Patent ID: 11891211
Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A container assembly, comprising:
a container comprising a neck defining an opening into the container; and
a spout disposed in the neck of the container, the spout comprising:
an outer sidewall defining an interior of the spout,
a flange projecting radially outward from the outer sidewall, and
a plurality of spout teeth extending from a bottom surface of the flange and disposed around a perimeter of the outer sidewall,

wherein the neck of the container comprises a plurality of neck teeth disposed along an interior surface of the neck and coupled with the spout teeth,
wherein the plurality of spout teeth and the plurality of neck teeth have a height in a range between about 0.50 mm and about 1.00 mm, and
wherein the plurality of spout teeth have a tooth face inclined with respect to a horizontal plane extending parallel to the flange at an angle in a range between about 30° and about 45°,
wherein the spout comprises an annular seal ring integrally attached to a distal-most upward facing surface of the flange, wherein the flange of the spout comprises a first material having a first durometer and the seal ring comprises a second material having a second durometer that is different than the first durometer, wherein the flange projects radially outward from an upper end of the outer sidewall, and the distal-most upward facing surface of the flange is disposed below a rim of the neck, and wherein the annular seal ring extends upward beyond a distal-most upward facing surface of the neck.