Pouring element with protective cutting element guide

Abstract

A pouring element for a composite package is represented and described, including a main body with a pouring tube and a circumferential fastening flange, a hollow cylindrical cutting element arranged concentrically and guided movably in the pouring tube and a resealable screw cap. The cutting element can be driven for the first opening of the composite package by the screw cap. At least two guide ribs formed on the pouring tube interact correspondingly with transfer means formed internally on the cutting element such that an opening path with an at least a predominantly axial piercing segment in front and followed by a straight rotational segment about the longitudinal axis of the pouring tube. The cutting element is arranged such that it can be guided along the opening path. In order to ensure increased safety when guiding the cutting element, the pouring tube has at least two first safety elements, which, together with the at least two guide ribs, are configured to achieve a guidance on both sides for the transfer means of the cutting element along the piercing and/or rotational segment of the opening path.