Pouring spout

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11623807-B2
Application number	US-201917289942-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2019
Priority date	Oct 30, 2018
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

To provide a pouring spout that allows a nozzle of a packaging container to be accurately inserted into a pouring spout of a refill container. The above-described problem is solved by a pouring spout (10) provided to a refill container (1) for pouring contents into a packaging container, and for pouring out the contents stored in the refill container (1). The pouring spout (10) comprises at least a bonded part (11) bonded to a pouch main body part of the refill container, a tubular part (12) for pouring out the contents, a flange part (13) jutting outward at a boundary between the bonded part (11) and the tubular part (12), a channel (14) for passing the contents from an inside to an outside of the refill container, and a closing member (20) for opening and closing the channel (14). Both end portions of the flange part (13) separated farthest in a horizontal direction jut slightly outward from an area facing a peripheral wall part of the pouring unit constituting the packaging container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pouring spout configured to be attached to a refill container to pour out contents stored in the refill container into a packaging container, the pouring spout comprising:
a bonded part configured to be bonded to a pouch main body part constituting the refill container;
a tubular part for pouring out the contents stored in the refill container;
a flange part jutting outward at a boundary portion between the bonded part and the tubular part; and
a closing member for opening and closing a channel, the channel formed in the tubular part and the bonded part for passing the contents stored in the refill container from an inside to an outside of the refill container,
wherein the packaging container comprises a container main body and a pouring unit, the pouring unit comprising a nozzle for pouring out contents stored in the container main body and a peripheral wall part surrounding the nozzle, and
the flange part of the pouring spout is formed such that, when the nozzle of the packaging container is inserted into the channel of the pouring spout, each of end portions of the flange part separated farthest in a horizontal direction juts outward from the peripheral wall part of the pouring unit of the packaging container;
wherein the tubular part has a guide formed in the channel inside the tubular part, the nozzle of the pouring unit of the packaging container has a slit, and the guide is formed to fit into the slit.

2. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein
the bonded part tapers from a center of the bonded part toward both sides of the bonded part in a first direction, and projects outward to form an arcuate outer shape in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

3. The pouring spout according to claim 2 , wherein
the flange part has an outer shape which is circular, elliptical, polygonal, or a combination thereof.

4. The pouring spout according to claim 2 , wherein
the flange part has an outwardly jutting arcuate part having an arcuate shape around the tubular part, and a jutting part jutting outward in a first direction, and
a dimension of the jutting part in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is smaller than a diameter of the tubular part.

5. The pouring spout according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular part has a thread part formed on an outer peripheral surface of the tubular part for screwing a cap.

6. The pouring spout according to claim 2 , wherein the pouring spout comprises a resin.

7. The pouring spout according to claim 6 , wherein the resin comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, ethylene-vinyl copolymer, and polyvinyl chloride.

8. The pouring spout according to claim 2 , wherein the flange part of the pouring spout is formed in such a size that, when the nozzle of the packaging container is inserted into the channel of the pouring spout, each of end portions of the flange part separated farthest in the horizontal direction juts outward from the peripheral wall part of the pouring unit of the packaging container by 3 mm to 15 mm.

9. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein
the flange part has an outer shape which is circular, elliptical, polygonal, or a combination thereof.

10. The pouring spout according to claim 9 , wherein the tubular part has a thread part formed on an outer peripheral surface of the tubular part for screwing a cap.

11. The pouring spout according to claim 9 , wherein the pouring spout comprises a resin.

12. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein
the flange part has an arcuate part having an arcuate shape around the tubular part, and a jutting part jutting outward in a first direction, and
a dimension of the jutting part in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is smaller than a diameter of the tubular part.

13. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular part has a thread part formed on an outer peripheral surface of the tubular part for screwing a cap.

14. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein the pouring spout comprises a resin.

15. The pouring spout according to claim 14 , wherein the resin comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, ethylene-vinyl copolymer, and polyvinyl chloride.

16. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein the closing member fits onto an inner side of the channel to close the channel, and is configured to be removed from the channel to open the channel by an external force applied by the nozzle of the packaging container inserted into the channel of the pouring spout.

17. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a coupling member connecting the closing member to the bonded part.

18. The pouring spout according to claim 17 , wherein the coupling member comprises a resin.

19. The pouring spout according to claim 1 , wherein the flange part of the pouring spout is formed in such a size that, when the nozzle of the packaging container is inserted into the channel of the pouring spout, each of end portions of the flange part separated farthest in the horizontal direction juts outward from the peripheral wall part of the pouring unit of the packaging container by 3 mm to 15 mm.

Assignees

• Fujimori Kogyo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ono Matsutaro

Classifications

• B65D47/06

  with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages (with slidable spouts B65D47/26) · CPC title

• B65D75/38 Primary

  Articles or materials enclosed in two or more wrappers disposed one inside the other {(for shock absorbing purposes B65D81/03; for thermal insulating purposes B65D81/3893)} · CPC title

• B65D47/0804

  integrally formed with the base element provided with the spout or discharge passage · CPC title

• B65D47/068

  with removable spouts which can be plugged in a discharging and in a closing position · CPC title

• Y02W30/80

  Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10) · CPC title