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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sally A Zehnal, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Uncle Ben's Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2066214 ; 206626 ; 206628 ;
Abstract
A carton with a pour spout having top, bottom, front, back, and two side portions, wherein one of the side portions has a pour spout therein. The pour spout has a pull tab connected to an orifice cover at a hinge line. The orifice cover is connected to the side of the carton at a second hinge line. The orifice, located directly behind the orifice cover, has a trough-shaped bottom. The pour spout is re-closable by inserting the pull tab through the orifice, back inside the carton. A re-open notch is provided for easy re-opening of the pour spout.