Patent ID: 6237817
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container for a beverage or other liquid, comprising:a body having a lateral wall and a bottom;a closure lid having a flat surface and a separable closure strip; anda base member arranged on an interior of said container under said closure lid;said base member having a first annular portion secured to said lateral wall, a second portion secured to said first annular portion and extending substantially parallel to said closure lid, and a tubular spout portion having a first end and a second free end;said second portion having a thickness delimited by an external surface and an internal surface and having a spout receiving recess formed therein at said external surface, said spout receiving recess having a bottom with an opening;said tubular spout portion having said first end secured about a periphery of said opening, with the container in a closed condition said tubular spout portion being folded over beneath said closure strip and received within said spout receiving recess; andwith the container in an open condition said tubular spout portion being sprung upwardly from a folded condition to an extended condition when said closure strip is separated from a remainder of the lid and establishing an open passageway within the spout portion through which contents of the container can pass.