LID-SPOUT ASSEMBLY FOR A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE THEREWITH

• Main Authors: CORRADI, Davide, MARTINI, Pietro, DE PAOLA, Rocco, VIETRI, Anna Rosa, ZANON, Paolo, ORLANDI, Ivan, COSTARELLI, Cristian, MORCIANO, Davide
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.08.2023
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

There is described a spout (4, 4', 4", 4''', 4''') for a package (1) having a designated pour opening and being filled with a pourable product. The spout (4, 4', 4'', 4''', 4''') comprises at least a collar (13) carrying the pouring outlet (12), an inlet opening (18) and a closing element (14) controllable between an active position in which the closing element (14) is configured to interrupt a fluidic connection between the pouring outlet (12) and the inlet opening (18) and an inactive position in which the closing element (14) is configured to allow for a fluidic connection between the pouring outlet (12) and the inlet opening (18). The closing element (14) comprises a peripheral portion (28) contacting prior to a first control of the closing element (14) from the active position to the inactive position an inner surface (21) of the collar (13) along an initial contact portion (30). The inner surface (21) comprises a main surface portion (33) extending from the initial contact portion (30) towards the pouring outlet (12) and an auxiliary surface portion (34) extending from the initial contact portion (30) to the inlet opening (18).