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A beverage container having an outer shell and an inner flexible bladder or bag having a spout for receiving a liquid therein. The container is erectable and is formed from a unitary blank of material, such as corrugated paperboard. The container includes a plurality of walls that extend from a base

A beverage container having an outer shell and an inner flexible bladder or bag having a spout for receiving a liquid therein. The container is erectable and is formed from a unitary blank of material, such as corrugated paperboard. The container includes a plurality of walls that extend from a base, and a top having first and second inclined portions that meet at an apex. The spout is oriented vertically upwardly and may be disposed in an inclined wall portion to provide various advantages, including allowing a user to fill and transport the beverage container in the same orientation. The inclined wall portion also improves pouring characteristics and visibility of the spout.

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1. An erectable container comprising: a container body formed from a single unitary blank configured to be erected from a collapsed orientation into an expanded orientation for receiving, transporting, and pouring a liquid, the container body in the expanded orientation having a flat base, a top, an

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An erectable container comprising: a container body formed from a single unitary blank configured to be erected from a collapsed orientation into an expanded orientation for receiving, transporting, and pouring a liquid, the container body in the expanded orientation having a flat base, a top, and a front wall, a rear wall, and opposing side walls extending between the container top and base cooperating to form an interior space;a flexible bladder having an interior for storing liquid therein, the bladder being disposed in the container body interior space and the bladder including a spout having an opening in communication with the bladder interior to provide a liquid passageway thereto; andthe container body top having a first inclined portion oriented obliquely relative to the flat base extending from the rear wall up toward an apex;a handle portion of the container body extending up from the first inclined portion for transporting and manipulating the container;a second inclined portion of the container body top including an inclined wall portion oriented obliquely relative to the flat base extending from the front wall up toward the apex and including an aperture through which the spout extends. 2. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the front wall extends obliquely from the base. 3. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the second inclined portion is oriented at an angle between 55 and 85 degrees with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the flat base. 4. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the second inclined portion is oriented at an angle between 5 to 35 degrees with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the flat base. 5. The erectable container of claim 1 wherein the first inclined portion is oriented at first predetermined acute angle with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the flat base, and the second inclined portion is oriented at a second predetermined acute angle with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the flat base, and the first predetermined acute angle is larger than the second predetermined acute angle. 6. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the top of the container body includes a rearward top flap extending from the rear wall that forms part of the first inclined portion and a spout locking flap that extends from the rearward top flap and forms part of the second inclined portion, wherein the spout locking flap overlies the inclined wall portion and includes a spout engaging portion that is configured to extend about at least a portion of the spout to keep the spout from being pulled into the interior space through the aperture. 7. The erectable container of claim 6, wherein the apex of the container body top extends between the opposing side walls and is cooperatively formed by an edge between the inclined wall portion and a forward top flap extending from the inclined wall portion and an edge between the rearward top flap and the spout locking flap that overlies the edge between the inclined wall portion and the forward top flap. 8. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the first and second inclined portions intersect at the apex at an angle of between 90 and 135 degrees. 9. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein a support shoulder tab extends from each of the opposing side walls, the support shoulder tabs each configured to extend along an interior surface of the inclined wall portion to provide support thereto. 10. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the bladder is attached to an inner surface of the inclined wall portion with an adhesive. 11. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the container body top includes a rearward top flap and a forward top flap, and the handle portion includes a notch for receiving a portion of each of the rearward and forward top flaps for securing the top flaps therein. 12. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein at least one of the opposing side walls and the rear wall of the container body extends from the base at an obtuse angle with respect thereto. 13. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the first and second inclined portions are each oriented at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the flat base, and the predetermined angle of the second inclined portion is smaller than the predetermined angle of the first inclined portion. 14. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein the first inclined portion extends along a length towards the apex, and the second inclined portion extends along a length towards the apex, and the length of the first inclined portion is greater than the length of the second inclined portion. 15. The erectable container of claim 1, wherein an uppermost portion of the apex is spaced from the base by less than 7 inches. 16. A collapsible beverage container blank formed from a unitary sheet of material, the beverage container blank comprising: a front wall having an upper edge with a top wall portion extending therefrom;the top wall portion having an aperture for receiving a spout therein, and an upper edge with a forward top flap extending therefrom;a first side wall having an upper edge with a first top flap extending therefrom;a first handle flap extending from the first top flap;a rear wall having an upper edge with a rearward top flap extending therefrom;a second side wall having an upper edge with a second top flap extending therefrom; anda second handle flap extending from the second top flap;wherein the forward and rearward top flaps each include an elongate slot for receiving the first and second handle flaps therethrough;wherein the top wall portion and the forward, rearward, first, and second top flaps are configured to form a beverage container top having first and second inclined portions that meet at an apex spaced from the front wall when the beverage container blank is assembled into an expanded configuration, with the top wall portion forming the second inclined portion and the forward and rearward top flaps forming the first inclined portion with the first and second handle flaps extending from the first inclined portion in an upright orientation. 17. The beverage container blank of claim 16, wherein a shoulder flap extends from each of the first and second side walls and each shoulder flap is configured to engage with an inner surface of the top wall portion in the expanded configuration of the beverage container blank for providing support to the top wall portion. 18. The beverage container blank of claim 16, wherein the first and second handle flaps each comprise a notch therein that are aligned together for receiving a portion of the forward and rearward top flaps therein with the beverage container blank in the expanded configuration. 19. The beverage container blank of claim 16, further comprising a spout locking flap extending from the rearward top flap configured to lay over the top wall portion with the beverage container blank in the expanded configuration, the spout locking flap including a spout engaging portion configured to extend about at least a portion of a spout extending through the aperture in the top wall portion. 20. The beverage container blank of claim 16, wherein the front wall includes a pair of side edges extending from a bottom edge thereof and diverge apart from one another as the side edges extend to the upper edge of the front wall such that the front wall is wider at the upper edge than at the bottom edge. 21. The beverage container blank of claim 16, wherein each of the first and second handle flaps taper down between outer and inner surface portions thereof from a rearward portion to a forward portion thereof. 22. The beverage container blank of claim 16, further comprising a flexible bladder having spout for receiving fluid therein with the spout received in the aperture in the top wall portion prior to being assembled into the expanded orientation.