Composite shipping container

Claim 1

A composite disposable one-way container having vertical stacking capabilities comprising: a. a pallet member having a top surface and depending legs spaced apart to enable extension of fork lift tines therebetween, b. an outer container of rectangular shape having a rectangular bottom wall supported on and secured to said pallet top surface, said outer container having upright continuous side walls and a substantially flat top wall formed of corrugated paper material, said top wall having a central fill opening and one of said side walls having a discharge opening located adjacent said bottom wall, and c. a unitary blow molded plastic inner tank positioned upright inside said outer container and having side walls sufficiently thin to prevent said tank from being self supporting, said tank having an inlet fitting extending into said container fill opening, and a discharge fitting extending into said container discharge opening, said container side walls being of multi-layer construction to maintain said tank in an upright position in said container when the tank is filled with a liquid to be transported, and said container top wall being of similar multi-layer construction to enable two such containers to be stacked two high.