends into. 17. The container of claim 16, wherein a cross-sectional area of the opening of a first component of the plurality of components is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the opening of a second component of the plurality of components, the first component of the plurality of components being positioned in the lower portion of the sump region and the second component of the plurality of components being positioned in the upper portion of the sump region. 18. The container of claim 17, wherein the sump region centers a bottom portion of the fillable bladder under the opening in the enclosure proximate the top portion of the enclosure. 19. The container of claim 18, wherein the openings in the plurality of components of the sump region are circular. 20. The container of claim 17, wherein the cross-sectional area of the first component of the plurality of components is about 12 percent of the cross-sectional area of the second component of the plurality of components. 21. A container, comprising: an outer enclosure having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of sides bounding an interior region, the outer enclosure further comprising: a first pair of cardboard flaps extending inwardly from a first opposing pair of the plurality of sides at the top portion of the outer enclosure and forming a first retention layer, the first pair of cardboard flaps cooperating to form an aperture through the first retention layer; anda second pair of cardboard flaps extending inwardly from a second opposing pair of the plurality of sides at the top portion of the outer enclosure, the second pair of opposing cardboard flaps forming a second and third retention layers respectively, each of the second and third retention layers having an aperture therethrough;a flexible fillable bladder received within the interior region of the enclosure and including a neck portion coupled to a bladder portion, the bladder portion being configured to house a pumpable product, the aperture through the first retention layer and the aperture through the second and third retention layers each sized to receive the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder;a support internal to the outer enclosure, the support comprising a first support member defining a first edge having a first recess, and a second support member defining a second edge having a second recess, the first recess and the second recess cooperating to hold the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder intermediate the bladder portion of the flexible fillable bladder and the top portion of the enclosure when said first and second support members are brought together along said first and second edges, respectively, the first retention laver, second retention layer and third retention layer of the outer enclosure overlapping the support; anda plurality of posts intermediate the enclosure and the flexible fillable bladder, the support supported by the plurality of posts. 22. The container of claim 21, wherein the container includes a sleeve having a plurality of sides and configured to receive the flexible fillable bladder, the sleeve positioned within the interior of the outer enclosure, the support being supported by the sleeve. 23. The container of claim 22, wherein the sleeve and the outer enclosure cooperate to provide a plurality of spaces between the plurality of sides of the enclosure and the plurality of sides of the sleeve, the plurality of posts positioned in the plurality of spaces respectively. 24. The container of claim 23, wherein: the plurality of sides of the outer enclosure form a quadrilateral within a horizontal plane;each of the first and second support members are generally rectangular; andeach of the first and second support members are supported by the sleeve and two of the plurality of posts. 25. The container of claim 23, wherein: the plurality of sides of the outer enclosure form a quadrilateral within a horizontal plane;each of the first and second support members are generally triangular, with the first and second recesses being normal to a hypotenuse of each respective triangle; and.each of the first and second support members are supported by the sleeve and three of the plurality of posts. 26. A container, comprising: an outer enclosure having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of sides bounding an interior region;a flexible fillable bladder received within the interior region of the enclosure and including a neck portion coupled to a bladder portion, the bladder portion being configured to house a pumpable product;a support comprised of plywood and internal to the outer enclosure, the support comprising a first support member defining a first edge having a first recess, and a second support member defining a second edge having a second recess, the first recess and the second recess cooperating to hold the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder intermediate the bladder portion of the flexible fillable bladder and the top portion of the enclosure when said first and second support members are brought together along said first and second edges, respectively; anda plurality of posts intermediate the enclosure and the flexible fillable bladder, the support supported by the plurality of posts. 27. The container of claim 21, wherein the support includes a coupler coupled to the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder, the coupler including a tubular body with a first flange and a second flange extending outward from the tubular body, the first flange and the second flange cooperating to capture portions of the first and second support members therebetween. 28. The container of claim 27, wherein the coupler further includes a plurality of vertical ribs which span from the first flange to the second flange. 29. The container of claim 27, further comprising a valve coupled to the coupler and a dip tube coupled to the valve, the dip tube extending into the flexible fillable bladder and having a lower end close to a bottom of the flexible fillable bladder. 30. The container of claim 27, wherein the support centers the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder with respect to the plurality of sides of the outer enclosure. 