Patent ID: 7934616
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A flap shutter for combo and carton packaging for automatic opening of a packing by opening a closure lid, comprising: a frame base element having a flat bottom side for connecting with a combo or carton packing, said frame base element further including a peripheral projection projecting upwardly for forming an outflow support opening within said frame base element; a lid connected to, and swiveling on, said frame base element for closing the outflow support opening formed by said frame base element and for opening and closing said frame base element; a guide element capable of swiveling on said frame base element extends over an inner side of said peripheral projection with a swivel axis of said guide element running parallel to, and in front of, a swivel axis of said lid; active forced-closure means located between said guide element and said lid for allowing said guide element to be swiveled downwardly by opening said lid for cutting, tearing or pushing downwardly a packing lying below said guide element in a swiveling direction opposite a swiveling direction of said lid in an automatic manner and without a user having to push downwardly with a finger of the user, so that when seen in a side view, said lid swivels in a first direction and said guide element swivels in a second direction, said second direction being a direction opposite said first direction.