Patent ID: 6227419
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A spout for a container comprising:a conduit having a first end connected to the container, an aperture and a second end configured to be inserted into an opening, wherein the second end of the conduit is configured to direct fluid axially out of the second end of the conduit;a closure plate extending across the diameter of the conduit for preventing flow through the conduit, the closure having a closed position to inhibit flow through the conduit and an open position to allow flow through the conduit;an opener movably responsive to inserting the conduit into the opening to move the closure from the closed position to the open position, wherein the opener is spring loaded to hold the closure normally closed; anda vent passage coupled to and supports the closure plate centrally disposed in the conduit, the vent passage having an inlet and an outlet, with the inlet disposed in the aperture and opens into the conduit and the outlet disposed co-terminus with the second end of the conduit and permitting a flow of air from the inlet into the vent passage during a flow of fluid from the container into the opening.