IP Library Granted Patent US 12,091,215
Granted Patent B2
US 12,091,215 · App. 17/923,580 · Granted Sep 17, 2024

Lid-spout assembly for a package, method for producing a lid-spout assembly and package having a lid-spout assembly

Inventors: Daniele Palladino (Scandiano, IT); Maurizio Filippini (Modena, IT)
Assignee: Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
B65D25/465B65D5/746
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Patent No.
US 12,091,215
App. No.
17/923,580
Granted
Sep 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lid-spout assembly for a package intended to contain a pourable product and having a main body including a designated pour opening through which the pourable product can be poured, in use; the lid-spout assembly including a spout having a pouring outlet fluidly connectable with the designated pour opening; and a lid configured to be coupled to the spout to selectively close and open the pouring outlet; the spout including: a base frame configured to couple the spout to the main body about the designated pour opening and having a first wall configured to face, in use, the inner space of the main body, and a collar carrying the pouring outlet and protruding from the base frame; the base frame including a plurality of recesses obtained on the first wall.

Claims (22)

1. A lid-spout assembly for a package intended to contain a pourable product and having a main body comprising a designated pour opening through which the pourable product can be poured, in use; said lid-spout assembly comprising:

a spout having a pouring outlet fluidly connectable with the designated pour opening; and

a lid configured to be coupled to the spout to selectively close and open the pouring outlet;

the spout comprising:

a base frame configured to couple the spout to the main body about the designated pour opening and having a first wall configured to face, in use, the inner space of the main body; and

a collar carrying the pouring outlet and protruding from the base frame;

wherein the base frame comprises a plurality of recesses obtained on the first wall, and the plurality of recesses are distributed in a spaced manner around an axis of the pouring outlet; and

the plurality of recesses are distributed in an equally-spaced manner along one singular path of curvature around the axis of the pouring outlet.

2. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said recesses are distributed in an equally-spaced manner around the pouring outlet.

3. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said collar internally defines a flow channel for the pourable product having a longitudinal axis and axially ending with said pouring outlet;

wherein said recesses are arranged around said longitudinal axis.

4. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base frame further comprises a second wall opposite to the first wall, and wherein each recess extends from the first wall towards the second wall.

5. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each recess is defined by a blind hole.

6. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lid and the spout are connected to one another.

7. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lid and the spout are formed in one single piece without solution of continuity.

8. A package configured to contain a pourable product and comprising:

a main body having a designated pour opening; and

a lid-spout assembly according to claim 1 and coupled to the main body at the designated pour opening.

9. The package as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the package is designed for the consumption on-the-go and/or wherein the package is a single serving portion package.

10. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of recesses are distributed in an equally-spaced manner around an intersection portion between the collar and the base frame.

11. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of recesses has a rectangular profile comprising a rectangular back wall and a lateral wall extending from the back wall and joined to the first wall.

12. The lid-spout assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of recesses are punctuated along the path of curvature around the axis of the pouring outlet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2022
From: PALLADINO, DANIELE; FILIPPINI, MAURIZIO
To: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
Reel/Frame 061669/0448 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20176807 · May 27, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230182964A1 · Jun 15, 2023
Cited By (1)
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