Plastic container dispensing fitment

In a liquid dispensing fitment for use with a plastic container, the container having an opening defined by a neck, the neck having a rim and a shoulder, the fitment being engageable within the opening of the container, the fitment having a spout providing controllable pouring from the container and a drain back feature so that liquid remaining on the spout after pouring has a path back into the container, the improvement wherein said fitment comprises:

• an outer wall having an upper end and a lower end, a portion of said outer wall below said upper end tapering inwardly from said upper end, so that when the fitment is inserted into the opening of the container, said portion of said tapered outer wall frictionally engages the neck of the container and prevents the fitment from being inserted completely through the neck of the container;
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• an annular bead extending outwardly from said outer wall, said bead being located on said outer wall a spaced distance from said upper end of said outer wall so that when said fitment is engaged with the neck of the container, the bead is positioned directly under the neck shoulder to prevent the fitment from being dislodged outwardly from the neck of the container during pouring;
• said upper end of said outer wall terminating below the rim of the neck of the container when the fitment is engaged in the neck with the bead in engagement with the shoulder.

A container assembly comprising:

• a plastic blow-molded container body for holding a liquid, said body having an opening defined by a neck, said neck having a rim, an inner wall and a shoulder;
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• a fitment engageable with said neck of said container body within said opening of said container body;
• said fitment having a frustoconical outer wall, said frustoconical outer wall having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end having a greater diameter than said lower end such that when said lower end is inserted into said opening of said container body, a portion of said frustoconical outer wall frictionally engages against said inner wall of said neck of said container body to prevent said fitment from being inserted completely through said neck of said container body;
• said fitment having an annular bead extending outwardly from said frustoconical outer wall, said bead being located on said frustoconical outer wall a spaced distance from said upper end of said frustoconical outer wall, so that when said fitment is engaged with said neck of said container body, said bead is positioned directly under said shoulder of said neck and prevents said fitment from being dislodged from the container body during pouring;
• said fitment having a spout spaced from and extending within said frustoconical outer wall for providing controlled pouring from the container body;
• said fitment having a drain portion connecting said spout to said lower end of said frustoconical outer wall, said drain portion providing a path of flow for liquid draining back into the container body after pouring;
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• when said fitment is engaged within said neck, said upper end of said frustoconical outer wall is located entirely within said opening and does not extend above said rim of said neck.