31. A container including a bladder filled with a pumpable product and including a neck portion coupled to a bladder portion, the container comprising: an outer enclosure having an interior bounded by a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of sides, the outer enclosure further comprising: a first pair of cardboard flaps extending inwardly from a first opposing pair of the plurality of sides at the top portion of the outer enclosure and forming a first retention layer, the first pair of cardboard flaps cooperating to form an aperture through the first retention layer sized to receive the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder; anda second pair of cardboard flaps extending inwardly from a second opposing pair of the plurality of sides at the top portion of the outer enclosure, the second pair of opposing cardboard flaps forming a second and third retention layers respectively, each of the second and third retention layers having an aperture therethrough sized to receive the neck portion of the flexible fillable bladder;an internal sleeve having a plurality of sides and configured to receive the bladder, the sleeve being positioned within the interior of the enclosure and providing a plurality of spaces around the outer enclosure and between the plurality of sides of the enclosure and the plurality of sides of the sleeve; anda plurality of posts respectively received within the plurality of spaces. 32. The container of claim 31, wherein a horizontal plane of the sleeve is configured as a polygon having eight sides. 33. The container of claim 32, wherein a first group of four sides of the polygon has a first width and a second group of four sides of the polygon has a second width, the first width being greater than the second width. 34. The container of claim 31, wherein the sleeve is comprised of paperboard. 35. The container of claim 34, wherein the plurality of posts are comprised of paperboard. 36. The container of claim 31, further comprising a sump member positioned within the sleeve, such that the sleeve and the sump member form a boundary for the bladder. 37. The container of claim 31, wherein the plurality of sides of the enclosure includes four corners. 38. The container of claim 37, wherein one of the plurality of posts is positioned adjacent each of the four corners of the enclosure. 39. The container of claim 31, wherein the plurality of posts each has a shape and a size substantially similar to a shape and a size of a respective one of the plurality of spaces. 40. The container of claim 31, wherein the plurality of posts are formed from a single folded component of the paperboard. 41. The container of claim 31, wherein the internal sleeve is formed from a single folded component of the paperboard. 42. The container of claim 31, further comprising: a fillable bladder received within the internal sleeve and including a neck portion coupled to a bladder portion, the bladder portion being configured to house a pumpable product; anda support internal to the outer enclosure, the support holding the neck portion of the fillable bladder intermediate the bladder portion of the fillable bladder and the top portion of the enclosure,wherein the internal sleeve and the plurality of posts define a common upper end, such that the support is supported by both the sleeve and the plurality of posts. 43. A method of assembling a container, the method comprising: folding a plurality of sides and at least one bottom flap of a first foldable component to form an outer enclosure, comprising: folding a first pair of cardboard flaps inwardly from a first opposing pair of the plurality of sides at a top portion of the outer enclosure to form a first retention layer, the first pair of cardboard flaps cooperating to form an aperture through the first retention layer;folding a second pair of cardboard flaps inwardly from a second opposing pair of the plurality of sides at the top portion of the outer enclosure to form second and third retention layers respectively, each of the second and third retention layers having an aperture therethrough,folding a plurality of sides of a second foldable component to form a sleeve;placing the sleeve into the interior of the outer enclosure;folding a plurality of sides of a third foldable component into a corner post;placing a plurality of the corner posts into the interior of the outer enclosure and into a plurality of spaces formed between the outer enclosure and the sleeve around the periphery of the sleeve;attaching a coupler to a neck portion of a fillable bladder and receiving the neck portion through the respective apertures formed in the first retention layer, second retention layer and third retention layer of the outer enclosure; andplacing the fillable bladder and the coupler into the outer enclosure, such that the fillable bladder is fitted within an interior of the sleeve and the coupler rests on the sleeve and the plurality of corner posts at a top portion of the outer enclosure, such that the neck portion is supported by both the sleeve and the plurality of corner posts, and the first retention layer, second retention layer and third retention layer of the outer enclosure overlap the coupler. 44. The method of claim 43, further comprising folding at least one top flap of the first foldable component to enclose the interior of the outer enclosure. 45. The method of claim 43, further comprising: expanding the fillable bladder so that the fillable bladder generally fills the interior of the sleeve; andplacing a dip tube into the expanded fillable bladder so that a bottom end of the dip tube is placed near the bottom of the fillable bladder; andcoupling a valve attached to a top end of the dip tube to the coupler. 46. The method of claim 45, further comprising filling the fillable bladder by: coupling a fill device to the valve such that the valve is opened and the interior of the fillable bladder is in fluid communication with an external reservoir;moving a pumpable product from the external reservoir into the fillable bladder via the fill device. 47. The method of claim 46, further comprising: opening a fill flap at the top portion of the outer enclosure to expose the valve, prior to coupling the fill device to the valve;closing the fill flap to conceal the valve after moving the pumpable product. 48. The method of claim 43, further comprising placing a sump member into the outer enclosure at a bottom end thereof to define a sump region of the enclosure having a sump horizontal cross-sectional area smaller than a corresponding horizontal cross-sectional area defined by the interior of the sleeve. 49. The method of claim 43, further comprising palletizing the assembled container. 50. The method of claim 43, wherein the step of attaching the coupler to the neck portion of the fillable bladder comprises advancing a first edge of a first portion of the coupler toward the neck portion such that a first recess engages the neck portion, and advancing a second edge of a second portion of the coupler toward the neck portion and the first edge, such that a second recess engages the neck portion opposite the first recess.
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