Spout For A Flexible Bag and Flexible Bag Having a Spout

A fitment comprising:

• a spout member;
• an insert member positioned within the spout member, the insert member having a valve assembly, the valve assembly including:
• a first portion fixedly coupled to the insert member, the first portion having a base with an upper surface and a lower surface, a central bore extending therethrough and at least one openings extending therethrough, and, a lower circumferential depending skirt extending away from the lower surface of the base and encircling the at least one opening and central bore, the lower circumferential depending skirt having an inner surface and terminating at a lower edge, a seal surface positioned on the inner surface of the lower circumferential depending skirt;
• a second portion slidably movable relative to the first portion, the second portion including a body with a central post extending upwardly from the body and into the central bore, with a depending outer rim extending about the body and including a sealing surface disposed thereon, the second portion slidably positionable between a sealing configuration wherein the seal surface of the first portion sealingly engages with the sealing surface of the second portion, to preclude the passage of fluid across the second portion and through the at least one opening of the first portion and an open configuration wherein the sealing surface is spaced apart from the seal surface;
• and
• a spring member having a central body member, an outer circumferential ring member and a biasing member extending therebetween, the outer circumferential ring member fixedly coupled to the insert member with the central body radially inwardly spaced therefrom, the central body having a top surface engageable with the second portion, and the biasing member including at least one opening, the biasing member biasing the second portion into a sealing configuration, whereupon overcoming the biasing member places the second portion into an open configuration.