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US 9,517,588 B2Granted
Connected spouts of containers and related methods
AssigneeHenno Hensen
InventorsHenno Hensen, Adam Green
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AssigneeHenno Hensen
InventorsHenno Hensen, Adam Green
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This invention relates to a specially adapted spouted closure that has oppositely positioned protruding tabular features that enable it to be heat welded or bonded to another closure of the same kind as shown in FIG. 15. The protruding tabs being so formed to enable a plurality of closures to form chains and to allow a degree of movement in an orthogonal direction to the orientation of the spout. The part of the rigid closure that attaches to the flexible part of the packaging being orientated in a way that allows adjacent containers to overlap with one another. The protruding tab of the rigid closure being formed in a position relative to rest of the closure to enable the closure to pass along a guide rail without snagging.
A rigid moulded spout for flexible containers, the spout having a mouth, at least one projection for attachment of a pouch thereto and oppositely protruding tabs adapted to be adhered to respective tabs of neighbouring spouts of the same type to form long ribbons of spouts, wherein said mouth is arranged above a transverse axis of said tabs, and wherein said at least one projection for attachment of a pouch is arranged below said transverse axis of said tabs.
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