Container with integral pouring spout
US5934550A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/742
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cardboard blank includes a front wall, end wall, side walls, top wall and bottom wall and glue flaps for presenting a container upon folding. An opening is presented In the top wall of the container with a spout assembly, integral with the blank, surrounding the opening. The spout assembly is foldable between open and closed positions. The lower wall of the container presents first and second flaps maintained together by a tab insert. Removal of the tab presents a second opening for gross discharge of the container contents. A tab on the spout assembly is insertable in a slot on the top wall for maintaining the spout assembly in a closed position.
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