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Pouring device for a container with an inner bag and method of using same

OwnerTalal T. Al-Housseinyinventor

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Abstract

A pouring device for pouring material from an inner bag placed within a container and method of using same are disclosed. The pouring device is movable between open and closed configurations. An embodiment provides a pouring device that includes a main body and at least one mounting part. The main body includes at least two walls and at least one attachment part, which is attached to the inner bag. The walls extend angularly away from each other to form a conduit allowing material to flow from the inner bag through an opening of the container to an exterior of the container, when the pouring device is in the open configuration. Embodiments foster a pouring solution with the mounting part conveniently mounted to the container and which remains mounted when the container is stowed. This allows the pouring device to be ready for future use.

Claims87

Dependent claims

A pouring device for pouring material from an inner bag placed within a container to an exterior of the container via an opening of the container, the pouring device being movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration different from the closed configuration, the pouring device comprising:

a main body comprising:
at least two walls hingedly coupled to each other via at least two hinges, wherein the at least two walls move via the at least two hinges when the pouring device is moved from the closed configuration to the open configuration, wherein a perimeter of a conduit is substantially defined by the at least two walls when the pouring device is in the open configuration, and wherein the material from the inner bag is capable of flowing through the conduit to the exterior of the container via the opening of the container when the pouring device is in the open configuration;
and
at least one attachment part, wherein at least a portion of each attachment part is configured to be attached to a portion of the inner bag via an attachment mechanism, when the pouring device is in the open and closed configurations;
and
at least one mounting part connected to the main body, wherein at least a portion of each mounting part is configured to be attached to a portion of the container via at least one mounting mechanism or to be placed against the portion of the container, when the pouring device is in the open configuration.

3 more elements

A method of using a pouring device for pouring material from an inner bag placed within a container to an exterior of the container via an opening of the container, the pouring device being movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration different from the closed configuration, the method comprising:

providing a pouring device comprising:
a main body comprising:
at least two walls hingedly coupled to each other via at least two hinges, wherein the at least two walls move via the at least two hinges when the pouring device is moved from the closed configuration to the open configuration, and wherein a perimeter of a conduit is substantially defined by the at least two walls when the pouring device is in the open configuration;
and
at least one attachment part, wherein at least a portion of each attachment part is configured to be attached to a portion of the inner bag via an attachment mechanism, when the pouring device is in the open and closed configurations;
and
at least one mounting part connected to the main body;
and
attaching at least a portion of each mounting part to a portion of the container via at least one mounting mechanism or placing the at least a portion of each mounting part against the portion of the container, when the pouring device is in the open configuration;
wherein the material from the inner bag capable of flowing through the conduit to the exterior of the container via the opening of the container, when the pouring device is in the open configuration.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/251,393Filed 30 Aug 2016
Published: US 2018/0057238 A11 Mar 2018
Granted: 6 Nov 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B65D 77/065
Flexible containers disposed within polygonal containers formed by folding a carton blank: spouts, pouring necks or discharging tubes fixed to or…
B65D 47/06
Closures with discharging devices other than pumps: with pouring spouts or tubes; with discharge nozzles or passages
B65D 77/068
Flexible containers disposed within polygonal containers formed by folding a carton blank: spouts formed separately from the container
B65D
Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials

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US 2018/0057238 A1Pre-grant publication · published 1 Mar 2018
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