Container and blank for "duckbill" elimination

An improved blank for gable-top container that eliminates duckbilling and allows the gable-top container to form more easily, wherein said container is comprised of:

• a blank having inner and outer sides, with printed graphics being located on said outer side, and a coating layer located on said inner side, and further including a first side panel means hingedly connected to a second side panel means along a first vertical side panel score line means;
• a third side panel means hingedly connected to said second side panel means along a second vertical side panel score line means;
• a fourth side panel means hingedly connected to said third side panel means along a third vertical side panel score line means;
• a side seam flap hingedly connected to said fourth side panel wherein said blank further comprises end panel means foldably connected to said side panel means wherein a first end panel means is hingedly connected to one of said side panel means by a first horizontal end panel score lines means and a second end panel means is hingedly connected to another side panel means along a second horizontal end panel score line means such that said second end panel means is located a distance of at least one of said side panel means away from said first end panel means;
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• said first and second end panel means are further comprised of a reversed diagonal score line means such that a raised area of said reversed diagonal score line means extends above said outer side of said blank to eliminate duckbilling of an extensible pour spout when said container is sealed.