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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Robert Carpenter, Darlington, SC (US);
Kurt Ziegenfelder, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 47/06 (2006.01); G01F 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 47/04 (2006.01); B65D 83/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 11/003 (2013.01); B65D 47/046 (2013.01); B65D 83/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A container and spout assembly in which the spout is pivotally attached to the container. The spout is pivotally moveable between a closed position in which a spout exterior wall is flush with the container sidewall and an open position in which a spout interior wall is flush with the sidewall and spout legs frictionally engage a detent. The spout accommodates a metered dose of product. In the fully open position, the spout seals the opening in the sidewall to prevent product from exiting the container while a metered dose is dispensed from the open spout.