Liquid receiving and dispensing apparatus including flexible inner container positioned within insulating container

An apparatus for receiving and dispensing hot or cold liquid, comprising:

• a thermally insulating container having an interior and an open end;
• covering means for covering the open end of the insulating container;
• a flexible gas-tight inner container positioned within the interior of the thermally insulating container for receiving the liquid and for being collapsed into a flat state as liquid is dispensed from the inner container;
• a connecting piece mounted on the inner container and a tube connected to the connecting piece for dispensing liquids from the inner container, said covering means being oriented downwardly during dispensing of the liquid from the inner container;
• a channel formed in the covering means and extending between the interior of the insulating container and the exterior of the insulating container, said tube being removably positioned in and extending through said channel;
• said insulating container being removably positioned within the interior of the insulating container;
• and
• an air pipe extending through the covering means from the interior of the insulating container to the exterior of the insulating container for venting the interior of the insulating container.