US 12,227,344 B2
Spout for a package, lid-spout assembly for a package and package having a spout
Davide Morciano, Modena (IT); Pietro Martini, Parma (IT); Rocco De Paola, Modena (IT); Paolo Zanon, Modena (IT); Ivan Orlandi, Savignano sul Panaro (IT); Anna Rosa Vietri, Modena (IT); Cristian Costarelli, Ancona (IT); and Davide Corradi, Modena (IT)
Assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully (CH)
Appl. No. 17/913,943
Filed by TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully (CH)
PCT Filed Apr. 1, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/058625
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/204675, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20168906 (EP), filed on Apr. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0127158 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 47/10 (2006.01); B65D 5/74 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 51/22 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/746 (2013.01) [B65D 47/0876 (2013.01); B65D 47/103 (2013.01); B65D 51/228 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0025 (2013.01); B65D 2251/0093 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Lid-spout assembly for a package having a designated pour opening and being filled with a pourable product, the lid-spout assembly comprising a spout, a coupling ring coupled to the spout, and a lid hinged to the coupling ring so as to be angularly movable relative to the coupling ring to selectively open and close a pouring outlet of the spout;
wherein the spout comprises at least:
a collar extending along a longitudinal axis, carrying a pouring outlet at a first axial end and an inlet opening for the pourable product at a second axial end and delimiting a flow channel for the pourable product extending between the pouring outlet and the inlet opening, wherein the collar has an inner face delimiting the flow channel and an outer face opposite to the inner face; and
a closing element configured to interrupt a fluidic connection between the pouring outlet and the inlet opening,
wherein the closing element is interposed between the inlet opening and the pouring outlet and is rupturably fixed to an inner surface of the collar,
wherein the lid is controllable, without rotating the lid about the longitudinal axis, between at least a closing configuration in which the lid covers the pouring outlet and an open configuration in which the lid is detached from the pouring outlet,
wherein the lid and the closing element are coupled such that the closing element is in an active position and in an inactive position with the lid being respectively in the closing configuration and in the open configuration,
wherein the spout comprises a base frame configured to couple the spout to a main body of the package and carrying the collar,
wherein the base frame comprises a first annular portion and a second annular portion, the first annular portion and the second annular portion extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis and radially protruding in the same direction from the outer face of the collar,
wherein the first annular portion and the second annular portion are axially displaced from one another for interposing a portion of the main body between one another,
wherein the first annular portion is configured to contact an outer surface of the main body and the second annular portion is configured to contact an inner surface of the main body,
wherein the closing element is at least axially displaced above the second annular portion, with respect to the longitudinal axis.