Dip tube anchor assembly and related container

A container assembly comprising:

• a container having a floor and bounding a chamber, the floor having a hole passing therethrough and the container being comprised of a polymeric material;
• means for forming a compartment that extends below the floor of the container and communicates with the chamber of the container through the hole, at least a portion of the means for forming a compartment being disposed external to the container;
• an anchor having a side wall extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the anchor further comprising a first port opening formed at the first end of the anchor, a second port opening formed on the side wall or at the second end of the anchor, and a fluid passageway extending between the first port opening and the second port opening, at least a portion of the anchor being secured within the compartment such that at least a portion of the second port opening is disposed within the compartment;
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• a dip tube having a first end and an opposing second end, the second end of the dip tube being fluid coupled with the first port opening of the anchor.

A container assembly comprising:

• a container bounding a chamber and having a floor with an interior surface, the floor having a hole passing therethrough and the container being comprised of a flexible polymeric material;
• a well mounted on the floor of the container so that at least a portion of the well passes through the hole on the floor of the container, the well having an interior surface that bounds a compartment that extends below the interior surface of the floor of the container, the compartment being in fluid communication with the chamber of the container;
• a dip tube having a first end and an opposing second end;
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• means for securing the first end of the dip tube to the well so that the dip tube can draw in fluid located in the compartment of the well at a location below at least a portion of the interior surface of the floor of the container.

A container assembly comprising:

• a container bounding a chamber and having a floor with an interior surface, the container being comprised of a polymeric material;
• a well connected to the floor of the container, the well having an interior surface that bounds a compartment that extends below the interior surface of the floor of the container, the compartment being in fluid communication with the chamber of the container, the well projecting through the floor of the container;
• an anchor having a side wall extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the anchor further comprising a first port opening formed at the first end of the anchor, a second port opening formed on the side wall or at the second end of the anchor, and a fluid passageway extending between the first port opening and the second port opening, at least a portion of the anchor being secured within the compartment of the well;
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• a dip tube fluid coupled with the first port opening of the anchor.

A method for assembling a container assembly, the method comprising:

• inserting an anchor into a port, the port being located on a bottom floor of a polymeric bag and extending through the polymeric bag, the anchor having a first port opening, a spaced apart second port opening and a fluid passageway extending therebetween;
• mounting a cap on the port so as to secure at least a portion of the anchor within the port;
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• connecting a first end of a dip tube to the anchor so that the dip tube is in fluid communication with the first port opening of the anchor, the dip tube being connected to the anchor either before or after the anchor is inserted within the port.