An apparatus includes a box including one or more side walls, each of which defines an inside surface. A bag is disposed in an internal region defined by the box. Drinking water is contained in the bag, the water being non-alcoholic. The bag is adapted to protect the water from contaminants, tastes,
An apparatus includes a box including one or more side walls, each of which defines an inside surface. A bag is disposed in an internal region defined by the box. Drinking water is contained in the bag, the water being non-alcoholic. The bag is adapted to protect the water from contaminants, tastes, and odors, each of which originates from either the bag itself or a source external to the bag. A water-resistant coating may be applied to the respective inside surfaces. When condensate forms on the bag, the water-resistant coating at least resists absorption of the condensate into the one or more side walls. The apparatus may include a spout, which permits the water to be dispensed from the bag for human consumption. In an exemplary embodiment, the water is treated with a sanitizing additive such as, for example, ozone. The apparatus mitigates the environmental impacts of drinking water packaging.
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1. A water box apparatus configured to transport, store, and dispense drinking water for human consumption, the water box apparatus comprising: a box having a length, width, and height, the box comprising: lower and upper ends spaced in a parallel relation, wherein the parallel spacing between the l
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A water box apparatus configured to transport, store, and dispense drinking water for human consumption, the water box apparatus comprising: a box having a length, width, and height, the box comprising: lower and upper ends spaced in a parallel relation, wherein the parallel spacing between the lower and upper ends defines the height of the box;first and second side walls extending vertically from the lower end to the upper end, wherein the first and second side walls are spaced in a parallel relation, andwherein the parallel spacing between the first and second side walls defines the width of the box;third and fourth side walls extending vertically from the lower end to the upper end, wherein the third and fourth side walls are spaced in a parallel relation,wherein the parallel spacing between the third and fourth side walls defines the length of the box, the length of the box being greater than the width of the box,wherein each of the third and fourth side walls extends horizontally from the first side wall to the second side wall,wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth side walls defines an inside surface, andwherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth side walls comprises: a first linerboard, the first linerboard defining the inside surface,a second linerboard connected to the first linerboard, anda medium positioned between the first linerboard and the second linerboard, the medium comprising a plurality of flutes extending vertically along the height of the box;wherein the plurality of flutes defines an undulating cross-section at a vertical position along the height of the box, the undulating cross-section being spaced in a parallel relation from each of the lower and upper ends;one or more perforated score lines formed in the third side wall and thus within the width of the box, wherein the one or more perforated score lines are vertically positioned closer to the lower end than to the upper end,wherein a spout opening is formed in the third side wall when the one or more perforated score lines are broken,wherein the spout opening is vertically spaced from the lower end so that a portion of the third side wall extends between the lower end and the spout opening,wherein a first flap is formed when the one or more perforated score lines are broken,wherein the first flap is hingedly connected to the third side wall via a first non-perforated score line formed in the third side wall and spaced in a parallel relation from the lower end,wherein the spout opening is vertically positioned between the lower end and the first non-perforated score line, andwherein the first flap is permitted to pivot upward, about the first non-perforated score line and away from the third side wall;one or more other perforated score lines formed in the fourth side wall and thus within the width of the box, wherein the one or more other perforated score lines are vertically positioned closer to the upper end than to the lower end,wherein a handle opening is formed in the fourth side wall when the one or more other perforated score lines are broken,wherein a second flap is formed when the one or more other perforated score lines are broken,wherein the second flap is hingedly connected to the fourth side wall via a second non-perforated score line formed in the fourth side wall and spaced in a parallel relation from the upper end,wherein the second flap is permitted to pivot about the second non-perforated score line, andwherein the box can be carried or held by a portion of the fourth side wall located at the hinged connection between the second flap and the fourth side wall;an internal region at least partially defined by the respective inside surfaces of the first, second, third, and fourth side walls;a bag disposed in the internal region, the bag having an outer perimeter, the bag comprising: a seam weld formed around the outer perimeter,first and second upper corner portions, andfirst and second lower corner portions;drinking water contained in the bag, the drinking water being non-alcoholic; wherein the bag is adapted to protect the drinking water contained therein from contaminants, tastes, and odors, each of which originates from either the bag itself or a source external to the bag,wherein the bag is adapted to protect the drinking water contained therein from a first contaminant, taste, or odor that originates from the bag itself, the first contaminant, taste, or odor being one of said contaminants, tastes, and odors,wherein the bag is adapted to protect the drinking water contained therein from a second contaminant, taste, or odor that originates from the source external to the bag, the second contaminant, taste, or odor being another of said contaminants, tastes, and odors, andwherein the extension of the flutes, vertically along the height of the box, facilitates the ability of the box to structurally withstand loads applied against the first, second, third, and fourth side walls as a result of the bag containing the drinking water and being disposed in the internal region;anda spout connected to the bag and adapted to permit the drinking water to be dispensed from the bag for human consumption, wherein the spout is positioned so that the spout is closer to the first lower corner portion than to each of the second lower corner portion and the first and second upper corner portions,wherein the spout opening is sized so that the spout is permitted to extend through the opening, andwherein the first lower corner portion of the bag is bent or twisted in a direction towards the inside surface of the third side wall so that the spout is permitted to be pulled so that the spout extends through the spout opening. 2. The water box apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a water-resistant coating applied to the respective inside surfaces of the first, second, third, and fourth side walls. 3. The water box apparatus of claim 2, wherein, when condensate forms on the bag within the internal region, the water-resistant coating applied to the respective inside surfaces of the first, second, third, and fourth side walls at least resists absorption of the condensate into the first, second, third, and fourth side walls to reduce the risk of the condensate causing structural damage to the box, permitting the water box apparatus to be repeatedly refrigerated or chilled with little or no structural damage to the box due to the condensate formed on the bag within the internal region. 4. The water box apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drinking water is treated with a sanitizing additive.
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