US 11,987,426 B2
Lid-spout assembly for a package and package having a lid-spout assembly
Maurizio Filippini, Modena (IT); and Francesca Tavoni, Modena (IT)
Assigned to Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
Appl. No. 17/923,581
Filed by Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
PCT Filed May 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/063624
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/239609, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20176808 (EP), filed on May 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0182971 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 5/74 (2006.01); B65D 47/14 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 47/141 (2013.01) [B65D 5/746 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lid-spout assembly for a package having a main body comprising a designated pour opening and being filled with a pourable product;
the lid-spout assembly comprises at least:
a spout having a pouring outlet;
a lid configured to selectively close and open the pouring outlet;
a tethering element tethering the lid to the spout, wherein the tethering element does not block the spout when the lid is in the closed position; and
a retaining group configured to contact at least one of the tethering element or the lid, such that the contact at least temporarily holds the lid in the open position;
a connection base;
wherein the spout comprises at least:
a base frame configured to couple the spout to the main body about the designated pour opening; and
a collar carrying the pouring outlet and protruding from the base frame;
wherein the connection base is fixed to and protruding from the base frame and the connection base is integral with the retaining group;
wherein the collar includes a central portion located below a rim of the collar; and
wherein the tethering element comprises a first end fixed to the lid and a second end fixed to the central portion of the collar.