Pour spout
OwnerHenry J. Brucker, II, Frank A. Lombardoinventors
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Abstract
A pouring spout for adhesive-free attachment to a container with an aperture is provided. The pouring spout has a chute with a front face and a back, side walls extending away from the chute in a direction away from the front face to form the spout, and one or more detents on each side wall in the interior of the spout for securing the spout to a tab on the container. The pouring spout is preferably one piece and is connected to the container without the use of glues or adhesives or any other structural features except for the detents on the side walls of the spout.
Claims16
A pouring spout for adhesive-free attachment to a container with an aperture comprising
- a chute with a front face and back;
- side walls extending away from the chute in a direction away from the front face to form the spout;
- and
- one or more detents on each side wall in the interior of the spout for securing the spout to a tab on the container.
A container assembly comprising:
- a container for holding granular material having an aperture in a wall or top of the container;
- a tab connected to the container extending from a portion of the aperture;
- a pouring spout connected to the tab, wherein the pouring spout comprises
- a chute with a front face and back,
- side walls extending away from the chute in a direction away from the front face to form the spout, and
- one or more detents on each side wall in the interior of the spout,
- wherein the spout is secured to the tab by the detents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.