Patent ID: 11884459
Assignee: SCHOLLE IPN IP B.V.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A closure assembly for a spouted pouch, the closure assembly comprising:
a spout having a spout body with at a lower end thereof an attachment portion that is configured to be attached to a flexible material pouch body, wherein said spout body has at an upper end thereof a tubular neck, which neck delimits a section of a product passage that extends through the spout body, said neck having an exterior surface,
a cap unit comprising a cap body, an integrated ring member, and, optionally, an integrated strap permanently securing the cap body to the ring member, which cap unit is made, e.g. moulded, as one piece of plastic material distinct from the spout,, wherein the cap body comprises a top wall structure and a downward depending skirt having an interior side, exterior side, and a lower edge remote from the top wall structure,, wherein the ring member is integrally formed to the lower edge of the skirt of the cap body, said ring member comprising an annular base portion which is connected at least via one or more breakable bridges to the skirt of the cap body, said one or more breakable bridges breaking upon first time removal of the cap body by a user for dispensing of product from the pouch,, wherein the annular base portion and the spout body have cooperating permanent snap-fit joint portions that are configured to keep the ring member fixed to the spout upon removal of the cap body by the user,, characterized in that the assembly further comprises:
a flow control device which is made distinct from the spout and from the cap unit, which flow control device is configured to be mounted to the neck and has an external part that is located outside of the exterior surface of the neck when the control device has been mounted to the neck, which flow control device is configured to provide control of the flow of product from the pouch body through the product passage,, wherein the cap body is configured to be arranged over the neck and the flow control device when mounted to the neck, and, wherein the ring member and the external part of the flow control device have cooperating retention portions that are configured to retain the flow control device relative to the spout.