US 12,252,313 B2
Pourable food container with drink spout
Angelo Sorbara, Rubiera (IT); Daniele Palladino, Scandiano (IT); and Maurizio Filippini, Modena (IT)
Assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully (CH)
Filed by TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully (CH)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,914.
Application 18/363,914 is a continuation of application No. 17/057,010, granted, now 11,753,204, previously published as PCT/EP2019/064390, filed on Jun. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 18181730 (EP), filed on Jul. 4, 2018; and application No. 18209612 (EP), filed on Nov. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017878 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B65D 5/74 (2006.01); B65D 5/56 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 5/746 (2013.01) [B65D 5/563 (2013.01); B65D 47/0847 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for pourable food, the container comprising:
an initially sealed body portion for holding the pourable food, the body portion including a top, an oppositely disposed bottom and a plurality of sides extending between the top and the bottom, the top of the body portion including a top surface;
a drink spout configured for drinking from the container by a consumer;
the drink spout comprises a base portion having a proximal end and a distal end;
the proximal end of the base portion of the drink spout being permanently attached to the body portion so that the drink spout is located on the top of the body portion and extends away from the top surface of the body portion;
the proximal end of the base portion of the drink spout including an opening adapted for receiving pourable food from the body portion of the container;
the distal end of the base portion of the drink spout including an opening adapted for drinking the pourable food from the container;
the opening at the proximal end of the base portion of the drink spout and the opening at the distal end of the base portion of the drink spout being connected by a conduit for pourable food;
the drink spout comprising a lid portion;
the lid portion being initially attached to the base portion so that the lid portion seals the opening at the distal end by a breakable sealing portion, the sealing portion being configured to be broken by the user so that the opening of the base portion becomes accessible;
the drink spout comprises a connection portion permanently attaching the lid portion to the base portion, the connection portion being a flexure hinge providing a first angular degree of freedom allowing the lid portion to pivot away from the base portion after the breakable sealing portion has been broken; and
the drink spout having a height of at least 8 mm relative to the top surface of the body portion.