Attachable mouthpiece spout for use with food packaging

An attachable mouthpiece spout for use with a food package, the food package having (i) an internal chamber for storing food, (ii) a first securing structure having a securing-structure opening for dispensing food, and (iii) a fluid-communication path extending between the internal chamber and the securing-structure opening, the attachable mouthpiece spout comprising:

• a hollow elongate structure having a first portion, a second portion, a first end, a second end, a continuous interior surface, and an exterior surface, wherein (i) the first portion has a shape that tapers from a generally cylindrical shape to a generally oval shape at the first end, and (ii) the second portion of the tube is generally cylindrically-shaped throughout;
• a consumption opening disposed on the elongate structure proximate the first end;
• a second securing structure disposed on the interior surface of the elongate structure and proximate the second end of the elongate structure, wherein the second securing structure is constructed and arranged for engaging the first securing structure to extend the fluid-communication path to the consumption opening;
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• a flared mouth guard extending radially from a ring-shaped portion of the exterior surface of the elongate structure, wherein the mouth guard is generally disposed on a plane defined as perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongate structure, wherein the plane defines a division between the first portion of the elongate structure and the second portion of the elongate structure, wherein the first portion includes a generally cylindrically-shaped first sub-portion positioned proximate the plane, wherein the second portion includes a generally cylindrically-shaped second sub-portion positioned proximate the plane, and wherein a diameter of the first sub-portion is substantially the same as a diameter of the second sub-portion.