# US 2019/0315522 A1 · Removable spout assembly and plug therefor

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- Number: US 2019/0315522 A1
- Document ID: US20190315522A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/248,716
- Filed: 2019-01-15
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-17
- Inventors: Jonathan Dey
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190315522A1

## CPC

- B65D 25/48: Separable nozzles or spouts
- B65D 75/5877: {connected to a planar surface of the package wall}
- B65B 1/04: Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
- B65B 29/06: Packaging of substances to which a further ingredient, e.g. water, is to be added in the package by the user for mixing prior to dispensing
- B65D 2575/586: with means for reclosing
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00)

## Abstract

A spout assembly to be installed on a coffee bag, the spout assembly including an inner portion to be at least partially disposed within the coffee bag, the inner portion including a gripping portion, and an insertion body to extend laterally from the gripping portion, and an outer portion to be at least partially disposed outside the coffee bag, the outer portion including another gripping portion, a receiving body including an aperture to receive at least a portion of the insertion body therein, and a spout protrusion to extend from a front surface of the receiving body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A spout assembly to be installed on a coffee bag, the spout assembly comprising:
an inner portion to be at least partially disposed within the coffee bag, the inner portion comprising:
a gripping portion, and
an insertion body to extend laterally from the gripping portion; and
an outer portion to be at least partially disposed outside the coffee bag, the outer portion comprising:
another gripping portion,
a receiving body including an aperture to receive at least a portion of the insertion body therein, and
a spout protrusion to extend from a front surface of the receiving body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The spout assembly of claim 1, wherein the insertion body further comprises:
an outer threaded portion disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the insertion body.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The spout assembly of claim 2, wherein the receiving body further comprises:
an inner threaded portion disposed within an inner surface of the receiving body to correspond to the outer threaded portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The spout assembly of claim 3, wherein a portion of the coffee bag is caught between the outer threaded portion and the inner threaded portion in response to the inner threaded portion being screwed onto the outer threaded portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The spout assembly of claim 4, further comprising:
a plug to be at least partially inserted into the aperture of the receiving body to puncture a hole in the coffee bag and to plug the aperture of the receiving body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The spout assembly of claim 1, wherein a portion of the coffee bag is caught between the insertion body and the receiving body when the aperture of the receiving body receives the at least the portion of the insertion body therein.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The spout assembly of claim 6, further comprising:
a plug to be at least partially inserted into the aperture of the receiving body to puncture a hole in the coffee bag and to plug the aperture of the receiving body.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The spout assembly of claim 1, further comprises:
a plug to be at least partially inserted into the aperture of the receiving body to plug the aperture of the receiving body.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The spout assembly of claim 1, wherein a portion of the coffee bag is caught between the insertion body and the receiving body when the spout assembly is installed on the coffee bag.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The spout assembly of claim 9, further comprising:
a plug to be at least partially inserted into the aperture of the receiving body to puncture a hole in the portion of the coffee bag caught between the insertion body and the receiving body and to plug the aperture of the receiving body.