Patent ID: 6139187
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
In combination a gusseted package having an interior for holding material therein and a pour-spout closure therefor, said package being formed of a flexible material and comprising first and second panels connected to each other by respective side gussets, each of said panels having an upper end portion, at least a portion of which conjoin to form a pour-through mouth for said package, said pour-through mouth being openable from a closed state to an open state to enable material within said interior of said package to be poured out of said package, said pour-spout closure being arranged for opening and closing said pour-through mouth and comprising a first closure section and a second closure section pivotably coupled together along a hinge joint, said first closure section including a first cut-away portion contiguous with said hinge joint and being arranged to be located on said first panel with said first cut-away portion being disposed over at least a portion of said pour-through mouth, said second closure section including a second cut-away portion contiguous with said hinge joint arranged to be located on said second panel with said second cut-away portion being disposed over at least a portion of said pour-through mouth, said first and second closure sections being elongated substantially planar members extending substantially the width of said first and second panels, respectively, and being arranged to be pivoted about said hinge joint towards each other into a confronting, releasably secured relationship, whereupon portions of said first and second panels and said side gussets contiguous with said pour-through mouth are tightly interposed therebetween, said first and second closure sections also being arranged to be pivoted about said hinge joint away from each other into a non-confronting substantially coplanar relationship with each other, whereupon said pour-through mouth is opened so that the material within the package can be poured therethrough.