US 12,280,918 B2
Lid-spout assembly for a package and package having a lid-spout assembly
Paolo Zanon, Modena (IT); Anna Rosa Vietri, Modena (IT); and Rocco De Paola, Modena (IT)
Assigned to Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
Appl. No. 18/245,738
Filed by Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
PCT Filed Oct. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/077369
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 17, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/078811, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 21, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20201953 (EP), filed on Oct. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356888 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 5/74 (2006.01); B65D 41/32 (2006.01); B65D 41/48 (2006.01); B65D 47/08 (2006.01); B65D 47/36 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 41/32 (2013.01) [B65D 5/746 (2013.01); B65D 5/749 (2013.01); B65D 47/0838 (2013.01); B65D 2251/1008 (2013.01); B65D 2547/066 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lid-spout assembly for a package having a designated pour opening and being filled with a pourable product;
the lid-spout assembly comprises at least:
a collar carrying a pouring outlet and having an outer surface;
a coupling ring arranged around a portion of the collar;
a lid configured to selectively close and open the pouring outlet; and
a connecting element connecting the lid and the coupling ring with one another;
wherein the collar comprises a first annular interaction ridge protruding from the outer surface of the collar;
wherein the coupling ring comprises an inner surface facing the outer surface and having at least one flap connected to and protruding away from the inner surface;
wherein the at least one flap comprises at least one engagement surface abutting and/or designed to abut against an abutment surface of the first annular interaction ridge;
wherein the collar also comprises a second annular interaction ridge protruding from the outer surface of the collar and being axially displaced from the first annular interaction ridge;
wherein the flap further comprises at least one contact surface designed to interact and/or interacting with a guiding surface of the second annular interaction ridge so as to direct the engagement surface towards and/or against the abutment surface.