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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1979
Filed:
May. 30, 1978
David R Leavitt, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gerald R Pfieffer, Seattle, WA (US);
Container Corporation of America, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A folding carton having a reclosable pouring spout is disclosed and consists of a tube of rectangular cross section with pairs of major and minor closure flaps, one of the major closure flaps being folded to closing position underlying at least one gusseted minor closure flap, the other major closure flap being foldably connected to the minor closure flap having gusset elements and having a transverse line of weakness therein, so that a portion of the second major closure flap may be erected with the gusset elements of the minor closure flap to provided a dispensing spout. In certain embodiments the erectable portion of the second major closure flap may be provided with a diagonal line of fold, so that upon reclosing the gusseted minor closure flap the erectable portion can be reverse folded to reclose the carton.